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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
11
BIENNIAL
EDITION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Philip M. Klutznick, Secretary
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
George Jaszi, Director
October 1930

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For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402




FOREWORD
Business Statistics 1979, the twenty-second biennial edition, presents the historical data for approximately 2,600
series that appear in each issue of the Survey of Current
Business, published monthly by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis.
Data for series that are published in the S-pages of the
Survey are shown on an annual basis for 1947-78, quarterly
for 1968-78, and monthly for 1975-78. Explanatory notes are
provided for each of the series in a separate section. The
pages of this section are numbered to correspond to the
pages of the statistical section.
The appendix has two parts. Appendix I provides pre-1975
monthly or pre-1968 quarterly data for over 300 of the more
important series in the statistical section. In the tables
these series are marked with a star in the box heading; page
references to Appendix I are given at the foot of the tables.
Pre-1975 monthly or pre-1968 quarterly data for series not
in Appendix I are in previous editions of Business Statistics,
of which only the 1977 and 1975 editions are still in print.
Copies of these can be purchased from the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402, or through most district offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Reference copies of out-of-print
editions are in the U.S. Department of Commerce district
offices, as well as major libraries throughout the Nation.
Appendix II provides quarterly data for National Income
and Product Accounts series. These series no longer appear
in the S-page presentation of the Survey, but are published
each month in the National Income and Product Tables of
the Survey. Appendix II also includes monthly data for the
new series on the disposition of personal income. Explanatory notes for Appendix II follow the tables.
Sincere appreciation is expressed for the generous cooperation and assistance of the many organizations, private
and Government, that have contributed to this volume and
to the monthly Survey. These organizations are listed on
pages 171-172.
This volume was prepared in BEA's Current Business
Analysis Division, of which Carol S. Carson is Chief, under
the general direction of Kenneth A. Beckman, Chief of the
Statistical Series Branch. Associates of that Branch are:
Bernice A. Bowman, Duhurst Hood, Rita M. Quick, Delores
G. Roberts, and Fred von Batchelder. Leo V. Barry, Jr., who
directed the preparation of the previous seven editions, provided valuable guidance.

GEORGE JASZI
Director
Bureau of Economic Analysis
October 1980

III

FOREWORD HI
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS (QUARTERLY)
NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES 1-4
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS 5, 8
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS (MONTHLY):
PERSONAL INCOME 7
FARM INCOME AND MARKETINGS 8
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 8-15
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES 16-18
MANUFACTURERS SALES, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS 11-30
BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS 30
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES 31

BUSINESS
STATISTICS
1979 EDITION

CONTENTS
by Subject

IN THIS VOLUME
Foreword III
Reference to earlier data VI
Statistical section 1-169
Explanatory notes Following 163
Sources of data 171, 172
Appendix I (historical data for selected series) 173-244
Appendix II (national income and product accounts
of the United States) 245-272
General Index 273



COMMODITY PRICES:
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 32
CONSUMER PRICES 33-35
PRODUCER PRICES 36-41
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR 41
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE:
CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE 42, 43
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 44
HOUSING STARTS AND PERMITS 44, 45
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES 45, 46
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OUTPUT 46
REAL ESTATE 47
DOMESTIC TRADE:
ADVERTISING 48,49
WHOLESALE TRADE 49
RETAIL TRADE:
All types of retail stores, sales and inventories 50-55
Multiunit firms with 11 or more stores 56, 57
All retail stores, accounts receivable 58
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS:
POPULATION 59
LABOR FORCE 59, 60
EMPLOYMENT:
Employees in nonagricultural establishments 61-63
Production workers on private nonagricultural payrolls
HOURS AND EARNINGS:
Average weekly hours per worker, manufacturing and
industries 67-69
Aggregate hours and indexes in nonagricultural activities 70, 71
Average hourly earnings, private nonagricultural payrolls 72-75
Miscellaneous hourly wages 75
Average weekly earnings, private nonagricultural payrolls 76
LABOR CONDITIONS:
Help-wanted advertising 77
Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments 77
Work stoppages (strikes) 77
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS 78
FINANCE:
BANKING:
Open market paper outstanding 79
Agricultural loans and discounts outstanding 79
Federal Reserve Banks, condition 80
Federal Reserve member banks (all), reserves and borrowings 80
Federal Reserve weekly reporting banks, condition 81, 82
Commercial bank credit 83
Money and interest rates 83
CONSUMER CREDIT 84, 85
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE:
Budget receipts and outlays 86

Budget financing Si
Gross debt 86
Budget receipts by source and outlays by agencies 87
LIFE INSURANCE 88
MONETARY STATISTICS 89, 90
PROFITS AND DIVIDENDS 91
SECURITIES ISSUED 92
SECURITY MARKETS:
Stock market customer financing 93
Bonds (prices, sales, and yields) 93, 94
Stocks (prices, yields, earnings, sales, and shares listed) 95, 96
FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES:
VALUE OF EXPORTS:
Exports by geographic regions and leading countries 97-99
Exports by commodity groups and principal commodities 99-101
VALUE OF IMPORTS:
General imports by geographic regions and leading countries 102,103
General imports by commodity groups & principal commodities 104,105
INDEXES 106
SHIPPING WEIGHT AND VALUE 106
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION:
TRANSPORTATION:
Air carriers 107,108
Transit industry 108
Motor carriers 108
Railroad finances and traffic 109
Travel 109,110
COMMUNICATION:
Telephone and telegraph carriers 110
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS:
CHEMICALS:
Inorganic chemicals 111
Inorganic fertilizer materials 111,112
Industrial gases 113
Organic chemicals 113
ALCOHOL 114
PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS 114
ELECTRIC POWER AND GAS:
ELECTRIC POWER, PRODUCTION, SALES, REVENUE 115
GAS, CUSTOMERS, SALES, REVENUE 116
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 117, 118
DAIRY PRODUCTS 118-120
GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS 120-123
POULTRY 123
EGGS" 123
LIVESTOCK (CATTLE, CALVES, HOGS, SHEEP AND LAMBS) 124
MEATS (BEEF AND VEAL, LAMB AND MUTTON, PORK) 124, 125
MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS:
Cocoa beans, coffee, confectionery, fish 126
Sugar and tea 126,127
FATS, OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Baking or frying fats, salad or cooking oils, margarine 127
Animal fats 127
Vegetable oils 128,129
TOBACCO AND PRODUCTS 129
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS:
HIDES AND SKINS 130
LEATHER 130
LEATHER MANUFACTURES (FOOTWEAR) 130
LUMBER AND PRODUCTS:
LUMBER, ALL TYPES, PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, STOCKS, EXPORTS AND
IMPORTS 131



SOFTWOODS (DOUGLAS FIR, SOUTHERN PINE, WESTERN PINB 131-133
HARDWOOD FLOORING 133
METALS AND MANUFACTURES:
IRON AND STEEL
Foreign trade 134
Iron and steel scrap 134
Ore (iron) 135
Manganese 135
Pig iron and iron products 135,136
Steel:
Raw and semifinished 136
Steel mill products (net shipments, inventories) 137,138
NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS 139-142
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 143, 144
ELECTRICAL AND GAS EQUIPMENT 145
PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS:
COAL (ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS) 146
COKE 147
PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS:
Crude petroleum 147
All oils, supply, demand, and stocks 148,149
Refined products 149-151
PULP, PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS:
PULPWOOD AND WASTE PAPER 152
WOODPULP 152,153
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS 153, 154
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS:
NATURAL, SYNTHETIC, AND RECLAIMED RUBBER 155
TIRES AND TUBES 156
STONE, CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS:
PORTLAND CEMENT 157
CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS 157
GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCTS 157,158
GYPSUM AND PRODUCTS 159
TEXTILE PRODUCTS:
WOVEN FABRICS 160
COTTON 160, 161
COTTON MANUFACTURES 161,162
MANMADE FIBERS AND MANUFACTURES 162-164
WOOL AND MANUFACTURES 164
FLOOR COVERINGS 165
APPAREL 165

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT:
AEROSPACE VEHICLES 166
MOTOR VEHICLES 167, 168
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT 169

EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE STATISTICAL SERIES Following 169
SOURCES OF DATA 171.172
APPENDIX I 173-243
APPENDIX II 245-272
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
Gross national product:
National product 245-258
Personal consumption expenditures 245-247, 251-254, 269, 271, 272
Fixed-weighted price indexes 258, 259
Implicit price deflators 259-261
National income 262-266
Personal income 266-271
Federal Government receipts and outlays 267
GENERAL INDEX 273

Reference to Earlier Data
Annual data for 1929-38 are in the 1959 edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS; those for
1939-46 are in the 1969 edition. Unless otherwise indicated in the descriptive notes in the
present volume, the 1977 edition should be consulted for monthly data covering 1973-74;
the 1975 edition for 1971-72; the 1973 edition for 1969-70; the 1971 edition for 1967-68;
the 1969 edition for 1965-66; the 1967 edition for 1963-64; the 1965 edition for 1961-62;
the 1963 edition for 1959-60; the 1961 edition for 1957-58; the 1959 edition for 1955-56;
the 1957 edition for 1953-54; the 1955 edition for 1951-52; the 1953 edition for 1949-50;
the 1951 edition for 1947-48; the 1949 edition for 1945-46; the 1947 edition for 1941-44;
the 1942 edition for 1938-40; the 1940 edition for 1936-37; the 1938 edition for 1934-35;
the 1936 edition for 1932-33; and the 1932 edition for previous years.




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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-NEW

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES

UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
Manufacturing industries
Nondurable goods industries

Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
QUARTER

All
industries,
total

*

Total

*

Total

Primary
metals2

Electrical
machinery

Machinery,
except
electrical

*

*

*

*

1947
1948
1949

19.33
21.30
18.98

8.44
9.01
7.12

3.25
3.30
2.45

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

20.21
25.46
26.43
28.20
27.19

7.39

10.71
11.45
11.86
11.24

2.94
4.82
5.21
5.31
4.91

1.44
1.94
1.55

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

29.53
35.73
37.94
31.89
33.55

11.89
15.40
16.51
12.38
12.77

5.41
7.45
7.84
5.61
5.81

1.02
1.61
2.45
1.56
1.26

.54
.77
.77
.60
.66

1960
1961
1962
1963

36.75
35.91
38.39
40.77
46.97

15.09
14.33
15.06
16.22
19.34

7.23
6.31
6.79
7.53
9.28

1.82
1.30
1.27
1.51
2.16

.90
.88
.80
.79
.86

1968
1969

54.42
63.51
65.47
67.76
75.56

23.44
28.20
28.51
28.37
31.68

11.50
14.06
14.06
14.12
15.96

2.54
2.97
3.24
3.36
3.23

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

79.71
81.21
88.44
99.74
112.40

31.95
29.99
31.35
38.01
46.01

15.80
14.15
15.64'
19.25
22.62

1975
1976
1977
1978

112.78
120.49
135.80
153.82

47.95
52.48
60.16
67.62

21.84
23.68
27.77
31.66

1964.
1965
1966

1967,

0.81

0.30

Transportation
equipment^

*
Billions of dollars

0.60

0.52

.94
.74

.29
21

.53
.38

.72

.25
.42
.45
.57
.54

.41
.68
.69
.78
.68

.96

.80
1.05
1.25

.92
1.02

Stone, clay,
and glass

*

Other
durables4

*

Total

Food,
including
beverage

Textiles

Paper

*

*

*

*

.58
.45

.26
.16

.70
.51

5.19
5.71
4.68

.57

.30
.45
.38
.41
.44

.70
.83
.76
.93
.98

4.45
5.89
6.24
6.56
6.33

1.00

.98
1.06
1.32
1.26
1.89
1.46

.85
.96

0.33

0.69

.64
.89
.76
.55
.69

1.16
1.25
1.15
1.12
1.23

6.48
7.95
8.68
6.77
6.95
7.85
8.02
8.26
8.70

0.95
1.12

0.51

0.37

.92

.58
.46

.38
.30

.78
.94
.86
.95
.93

.43
.48
.40
.34
.30

.33
.42
.36
.41
.45

.90
1.05
1.16
1.10
1.22

.31
.38
.32
.22
.30

.51
.79
.80
.57
.62

.37
.33
.38
.43
.52

.77
.64
.66
.72
.97

1.25
1.20
1.31
1.39
1.79

1.25
1.10
1.33
1.58
1.98

.75
.70
.70
.68
.74

1.26
1.12
1.38
1.58
1.74

10.07

1.34
1.52
1.51
1.53
1.72

1.12
1.62
1.70
1.78
2.03

2.31
2.87
2.94
2.84
3.44

2.54
2.95
2.72
2.48
2.76

.92

2.07
2.48
2.50
2.82
3.44

11.94
14.14
14.45
14.25
15.72

1.83
2.10
2.08
2.21
2.59

.66
.82
.68
.53
.63

1.22
1.43
1.56
1.32
1.58

3.24
2.78
2.75
3.43
4.95

2.27
2.14
2.39
2.84
2.97

3.47
2.80
2.90
3.42
4.42

2.43
2.13
2.53
3.12
3.75

1.20
1.49
1.44

3.41
3.45
3.87
4.96
5.10

16.15
15.84
15.72
18.76
23.39

2.84
2.69
2.55
3.11
3.25

.56
.61
.73
.77
.84

1.65
1.25
1.38
1.86
2.58

5.99
5.97
5.68
5.87

2.31
2.62

4.50
5.03
5.76
6.29

3.24
3.62
5.32
6.40

1.42
1.72
1.99
2.46

4.38
4.73
5.73
6.65

26.11
28.81
32.39
35.96

3.26
3.75
4.18
4.87

.66
.81
.92

2.95
3.27

3.28
3.98

1.16

.96
.86
1.07

.99
.85

1.04

3.36
3.46

1968:

!
II
HI
IV

15.10
16.85
16.79
19.03-

6.15
6.99
7.13
8.10

3.06
3.36
3.54
4.16

.70
.79
.88
.99

.37
.44
.43
.54

.66
.65
.67
.85

.54
.61
.65
.68

.18
.23
.20
.25

.60
.66
.70
.85

3.09
3.63
3.59
3.94

.45
.57
.61
.57

.13
.13
.13
.14

.27
.36
.32
.37

1969-

I
II
Ill
IV

16.04
18.81
19.25
21.46

6.58
7.82
8.16
9.12

3.36
3.98
4.03
4.59

.71
.81
.81
.90

.39
.50
.49
.65

.72
.84
.86

.59
.69
.77
.71

.23
.28
.27
.30

.71
.86
.84

3.22
3.84
4.12
4.53

.54
.64
.68
.73

.13
.16
.17
.16

.31
.40
.41
.46

1970:

1
II
III
IV

17.47
20.33
20.26
21.66

7.14
8.15
7.99
8.66

3.59
4.08
3.87
4.26

.69
.78
.81
.95

.48
.56
.55
.68

.82
.93
.84
.88

.60
.68
.60
.55

.24
.27
.22
.26

.76
.87
.84
.94

3.56
4.07
4.12
4.40

.67
.74
.72
.71

.13
.15
.14
.14

.37
.43
.42
.43

1971:

I
II
Ill
IV

17.68
20.60
20.14
22.79

6.69
7.55
7.31
8.44

3.11
3.52
3.40
4.12

.65
.72
.65
.76

.41
.53
.52
.68

.65
.73
.62
.80

.47
.50
.54
.62

.20
.19
.21
.25

.72
.86
.85

3.58
4.03
3.91
4.32

.62
.74
.66
.68

.12
.16
.16
.18

.29
.30
.31
.35

1972-

I
II
Ill
IV

19.38
22.01
21.86
25.20

6.61
7.63
7.74
9.38

3.29
3.71
3.86
4.77

.61
.65
.69
.80

.45
.56
.58
.80

.58
.69
.72
.90

.55
.63
.63
.72

.26
.28
.29
.38

1.17

3.32
3.92
3.87
4.61

.56
.63
.70
.66

.18
.19
.17
.18

.27
.35
.32
.44

1973-

I
II
Ill
IV

21.50
24.73
25.04
28.48

7.80
9.16
9.62

3.92
4.65
4.84
5.84

.67
.80
.91

.56
.66
.72
.90

.71
.87
.83
1.00

.62
.74
.80
.95

.33
.37
.36
.43

1.03
1.20
1.23
1.51

3.88
4.51
4.78
5.59

.65
.78
.81
.87

.18
.18
.20
.21

.36
.46
.51
.53

1974:

I
H
III
IV

24.10
28.16
28.23
31.92

.87

1.05
1.12
1.42

.94
.93

.32
.36
.36
.40

1.16
1.25
1.24
1.45

4.75
5.69
5.96
6.99

.71
.81
.85
.89

.23
.22
.20
.20

.49
.62
.66
.82

I
II
Ill . . . . . . .
IV

1.11
1.08

5.74
6.55
6.51
7.30

.74
.82
.84
.85

.15
.15
.17
.19

.65
.69
.71
.90

.78
.98

.19
.20
.21
.22

.65
.78
.86
.97

1.03
1.11
1.21

.22
.24
.24
.23

.73
.82
.85
.96

1.05
1.27
1.16
1.39

.24
.27
.27
.25

.67
.78
.89

1975-

1976:

1977:

1978:

11.43

1.05

.93

1.01

.83

1.02

1.02

.84
.91
.95

11.27
11.62
13.63

4.74
5.59
5.65
6.64

1.14
1.24
1.64

.63
.77
.76
.81

25.82
28.43
27.79
30.74

10.84
12.15
11.67
13.30

5.10
5.59
5.16
5.99

1.32
1.57
1.42
1.68

.54
.56
.54
.67

1.03
1.16
1.10
1.21

.79
.85
.81
.80

.31
.37
.31
.43

I
II
Ill
IV

25.87
29.70
30.41
34.52

10.96
12.66
13.48
15.38

4.78
5.61
6.02
7.27

1.21
1.43
1.58
1.74

.48
.60
.67
.87

1.02
1.16
1.26
1.59

.75
.88
.89
1.10

.35
.40
.42
.54

1.14
1.19
1.43

6.18
7.05
7.46
8.12

1
II
Ill
IV ...

29.20
33.73
34.82
38.06

12.52
14.84
15.60
17.19

5.80
6.79
7.17
8.00

1.19
1.39
1.49
1.61

.61
.75
.85
1.07

1.30
1.37
1.48
1.61

1.05
1.37
1.41
1.49

.42
.49
.51
.56

1.23
1.41
1.43
1.66

6.72
8.06
8.43
9.18

I
I)
Ill
IV

32.35
37.89
38.67
44.91

13.67
16.76
16.89
20.30

6.36
7.79
7.97
9.53

1.10
1.46
1.50
1.81

1.01
1.33

1.37
1.60
1.57
1.76

1.30
1.62
1.61
1.87

.50
.60
.62
.74

1.36
1.60
1.66
2.03

7.31
8.97
8.92

9.49

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




.73
.92

1.02

.98
1.21

.98

10.77

* Quarterly data prior to 1968 are shown on pp. 173 and 174.

1.00

.99
.83

1.12

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES-Con.
UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
Nonmanufacturing industries

Manufacturing industries

Public utilities

Nondurable goods industries

YEAR AND
QUARTER
Other
Chemicals

*

1.06

1947
1948
1949

Petroleum

Rubber

*

*

1.74
2.16

Railroad

nondur-

*

0.17

.13
.11

1.63
2.22
2.72
2.89
2.93

.14
.19
.19
.20
.18

1.02
1.46
1.73
1.33
1.17

3.08;

.77

Mining

*

0.40
.39-

.39
.37
.38
.31

10.89
12.29
11.86

0.69

.93
.88
.84

0.91
1.37
1.42

3.75
9.13
9.99

1.02

3.24
3.39
3.85
4.06
4.61

10.99
12.02

1.99
2.37
1.86
1.45
1.86

1.22
1.74
2.29
2.56
2.51

1.68
1.64
1.48
1.59
1.68

6.13
7.43
8.74

10.20
11.61

4.43
5.38
6.75
7.66
8.94

1.70
2.05
2.00
2.54
2.67

5.30
6.02
6.34
6.83
8.30

13.19
14.48
14.59
15.14
16.05

1.89
2.16
2.42
2.74
3.18

1.78
1.67
1.80
1.96
2.54

3.03
1.88
2.46
2.41
2.00

1.23
1.38
1.46
1.66
2.12

13.14
15.30
17.00
18.71
20.55

10.65
12.86
14.48
15.94
17.63

2.49
2.44
2.52
2.76
2.92

10.10
10.77
11.89
12.85
13.96

16.59
18.05
20.07
21.40
22.05

3.79
4.00
4.50
4.78

2.55
2.52
2.80
3.32

1.84
1.30
1.62
2.30

3.18
3.63
2.51
2.43

20.14
22.28
25.80
29.48

17.00
18.80
21,59
24.79

3.14
3.47
4.21
4.70

12.74
13.30
15.45
18.16

20.60
20.99
22.97
25.71

3.50
3.81
3.69
4.13

4.03
4.70
5.08
5.25
5.63

.56
.64
.67
.98

.92

1.10

30.98
35.32
36.96
39.40
43.88

1.46
1.62
1.65
1.63
1.86

5.62

1974

3.44
3.44
3.45
4.46
5.69

5.25
5.45
8.00

1.08
1.56
1.47

1.11
1.15
1.27
1.56
1.55

47.76
51.22
57.09
61.73
66.39

1975
1976
1977
1978

6.25
6.68
6.83
7.10

10.51
11.62
13.87
15.50

1.00
1.10
1.45
1.75

1.48
1.58
1.78
2.24

64.82
68.01
75.64
86.19

1973. .

1968:

1969-

1970:

1971:

1972:

1973:

1974:

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

5.85)

.94
.84

5.22
5.67
5.45
6.02
6.45

1.62
1.45
1.38
1.31
1.51

2.73
3.26
3.06
2.83
3.10

1970
1971
1972

1.14
1.37
1.61
1.78
1.82

3.62
3.55
3.53
3.67
3.97

1.02
1.26
1.66

1.13!

5.05
4.42
4.24

5.24
5.00
4.90
4.98
5.49

1.16

1.09

1.40
1.74
1.34

1.30
1.23
1.65
1.58
1.50

1.30
1.29
1.40
1.27
1.34

1969

.64
.93

.66
.73
.52
.40

21.66
21.58
23.33
24.55
27.62

1968. .

0.51

7.63
8.32
7.60
7.48
8.44

.62
.63 !
.69
.78
.75

1.18
1.31

1.03
1.90
2.17

2.11
2.82
3.19
2.79
2.72

.31
.31
.33
.37
.44

1965
1966
1967

1.54
2.54
3.10

*

1.15
1.39
1.68
1.53
1.54

2.89
3.00 1
3.12
3.15
3.59

1963
1964

.76

*

2.87
3.13
3.98
3.99
3.60

1.55
1.58
1.56
1.73
2.08

1961. .
1962, .

1.13
1.17

*

4.03
4.52
5.67
5.52
5.14

2.76;

1960

.10
.12

*

1.30
1.31
1.30
1.06
1.33

1.02
1.37
1.58

.33;

0.17

*

and

other3

.26
.35
.41
.37
.78

1.31
1.64
1.69
1.43
1.36

1959

*

Electric

1.18
1.31
1.02
1.17

17.64
20.34
21.43
19.51
20.78

3.47
3.84
2.72

*

Total

Commercial

2.07
2.25
2.72
3.18
3.04

.46
.52
.56
.62
.62

.
1957, , .
1958. . . . . . .

tation

Communication

3.24
3.56
3.74
4.34
3.99

.20
.27
.26
.22
.26

1955
1956

tation

Gas
and
other

1.09
1.33
1.23
1.29
1.22

.41

1.25
1.39
1.43
1.13

por-

.10
.14
.24
.24
.24

1.11
1.21
1.25
1.28

.

Other
trans-

por-

* of dollars
Billions

*

12.82
14.75
14.98
16.34
15.95

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

Air
trans-

ables2

1.83;

.94
.67

Total

1.18
1.58
1.50
1.42

.93

.86
1.02

.82

.95

.42
.43
.39
.40

.39
.37
.31
.38

.68
.58
.64
.66

.30
.42
.41
.47

2.07
2.62
2.61
2.90

1.69
1.94
1.87
2.16

.38
.68
.74
.74,

1.59
1.62
1.61
2.00

.30

10.99
11.10
12.34

.42
.48
.47
.49

.38
.44
.49
.55

.68
.66
.53
.64

.38
.46
.40
.44

2.36
2.99
3.03
3.23

1.88
2.22
2.23
2.61

.48
.77
.80
.62

1.81
2.00
2.11
2.39

3.41
3.97
4.07
4.60

.25
.25
.29
.31

10.32
12.18
12.27
12.99

.45
.47
.46
.50

.42
.47
.46
.43

.73
.80
.74
.76

.28
.31
.30
.33

2.54
3.28
3.58
3.74

2.15
2.59
2.79
3.12

.39
.69
.78
.63

2.14
2.59
2.56
2.81

3.76
4.26
4.16
4.42

.19
.19
.20 [
.26

.26
.30
.26
.32

10.99
13.06
12.83
14.35-

.49
.54
.55
.59

.34
.47
.42
.45

.34
.60
.39
.56

.28
.36
.37
.37

3.11
3.83
4.07
4.29

2.70
3.20
3.35
3.60

.41
.63
.71
.69

2.50
2.81
2.62
2.84

3.94
4.44
4.42
5.26

1.08
1.34
1.28
1.56

.21
.24
.28
.35

.27
.31
.31
.38 i

12.77
14.38
14.12
15.83

.58
.61
.59
,63

.48
.48
.38
.47

.50
.73
.61
.63

.32
.39
.35
.40

3.63
4.24
4.39
4.74

3.19
3.61
3.67
4.01

.44
.62
.72
.73

2.72
2.95
2.84
3.39

4.55
4.98
4.97
5.57

.87
1.06!

l.lfl!

.36;

1.26

.37!

.37
.41

1.11
1.41

1.39i

.40
.44 1

.37!

13.69
15.57
15.42
17.05

.63
.71
.69
.71

.46
.46
.48
.56

.52
.72
.57
.60

.32
.43
.44
.47

3.95
4.59
4.82
5.36

3.45
3.91
4.04
4.54

.50
.68
.77
.82

2,87
3.27
3.19
3.53

4.94
5.40
5.24
5.83

1.47
1.93
2.03
2.57

.33!

.33

.39
.36 j
.39

.40!

14.61
16.89
16.61
18.29

.68
.78
.80
.91

.50
.64
.64
.78

.47
.61
.43
.48

.34
.49
.58
.71

4.38
5.30
5.20
5.67

3.85
4.56
4.42
4.80

.52
.75
.78
.87

3.19
3.60

.40
.43

3.78

5.05
5.46
5.57
5.97

1.42J

2.19!

1.63
1.68

2.66
2.65
3.02

.26
.25
.24
.25

.33
.35
.37
.42

14.98
16.28!
16.12!
17.44

.91
.97
.94
.97

.59
.71
.62
.62

.44
.47
.50
.43

.62
.77
.85
.93

4.42
4.94
5.07
5.70

3.84
4.15
4.16
4.85

.58
.79
.91
.85

3.11
3.22
3.14
3.26

4.88
5.19
5.00
5.52

1.43
1.62
1.68
1.95

2.54
2.78
l
3.07
3.23

.24

.36
.38
.38

.92
.99
1.04
1.05

.49
.68
.64
.70

.26
.42
.26
.35

.95
.94

4.79
5.50
5.52
6.46

4.18
4.74
4.54
5.34

.62
.76
.98

.46;

14.91
17.04
16.93
19.14

.72

.30'
.26!
.30;

1.12

2.92
3.21
3.33
3.84

4.82
5.21
5.19
5.78

I
||
III . . . .
IV

1.45
1.68
1.72
1.98

2.86
3.48
3.69
3.85

.26
.35
.39
.45

.37
.47
.44
.50

16.68
18.88
19.21
20.87

1.02
1.16
1.17
1.15

.59
.67
.78
.76

.33
.43
.39
.46

.61
.76
.50
.63

5.55
6.37
6.61
7.28

4.78
5.34
5.41
6.06

1.03
1.20
1.21

3.30
3.86
4.03
4.26

5.27
5.64
5.73
6.33

1
||
III
IV

1.47
1.75
1.75
2.12

3.03
3.90
3.84
4.73

.36
.47
.44
.47

.47
.52
.57
.68

18.68
21.13
21.78
24.61

1.07
1.22
1.24
1.26

.71
.83
.84
.94

.52
.60
.54
.64

.51
.60
.62
.71

6.15
7.14
7.43
8.78

5.27
6.01
6.11
7.40

1.13
1.32
1.37

3.97
4.56
4.68
4.96

5.76
6.18
6.43
7.34

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

;65!

I
II
III
IV

.67 1
.76

I
II
Ml
IV

.76
,89 i
.87 i
.92

I
II
Ill
IV . . . .

.78
.88

1.31;
1.46i

.81i

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

.75
.851
.81!
1.04 |

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

1.20
1.33
1.48
1.69

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

.76
.66
.77 1

.76"

.91 i

.96

1.52J

1.15
1.26
1.33
1.50

.18
,22
.26 i
.31

.25
.32
.27
.28

1.12;

.24
.28
.28

.21
.27

.28!

.24
.25
.23
.22

1.51
1.57 1

1.32
1.49
1.68

1.14J
1.38

1.44i
1.66:

1.71

.32;

.42 j

8.95
9.86
9.66

10.93
9.45

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




1.02

* Quarterly data prior to 1968 are shown on pp. 174 and 175.

.77

.88

3.39^

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES-Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES1
Manufacturing industries
Nondurable goods industries

Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
QUARTER

All
industries,
total

*

Total

*

Total

Primary
metals^

Electrical
machinery

Machinery,
except
electrical

Transportation
equipment 3

Stone, clay,
and glass

*

*

*

*

*

*

Billions of dollars

Other
durables4

*

Total

Food,
including
beverage

Textiles

Paper

*

*

*

*

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1968:

I
II
Ill
IV

68.09
66.29
67.77
69.05

28.02
27.84
28.86
28.70

14.11
13.51
14.47
14.39

3.31
3.21
3.50
3.39

1.76
1.78
1.79
1.78

2.96
2.56
2.87
2.96

2.54
2.40
2.54
2.44

.81
.91
.85
.86

2.73
2.64
2.92
2.96

13.91
14.33
14.40
14.31

2.04
2.14
2.40
2.23

.56
.52
.53
.53

1.24
1.40
1.26
1.37

1969:

I
II
III . . .
IV .. .

72.52
73.94
77.84
77.84

29.99
31.16
33.05
32.39

15.47
15.98
16.53
15.88

3.37
3.31
3.20
3.09

1.86
2.04
2.02
2.16

3.22
3.34
3.66
3.50

2.76
2.73
3.00
2.60

1.03
1.11
1.14
1.01

3.24
3.45
3.50
3.52

14.52
15.18
16.52
16.50

2.45
2.38
2.68
2.86

.59
.63
.69
.61

1.42
1.58
1.62
1.70

1970:

I
II
HI
IV

78.22
80.22
81.88
78.63

32.44
32.43
32.15
30.98

16.40
16.32
15.74
14.92

3,28
3.15
3.21
3,31

2.25
2.27
2.28
2.27

3.62
3.69
3.52
3.12

2.74
2.71
2.29
2.04

1.06
1.05
.94
,92

3.45
3.46
3.50
3.27

16.05
16.11
16.40
16.05

3,00
2.80
2.80
2.79

.58
.57
.55
.53

1.71
1.65
1.68
1.59

1971:

I
II
Ill
IV

....

79.32
81.61
80.75
83.18

30.46
30.12
29.19
30.35

14.21
14.06
13.76
14.61 1

3.08
2,91
2.56
2.66

1.94
2.13
2.17
2.26

2.88
2.90
2.58
2.85

2.16
1.97
2.06
2.38

.87
.72
.90
.91

3.29
3.42
3.50
3.56

16.25
16.06
15.43
15.74

2.76
2.84
2.52
2.65

.55
.60
.61
.68

1.34
1.18
1.20
1.29

1972:

I
II
III . . . .
IV

86.79
87.12
87.67
91.94

30.09
30.37
30.98
33.64

15.06
14.771
15.67!
16.86

2.82
2.63
2.76
2.78

2.14
2.25
2.41
2.65

2.60
2.73
2.99
3.20

2.48
2.48
2.40
2.76

1.12
1.09
1.22
1.36

3.90
3.59
3.89
4.10

15.02
15.60
15.31
16.78

2.46
2.42
2.73
2.59

.82
.74
.66
.70

1.27
1.39
1.27
1.56

1973:

I
II
Ill .
IV . .

96.19
97.76
100.90
103.74

35.51
36.58
38.81
40.61

17.88
18.64
19.73
20.48

3.08
3.30
3.64
3.64

2.73
2.69
2.99
2.92

3.23
3.44
3.43
3.53

2.81
2.92
3.12
3.56

1.38
1,48
1.53
1.54

4.65
4.82
5.02
5.30

17.63
17.94
19.08
20.13

2.85
2.98
3.17
3.40

.79
.67
.80
.81

1.70
1,83
2.00
1.88

1974-

1
||
HI
IV

107.27
111.40
113.99
116.22

42.96
45.32
47.04
48.08

21.43
2250
23.08
23.28

4.17
4.71
4.96
5.76

3.04
3.15
3.13
2.64

3.78
4.15
4.62
4.95

3.94
4.02
3.73
3.39

1.33
1.44
1.52
1.44

5.17
5.02
5.12
10

21.53
22.82
23.96
24.80

3.11
3.14
3.34
3.41

.99
.82
.81
.76

2.27
2.49
2.55
2.92

1
II
Ill
IV . .

114.57
112.46
112.16
111.80

49.05
48.78
47.39
46.82

22.86
22.59
21.01
21.07

5.82
6.45
5.68
5.89

2.61
2.29
2.22
2.20

4.74
4.60
4.53
4.22

3.46
3.36
3.23
2.99

1.34
1.51
1.31
1.51

4.89
4.40
4.05
4.25

26.38;
25.75

3.32
3.19
3.33
3.21

.63
.59
.70
.74

3.00
2.75
2.86
3.15

1976:

1
||
Ill
IV

114.72
118.12
122.55
125.22

49.21
50.64
54.78!
54.44

21.63
22.54
24.59
25.50

5.51
5.76
6.42
6.12

2.30
2.48
2.72
2.86

4.70
4.60
5.16
5.54

3.25
3.47
3.54
4.17

1.56
1.58
1.79
1.90

4.30
4.65
4.97
4.92

27.58
28.09
30.20
28.93

3.50
3.91
3.88
3.69

.76
.81
.86
.83

2.98
3.18
3.50
3.38

1977:

1
II
Ill
IV

130.16
134.24
140.38
138.11

56.43
59.46
63.02
61.41

26.30
27.26
29.23
28.19

5.43
5.61
5.98
5.69

2.97
3.10
3.45
3.51

6.02
5.46
6.09
5.56

4.53
5.34
5.63
5.73

1.91
1.99
2.12
1.94

5.43
5.75
5.96
5.76

30.13
32.19
33.79
33.22

3.72
4.05
4.30
4.58

.88
.98
.94
.87

3.36
3.36
3.41
3.32

1
II
Ill
IV . .

144.25
150.76
155.41
163.86

61.57
67.20
67.75
73.24

28.72
31.40
32.25
33.99

5.13
5.99
5.94
6.30

3.52
3.83
4.07
4.36

6.15
6.45
6.32
6.26

5.71
6.22
6.50
7.28

2.26
2.43
2.52
2.64

5.94
6.49
6.90
7.16

32.86
35.80
35.50
39.26

4.80
4.91
4.44
5.29

1.01
1.11
1.06
.98

3.06
3.23
3.54
3.85

1975:

1978:

....

....

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




i

26.20

26.19

* Quarterly data prior to 1968 are shown on pp. 176 and 177.

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES-Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES1
Nonmanufacturing industries

Manufacturing industries

Public utilities

Nondurable goods industries

YEAR AND
QUARTER
Other
Chemicals

Petroleum

Rubber

Total

Mining

Railroad

nondur-

Air
trans-

Other
trans-

por-

por-

tation

tation

Total

Electric

ables2

Gas
and
other

Communication

Commercial
and
other3

if
*

*

*

*

*

*

*
*
Billions of dollars

*

*

*

*

*

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

1958.
1959
1960
1961

1962.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

....

1970
1971
1972
1973

1974. .
1975
1976
1977
1978

I
II
III
IV

2.91
2.93
2.78
2.72

5.17
5.16
5.32
5.32

1.06
1.11

1
II
Ill
IV

3.00
2.95
3.19
3.22

5.04
5.41
5.98
5.98

1.07
1.12
1.13
1.04

1
II
III
IV

3.32
3.44
3.67
3.32

5.15
5.68
5.70
5.86

1.10

I
U
III
IV

3.43
3.40
3.39
3.53

6.06
6.07
5.92
5.45

1
II
Ill
IV

3.29
3.30
3.38
3.78

4.99
5.54
4.98
5.45

1973:

I
II
Ill
IV

3.86
4.15
4.67
5.02

1974:

I
II
Ill
IV

1975:

1968-

40.07
38.45
38.91
40.35

1.80
1.66
1.57
1.52

1.68
1.49
1.29
1.34

2.88
1.98
2.69
2.87

1.43
1.49
1.65
1.75

10.08
10.24

1.83
1.88
1.89
1.85

1.68

1.11
1.24
1.09

42.53
42.78
44.80
45.46

2.06
1.94

2.89
2.22
2.23
2.80

1.87
1.66
1.65
1.63

1.18
1.00
1.10
1.15

45.78
47.79
49.73
47.66

1.92
1.84
1.86
1.94

1.74
1.88
1.96
1.56

2.94
2.88
3.24
3.08

.86
.78
.80
.94

1.26
1.19
1.20

48.86
51.50
51.56
52.82

2.04
2.08
2.23
2.30

1.46
1.88
1.72
1.64

.92
.97
1.11
1.29

1.27
1.24
1.18
1.40

56.70
56.75
56.70
58.30

2.42
2.38
2.40
2.46

5.19
5.17
5.40
5.93

1.57
1.51
1.60
1.56

1.66
1.62
1.45
1.53

60.68
61.18
62.09
63.12

5.34
5.23
6.26
5.90

6.99
5.98
7.94
8.78

1.39
1.60
1.43
1.45

1.44
1.55
1.63
1.58

I
II
Ill
IV

6.29
6.46
6.40
5.89

10.38
10.79
10.56
10.32

1.11
1.04

1976:

1
II
Ill
IV

6.32
6.40
6.97
6.97

11.38
11.04
12.38
11.36

1977:

I
II
III
IV

6.40
6.63
7.08
7.15

1978-

I
II . .
Ill
IV

6.53
7.04
7.08
7.61

1969:

1970-

1971:

1972-

.82
.88

10.63

7.76
7.64
7.50
7.74

2.32
2.60
2.32
2.89

6.83
6.42
6.67
7.34

15.37
15.17
15.22
14.91

11.52
11.68
11.48
11.80

8.62
8.71
8.98
9.36

2.90
2.97
2.50
2.44

7.74
7.92
8.71
8.76

15.00
15.67
16.78
16.67

1.37
1.12
1.22
1.22

12.14
12.72
13.84
13.68

9.77

2.37
2.57
2.50
2.48

9.14

10.15
11.34
11.20

10.38
10.62
10.20

16.52
16.98
17.00
15.97

1.29
2.28
1.68
2.26

1.33
1.40
1.48
1.33

14.64
14.91
15.87
15.74

12.16
12.61
13.56
13.01

2.48
2.30
2.30
2.74

10.70
11.21
10.73
10.44

17.39
17.72
17.85
19.10

2.10
1.88
1.50
1.71

1.96
2.89
2.67
2.33

1.48
1.53
1.41
1.42

16.92
16.60
17.01
17.53

14.27
14.32
14.62
14.67

2.65
2.27
2.38
2.86

11.71
11.59
11.56
12.63

20.10
19.88
20.16
20.21

2.59
2.77
2.82
2.76

2.11
1.75
1.95
2.05

2.21
2.72
2.49
2.20

1.53
1.62
1.79
1.73

18.38
18.08
18.58
19.80

15.40
15.55
16.00
16.72

2.98
2.52
2.58
3.08

12.34
12.70
13.12
13.24

21.53
21.55
21.36
21.35

64.31
66.08
66.94
68.14

2.80
3.07
3.27
3.56

2.10
2.42
2.68
3.05

2.13
2.21
1.84
1.81

1.63
1.84
2.16
2.71

20.12
20.97
20.16
20.93

17.12
18.10
17.47
17.76

3.00
2.87
2.68
3.17

13.83
13.94
14.01
14.04

21.69
21.63
22.84
22.04

1.46
1.36
1.54
1.55

65.52
63.68
64.76
64.98

3.76
3.78
3.82
3.82

2.39
2.70
2.75
2.39

2.09
1.60
2.12
1.65

2.82
2.75
2.99
3.56

20.28
19.52
19.79
20.91

17.03
16.41
16.58
17.92

3.25
3.11
3.21
3.00

13.36
12.50
12.95
12.22

20.82
20.83
20.34
20.44

1.06
1.24
1.04
1.06

1.59
1.52
1.56
1.65

65.51
67.48
67.76
70.78

3.83
3.83
4.21
4.13

2.08
2.64
2.69
2.63

1.18
1.44
1.12
1.41

3.29
4.16
3.44
3.49

21.91
21.85
21.67
23.46

18.56
18.82
18.22
19.49

3.36
3.03
3.45
3.96

12.54
12.62
13.64
14.30

20.68
20.94
20.99
21.36

12.94
13.92
14.70
13.85

1.17
1.38
1.60
1.62

1.66
1.89
1.75
1.81

73.74
74.78
77.36
76.70

4.24
4.49
4.74
4.50

2.71
2.57
3.20
2.80

1.62
1.43
1.69
1.76

2.96
2.96
1.96
2.32

25.35
25.29
26.22
26.23

21.19
21.14
21.90
22.05

4.16
4.16
4.32
4.18

14.19
15.32
16.40
15.82

22.67
22.73
23.14
23.27

13.68
15.62
15.33
17.37

1.66
1.80
1.76
1.75

2.10
2.08
2.30
2.40

82.68
83.56
87.66
90.71

4.45
4.81
4.99
4.98

3.35
3.09
3.38
3.49

2.67
2.08
2.20
2.39

2.44
2.23
2.47
2.55

27.92
28.46
29.62
31.73

23.15
23.83
24.92
26.95

4.78
4.62
4.70
4.78

17,07
18.18
18.90
18.46

24.76
24.71
26.09
27.12

.98
.90
.80

.98
.89

1.16
1.30
1.05
1.03

.94

.99

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




.1.76

9.82

Quarterly data prior to 1968 are shown on pp. 177 and 178.

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-U. S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS1
Annual totals or seasonally adjusted quarterly totals (credits +; debits — )
Exports of goods and services
(excluding transfers under military grants)

Total

Transfers
Merchandise,
under
adjusted,
U.S. military
excluding
agency sales
military
contracts

Receipts
of income
onUS.
assets
abroad

Unilateral transfers
(excl. military grants), net

Imports of goods and services

YEAR AND
QUARTER
Other
services

Total

Merchandise,
Direct
adjusted,
defense
excluding
expenditures
military

Payments
of income
on foreign
assets
in the
United
States

Other
services

U.S.
Government
grants

Total

Other

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

19,819
16,861
15,834

16,097
13,265
12,213

1,303
1,553
1,615

2,419
2,043
2,006

-8,202
-10,343
-9,616

-5,973
-7,557
-6,874

-455
-799
-621

-256
-291
-342

-1,518
-1,696
-1,779

-2,625
-4,525
-5,638

-3,894
-4,997

-631
-641

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

13,893
18,864
18,122
17,078
17,889

10,203
14,243
13,449
12,412
12,929

192
182

1,839
2,154
2,120
2,215
2,555

1,851
2,467
2,553
2,259
2,223

-12,001
-15,047
-15,766
-16,546
-15,930

-9,081
-11,176
-10,838
-10,975
-10,353

-576
-1,270
-2,054
-2,615
-2,642

-379
-434
-445
-483
-443

-1,965
-2,167
-2,429
-2,473
-2,492

-4,017
-3,515
-2,531
-2,481
-2,280

-3,484
-3,035
-1,960
-1,837
-1,647

-533
-480
-571
-644
-633

1955
1956
1957. . .
1958
1959

19,948
23,772
26,653
23,217
23,652

14,424
17,556
19,562
16,414
16,458

200
161
375
300
302

2,817
3,100
3,263
3,287
3,586

2,507
2,955
3,453
3,216
3,306

-17,795
-19,627
-20,752
-20,861
-23,342

-11,527
-12,803
-13,291
-12,952
-15,310

-2,901
-2,949
-3,216
-3,435
-3,107

-520
-606
-675
-703
-860

-2,847
-3,269
-3,570
-3,771
-4,065

-2,498
-2,423
-2,345
-2,361
-2,446

-1,901
-1,733
-1,616
-1,616
-1,633

-597
-690
-729
-745
-818

1960
1961.
1962
1963
1964

28,861
29,936
31,804
34,214
38,825

19,650
20,108
20,781
22,272
25,501

335
402
656
657
747

4,616
4,998
5,619
6,157
6,823

4,261
4,427
4,748
5,130
5,754

-23,729
-23,591
-25,778
-27,047
-29,222

-14,758
-14,537
-16,260
-17,048
-18,700

-3,087
-2,998
-3,105
-2,961
2,880

-1,237
-1,245
-1,324
-1,561
-1,784

-4,646
-4,811
-5,091
-5,479
-5,859

-2,308
-2,524
-2,638
-2,754
-2,781

-1,672
-1,855
-1,916
-1,917
-1,888

-637
-669
-722
-837
-893

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

41,086
44,560
47,315
52,363
57,522

26,461
29,310
30,666
33,626
36,414

830
829
1,152
1,392
1,528

7,436
7,526
8,021
9,368
10,912

6,359
6,895
7,477
7,978
8,667

-32,801
-38,599
-41,606
•^8,800
-54,129

-21,510
-25,493
-26,866
-32,991
-35,807

-2,952
-3,764
-4,378
-4,535
-4,856

-2,088
-2,481
-2,747
-3,378
-4,869

-6,252
-6,861
-7,615
-7,896
-8,597

-2,854
-2,932
-3,125
-2,952
-2,994

-1,808
-1,910
-1,805
-1,709
-1,649

-1,046
-1,022
-1,320
-1,243
-1,345

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

65,666
68,830
77,491
110,214
146,604

42,469
43,319
49,381
71,410
98,306

1,501
1,926
1,364
2,559
3,379

11,746
12,706
14,764
21,808
27,587

9,950
10,879
11,983
14,436
17,332

-60,032
-66,548
-79,381
-99,191
-137,306

-39,866
-45,579
-55,797
-70,499
-103,649

-4i855
-4,819
-4,784
-4,629
-5,032

-5,516
-5,436
-6,544
-9,655
-12,084

-9,798
-10,715
-12,257
-14,409
-16,541

-3,294
-3,701
-3,854
-3,881
-7,186

-1,736
-2,043
-2,173
-1,938
-5,475

-1,558
-1,659
-1,681
-1,943
-1,711

1975
1976
1977
1978. .

155,721
171,761
184,592
220,849

107,088
114,745
120,816
141,884

4,049
5,574
7,441
7,744

25,351
29,286
32,587
43,465

19,234
22,156
23,750
27,758

-132,769
-162,159
-194,015
-229,658

-98,041
-124,051
-151,689
-176,071

-4,795
-4,900
-5,762
-7,252

-12,564
-13,311
-14,598
-21,820

-17,369
-19,896
-21,967
-24,517

-4,613
-4,998
-4,670
-5,086

-2,894
-3,146
-2,775
-3,152

-1,719
-1,851
-1,895
-1,934

I!
Ill
IV

12,382
13,136
13,717
13,131

7,944
8,390
8,898
8,394

302
343
392
356

2,190
2,430
2,402
2,346

1,946
1,973
2,025
2,035

-11,636
-11,996
-12,605
-12,564

-7,823
-8,136
-8,576
-8,456

-1,103
-1,112
-1,147
-1,173

-784
-838
-867
-890

-1,926
-1,910
-2,015
-2,045

-649
-710
-791
-803

-362
-423
-434
-489

-287
-287
-357
-314

1969-

I
II
III ...
IV . .

12,491
14,710
15,071
15,250

7,486
9,485
9,581
9,862

412
327
452
337

2,614
2,681
2,813
2,804

1,979
2,217
2,225
2,247

-11,793
-14,061
-13,995
-14,283

-7,589
-9,572
-9,271
-9,375

-1,198
-1,187
-1,221
-1,251

-998
-1,153
-1,323
-1,394

-2,008
-2,149
-2,180
-2,263

-651
-874
-719
-751

-347
-520
-379
-403

-304
-354
-340
-348

1970:

I
||
Ill
IV

15,975
16,621
16,766
16,305

10,366
10,704
10,822
10,577

281
435
357
428

2,927
3,010
3,058
2,751

2,401
2,472
2,529
2,549

-14,661
-14,985
-15,102
-15,289

-9,746
-9,847
-9,963
-10,310

-1,178
-1,259
-1,211
-1,208

-1,432
-1,415
-1,392
-1,277

-2,305
-2,464
-2,536
-2,494

-786
-810
-839
-860

-417
-404
-444
-471

-369
-406
-395
-389

1971-

I ...
||
Ill
IV .

17,173
17,364
18,155
16,138

10,988
10,965
11,646
9,720

507
506
494
419

3,029
3,192
3,269
3,216

2,649
2,701
2,746
2,783

-15,746
-16,905
-17,272
-16,625

-10,765
-11,722
-11,948
-11,144

-1,174
-1,206
-1,203
-1,236

-1,227
-1,283
-1,428
-1,497

-2,580
-2,694
-2,693
-2,748

-825
-894
-980
-1,004

-439
-486
-550
-568

-386
-408
-430
-436

18,474
18,525
19,639
20,853

11,791
11,696
12,493
13,401

366
322
319
357

3,451
3,576
3,803
3,933

2,866
2,931
3,024
3,162

-19,186
-19,160
-19,814
-21,222

-13,489
-13,296
-14,027
-14,985

-1,222
-1,272
-1,105
-1,185

-1,479
-1,593
-1,650
-1,823

-2,996
-2,999
-3,032
-3,229

-1,002
-979
-966
-907

-586
-558
-573
-457

-416
-421
-393
-450

Ill
IV

23,909
26,104
28,724
31,477

15,417
16,960
18,463
20,570

400
503
603
1,053

4,628
5,187
5,913
6,080

3,464
3,454
3,745
3,774

-23,125
-24,390
-24,949
-26,728

-16,360
-17,208
-17,742
-19,189

-1,169
-1,231
-1,067
-1,162

-2,102
-2,392
-2,518
-2,643

-3,494
-3,559
-3,622
-3,734

-758
-1,029
-910
-1,186

-361
-621
-494
-463

-397
-408
-416
-723

1974-

I
II
III
IV

34,123
36,426
37,422
38,633

22,460
24,212
25,033
26,601

695
882
880
922

6,895
7,104
7,123
6,464

4,073
4,228
4,386
4,646

-30,349
-34,1 1 1
-36,050
-36,797

-22,607
-25,696
-27,366
-27,980

-1,153
-1,298
-1,265
-1,316

-2,706
-3,005
-3,276
-3,098

-3,883
-4,112
-4,143
-4,403

-2,977
-1,849
-1,263
-1,098

-2,606
-1,399
-811
-660

-371
-450
-452
-438

1975:

I
II
|||
IV

38,798
37,451
38,746
40,727

27,018
25,851
26,562
27,657

935
902
1,040
1,172

6,113
6,002
6,352
6,884

4,732
4,696
4,792
5,014

-34,420
-31,060
-33,1 14
-34,177

-25,561
-22,566
-24,483
-25,431

-1,317
-1,185
-1,096
-1,198

-3,237
-3,143
-3,212
-2,973

-4,305
-4,166
-4,323
-4j575

-1,193
-1,111
-1,070
-1,241

-753
-719
-617
-806

-440
-392
-453
-435

1976:

1
II
Ill
IV

40,470
42,500
44,292
44,500

27,011
28,409
29,607
29,718

1,198
1,216
1,551
1,609

7,031
7,371
7,429
7,455

5,230
5,504
5,705
5,718

-37,703
—39,330
-41,990
-43,137

-28,352
-29,964
-32,420
-33,315

-1,156
-1,219
-1,237
-1,288

-3,405
-3,332
-3,293
-3,281

-4,790
-4,815
-5,040
-5,253

-1,024
-1,000
-1,934
-1,039

-548
-556
-1,475
-567

-476
-444
-459
-472

1977:

I
II
Ill
IV

44,850
46,914
46,897
45,935

29,518
31,075
30,558
29,665

1,854
1,851
1,877
1,860

7,775
8,080
8,420
8,312

5,703
5,908
6,042
6,098

-47,170
-48,087
-48,556
-50,207

-37,185
-37,639
-37,996
-38,869

-1,345
-1,444
-1,470
-1,503

-3,192
-3,519
-3,686
-4,201

-5,448
-5,485
-5,404
-5,634

-1,116
-1,283
-1,249
-1,023

-626
-811
-774
-564

-490
-472
-475
-459

1978:

1
II
Ill
IV .

48,987
54,346
56,263
61,423

30,713
35,388
36,532
39,421

1,924
1,990
2,120
1,709

9,776
10,256
10,526
12,907

6,574
6,712
7,085
7,386

-54,709
-56,496
-58,195
-60,004

-42,627
-43,332
-44,482
-45,372

-1,680
-1,753
-1,873
-1,948

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

-5,866
-6,009
-6,266
-6,376

-1,228
-1,313
-1,233
-1,314

-765
-827
-770
-790

-463
-486
-463
-524

1968:

1972:

I

1
||
Ill

IV .
1973-

I
||

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




I

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-U. S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS-Con.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS1

Annual totals or seasonally adjusted quarterly totals (credits +; debits — )

Total

U.S.
official
reserve
assets,
net

U.S.
Gov't. assets
other than
official
reserve
assets, net

Memoranda

Foreign assets in the United States, net

U.S. assets abroad, net
YEAR AND
QUARTER

U.S. private
assets, net

Total

Direct
investments
abroad

Total

Foreign
official
assets, net

Other foreign
assets, net
Direct
investments
Total
in the
United
States

Allocations
of
special
drawing
rights

Statistical
discrepancy

Balance
on
merchandise
trade

Balance
on
goods
and
services

Balance
on goods,
services,
and
remittances

Balance
on
current
account

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

. .

.

1960
1961
1962.
1963
1964

-4,099
-5,537
-4,175
-7,270
-9,559

2,145
607
1,535
378
171

-1,100
-910
-1,085
-1,662
-1,680

-5,144
-5,234
-4,624
-5,986
-8,049

-2,940
-2,652
-2,852
-3,483
-3,759

2,294
2,705
1,911
3,217
3,643

1,473
765
1,270
1,986
1,660

821
1,939
641
1,231
1,983

315
311
346
231
322

-1,019
-989
-1,124
-360
-907

4,892
5,571
4,521
5,224
6,801

5,132
6,345
6,026
7,167
9,603

4,496
5,676
5,304
6,331
8,710

2,824
3,821
3,388
4,414
6,822

1965.
1966
1967
1968
1969

-5,715
-7,319
-9,758
-10,977
-11,585

1,225
570
53
-870
-1,179

-1,605
-1,543
-2,423
-2,274
-2,200

-5,335
-6,345
-7,387
-7,833
-8,206

-5,010
-5,416
-4,806
-5,295
-5,960

742
3,661
7,379
9,928
-12,702

134
-672
3,451
-774
-1,301

607
4,333
3,928
10,703
14,002

415
425
698
807
1,263

-458
629
-205
438
-1,516

4,951
3,817
3,800
635
607

8,284
5,961
5,709
3,563
3,393

7,238
4,939
4,389
2,320
2,048

5,431
3,029
2,584
611
399

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-9,336
-12,474
-14,497
-22,874
-34,745

2,481
2,349
_4
158
-1,467

-1,589
-1,884
-1,568
-2,644
366

-10,228
-12,939
-12,925
-20,388
-33,643

-7,589
-7,617
-7,747
-11,353
-9,052

6,359
22,970
21,461
18,388
34,241

6,908
26,879
10,475
6,026
10,546

-550
-3,909
10,986
12,362
23,696

1,464
367
949
2,800
4,760

-230
-9,794
-1,930
-2,655
-1,609

2,603
-2,260
-6,416
911
-5,343

5,634
2,282
-1,889
11,022
9,298

4,076
624
-3,571
9,079
7,587

2,340
-1,419
-5,744
7,141
2,113

1975
1976
1977
1978

-39,703
-51,269
-35,793
-60,957

-849
-2,558
-375
732

-3,474
-4,214
-3,693
-4,656

-35,380
-44,498
-31,725
-57,033

-14,244
-11,949
-12,898
-16,670

15,420
36,399
50,823
63,713

6,777
17,573
36,656
33,758

8,643
18,826
14,167
29,956

2,603
4,347
3,728
6,294

5,944
10,265
-937
10,711

9,047
-9,306
-30,873
-33,759

22,952
9,603
-9,423
-8,381

21,234
7,752
-11,317
-10,315

18,339
4,605
-14,092
-13,467

II
Ill
IV

-1,287
-2,540
-3,438
-3,711

912
-135
-572
-1,075

-706
-632
-568
-368

-1,493
-1,773
-2,298
-2,268

-969
-1,285
-1,564
-1,476

1,355
2,277
2,724
3,570

-558
-1,916
360
1,338

1,913
4,193
2,364
2,232

373
127
145
163

-165
-167
393
377

121
254
322
-62

746
1,140
1,112
567

459
853
755
253

97
430
321
-236

1969:

1
II
Ill
IV

-2,640
-3,436
-3,380
-2,128

-45
-298
-685
-151

-406
-632
-703
-459

-2,189
-2,506
-1,992
-1,518

-1,601
-1,671
-1,567
-1,121

3,569
4,048
3,689
1,400

-1,206
-619
1,113
-585

4,775
4,667
2,576
1,985

353
272
260
378

-976
-387
-666
512

-103
-87
310
487

698
649
1,076
967

394
295
736
619

47
-225
357
216

1970:

I
II
III . . .
IV

-2,787
-1,922
-2,444
-2,183

264
808
585
824

-399
-348
-423
-419

-2,652
-2,382
-2,606
-2,588

-1,917
-2,124
-1,799
-1,749

2,055
1,026
1,833
1,449

2,715
862
1,289
2,045

-660
164
544
-596

602
222
372
269

217
217
217
216

-13
-147
-431
362

620
857
859
267

1,314
1,636
1,664
1,016

945
1,230
1,269
627

528
826
825
156

1971:

I
||
III
IV

-2,944
-2,707
-3,682
-3,139

688
660
1,198
-197

-573
-567
-387
-355

-3,059
-2,800
-4,493
-2,587

-2,050
-1,943
-2,421
-1,203

3,074
5,080
8,747
6,069

5,160
10*388
5,776

-2,086
-476
-1,641
293

196
140
-293
324

180
179
179
179

-912
-2,117
-5,147
-1,618

223
-757
-302
-1,424

1,427
459
883
-487

1,041
51
453
-923

602
-435
-97
-1,491

1972- 1

-3,763
-2,303
-4,129
-4,302

442
-238
-81
-127

-212
-271
-518
-566

-3,993
-1,794
-3,530
-3,609

-2,187
-1,481
-2,435
-1,644

4,613
4,123
6,446
6,281

3,008
949
4,804
1,715

1,605
3,174
1,642
4,566

-136
373
310
403

178
178
177
177

686
-384
-1,353
-880

-1,698
-1,600
-1,534
-1,584

-712
-635
-175
-369

-1,128
-1,056
-568
-819

-1,714
-1,614
-1,141
-1,276

-7,886
^1,154
-3,189
-7,646

213
11
-23
-43

-572
-423
-608
-1,042

-7,527
-3,742
-2,558
-6,561

-3,785
-2,691
-2,159
-2,718

-10,743
3,056
2,167
2,422

9,937
-403
-772
-2,736

806
3,458
2,940
5,159

631
835
539
795

-2,883
413
-1,844
1,660

-943
-248
721
1,381

784
1,714
3,775
4,749

387
1,306
3,359
4,026

26
685
2,865
3,563

1
H
HI
IV

-5,914
-10,318
-7,694
-10,818

-246
-358
-1,002
139

1,389
267
-354
-938

-7,057
-10,227
-6,338
-10,019

900
-1,790
-4,385
-3,776

6,314
9,662
9,103
9,163

-1,138
4,434
3,062
4,188

7,452
5,228
6,041
4,975

1,784
539
1,610
828

-1,197
190
-1,518
917

-147
-1,484
-2,333
-1,379

3,774
2,315
1,372
1,836

3,403
1,865
920
1,398

797
466
109
738

1975* 1
II
Ill
IV

-10,576
-9,591
-5,099
-14,436

-327
-28
-333
-161

-877
-875
-745
-977

-9,372
-8,688
-4,021
-13,298

-4,022
-3,990
-1,495
-4,736

2,588
3,971
2,691
6,171

3,419
2,244
-1,731
2,845

-831
1,727
4,422
3,326

278
870
86
1,369

4,803
340
-2,154
2,956

1,457
3,285
2,079
2,226

4,378
6,391
5,632
6,550

3,938
5,999
5,179
6,115

3,185
5,280
4,562
5,309

1976:

I
II
Ill
IV

-12,364
-11,701
-10,618
-16,588

-777
-1,580
-408
207

-749
-914
-1,428
-1,124

-10,838
-9,207
-8,782
-15,671

-3,923
-2,017
-3,327
-2,682

7,468
7,886
8,767
12,278

3,698
3,972
2,905
6,998

3,770
3,914
5,862
5,280

1,471
1,086
999
790

3,153
1,645
1,483
3,986

-1,341
-1,555
-2,813
-3,597

2,767
3,170
2,302
1,363

2,291
2,726
1,843
891

1,743
2,170
368
324

1977:

I
II
Ill
IV

-1,683
-12,272
-6,625
-15,213

-420
-24
112
-43

-1,062
-885
-1,001
-746

-201
-11,363
-5,736
-14,424

-2,365
-3,873
-3,090
-3,570

2,596
14,002
14,236
19,991

5,491
7,720
8,266
15,179

-2,895
6,282
5,970
4,812

980
965
1,023
761

2,523
726
-4,703
517

-7,667
-6,564
-7,438
-9,204

-2,320
-1,173
-1,659
-4,272

-2,810
-1,645
-2,134
-4,731

-3,436
-2,456
-2,908
-5,295

1978:

1 ..
II
Ill
IV

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

187
248
115
182

-1,009
-1,263
-1,390
-994

-14,366
-4,451
-8,774
-29,442

-4,856
-4,386
-2,782
-4,646

18,175
941
15,358
29,239

15,618
-5,265
4,641
18,764

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

1,130
1,877
2,280
1,008

3,962
7,987
-2,144
910

-11,914
-7,944
-7,950
-5,951

-5,722
-2,150
—1,932
1,419

-6,185
-2,636
-2,395
895

-6,950
-3,463
-3,165
105

1968- I

II
HI
IV

1973- I
II .
Ill
IV
1974:

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




867
717
710

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-PERSONAL INCOME
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE1
Annual totals or seasonally adjusted monthly totals at annual rates
Proprietors' income
with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments

Wage and salary disbursements2
YEAR AND
MONTH
Commodity-producing
industries

Total
Total

*

*

Total

Manufacturing

*

*

DistribService
utive
industries
industries

Government and
government
enterprises

Other
labor
income3

Farm

Nonfarm

Rental
income
of
persons
with
Dividends
capital
consumption
adjustment

Personal
interest
income

Transfer
payments

Less
personal
contributions
for
social
insurance

Nonfarm
income6

Billions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

189.8
208.5
205.6

123.1
135.5
134.8

54.2
61.1
57.8

42.5
47.1
44.6

35.2
37.5
37.7

16.1
17.9
18.5

17.5
19.0
20.8

2.4
2.7
2.9

15.2
17.5
12.7

20.6
23.2
23.5

5.3
5.7
6.1

6.3
7.0
7.2

7.3
7.7
8.2

11.7
11.3
12.5

2.1
2.2
2.2

171.5
187.7
189.9

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

226.1
253.7
270.4
286.1
288.2

147.0
171.3
185.4
198.6
196.8

64.8
76.3
82.0
89.6
85.7

50.3
59.3
64.1
71.2
67.5

39.8
44.3
46.9
49.7
50.1

19.8
21.5
23.1
24.9
26.1

22.6
29.2
33.3
34.4
34.9

3.7
4.6
5.2
5.9
6.1

13.5
15.8
14.9
12.9
12.3

24.9
27.0
28.0
28.4
28.5

7.1
7.7
8.8
10.0
11.0

8.8
8.5
8.8
9.1

8.9
9.6
10.3
11.4
12.7

15.2
12.6
13.1
14.1
16.2

2.9
3.4
3.8
4.0
4.6

209.3
234.4
252.0
269.9
272.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

308.8
330.9
349.3
359.3
382.1

211.7
228.3
239.3
240.5
258.9

93.1
100.6
104.2
100.0
109.6

73.8
79.4
82.4
78.6
86.8

53.4
57.7
60.5
60.8
64.8

28.6
31.3
33.6
35.6
38.5

36.6
38.8
41.0
44.1
46.0

7.0
8.0
9.0
9.4
10.6

11.3
11,2
11.0
13.1
10.7

31.2
32.4
33.9
34.3
36.6

11.3
11.6
12.2
12.9
13.2

10.3
11.1
11.5
11.3
12.2

13.8
15.3
17.4
18.8
20.9

17.5
18.7
21.6
25.9
27.0

5.2
5.8
6.7
6.9
7.9

294.3
316.4
335.0
342.6
367.7

1960
1961
1962
1963. . .
1964

399.7
415.0
440.7
463.1
495.7

271.9
279.5
298.0
313.4
336.1

113.1
113.7
121.8
126.9
135.4 |

89.7
89.8
96.7
100.6
107.1

68.2
69.3
72.8
76.3
81.4

41.4
44.1
47.2
50.2
54.4

49.2
52.4
56.3
60.0
64.9

11.2
11.8
13.0
14.0
15.7

11.4
11.8
11.9
11.6
10.3

35.6
36.4
37.7
38.7
42.0

13.8
14.3
15.0
15.7
16.1

12.9
13.3
14.4
15.5
17.3

23.3
24.6
27.1
30.2
33.3

28.9
32.8
33.8
35.8
37.4

9.3
9.7
10.3
11.8
12.6

384.4
399.0
424.5
447.0
480.7

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

537.0
584.9
626.6
685.2
745.8

362.0
398.4
427.5
469.5
514.6

146.0
161.0
168.3
183.4
199.6

115.5
128.0
134.1
145.8
157.5

87.2
94.4
100.9
109.9
120.7

58.9
64.7
71.8
79.8
89.4

69.9
78.3
86.4
96.4
104.9

17.8
19.9
21.7
25.1
28.2

12.6
13.6
12.1
12.0
13.9

44.1
46.7
48.9
51.4
52.3

17.1
18.2
19.4
18.6
18.1

19.1
19.4
20.1
21.9
22.6

37.2
41.8
45.0
49.6
55.9

40.4
44.7
52.6
59.9
66.5

13.3
17.8
20.6
22.8
26.3

519.5
566.1
609.1
667.5
725.8

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974.

801.3
859.1
942.5
1,052.4
1,154.9

546.5
579.4
633.8
701.3
764.6

202.9
208.3
227.3
254.3
274.6

158.2
160.3
175.4
196.2
211.4

130.1
139.3
151.9
168.1
184.3

97.5
106.2
117.2
130.3
145.1

116.0
125.6
137.3
148.6
160.5

32.0
36.2
42.0
48.7
55.6

13.9
14.3
18.0
32.0
25.4

51.2
53.4
58.1
60.4
60.9

18.6
20.1
21.5
21.6
21.4

22.9
23.0
24.6
27.8
31.0

64.3
69.3
74.6
84.1
103.0

79.9
94.1
104.1
118.9
140.8

28.0
30.8
34.2
42.2
47.7

780.7
838.0
917.3
1,011.9
1,119.3

1975
1976
1977
1978

1,255.5
1,381.6
1,531.6
1,717.4

805.9
890.0
984.0
1,103.3

275.0
307.2
343.1
387.4

211.0
237.4
266.0
298.3

195.3
216.3
239.1
269.4

160.1
178.5
200.5
228.7

175.4
188.0
201.3
217.8

65.1
77.4
91.8
106.5

23.5
18.3
19.6
27.7

63.5
71.0
80.5
89.1

22.4
22.1
24.7
25.9

31.9
37.5
42.1
47.2

115.5
127.0
141.7
163.3

178.2
193.8
208.4
224.1

50.5
55.6
61.3
69.6

1,220.8
1,350.6
1,498.1
1,674.2

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,198.4
1,205.2
1,211.1
1,219.0
1,231.7
1,261.9

783.2
782.3
785.2
786.1
791.9
797.6

272.0
267.4
267.1
267.2
268.7
270.1

207.3
204.4
204.5
205.1
206.3
207.5

189.5
190.2
190.6
190.3
192.0
193.3

153.4
154.9
156.2
155.9
157.5
159.5

168.4
169.8
171.3
172.6
173.8
174.7

60.7
61.2
61.9
62.5
63.4
64.3

19.2
18.7
19.1
21.0
23.0
24.7

61.1
61.1
60.4
60.9
62.4
63.1

22.1
22.3
22.4
22.6
22.6
22.6

31.4
31.5
31.4
31.4
31.4
31.5

110.7
111.1
111.9
113.1
114.5
115.6

159.6
166.5
168.3
170.9
172.3
192.6

49.6
49.5
49.6
49.6
49.9
50.1

1,168.2
1,175.4
1,180.0
1,186.9
1,197.7
1,226.2

July ,
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . . "~
November . .
December . .

1,260.4
1,275.6
1,286.3
1,297.6
1,306.2
1,312.5

803.0
813.0
819.9
828.6
836.8
842.8

272.1
276.4
280.2
282.7
285.7
290.1

209.0
212.7
215.5
217.5
219.6
223.1

194.8
198.1
198.6
200.8
202.2
203.3

160.2
161.7
162.9
164.6
167.4
167.4

175.9
176.8
178.2
180.4 |
181.5
182.0

65.3
66.4
67.4
68.5
69.5
70.5

26.0
27.1
27.5
26.8
25.5
23.1

64.4
64.9
65.4
65.5
66.0
66.8

22.6
22.4
22.2
22,6
22,5
22.4

31.7
32.0
32.6
32.9
33.3
31.5

116.4
117.2
118.0
118.6
119.2
120.0

181.4
183.5
184.3
185.7
185.3
187.6

50.3
50.8
51.1
51.5
51.9
52.2

1,223.3
1,237.4
1,247.5
1,259.3
1,269.0
1,277.5

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,326.3
1,339.8
1,344.6
1,356.4
1,364.8
1,369.9

853.7
861.9
866.6
875.7
882.0
883.8

294.6
297.6
300.0
302.6
304.9
305.3

226.8
229.7
231.8
233.6
235.5
236.1

206.7
209.1
209.9
213.4
214.4
214.6

169.4
171.3
171.9
174.1
176.3
176.9

182.9
183.9
184.8
185.6
186.5
187.1

71.6
72.6
73.6
74.7
75.8
76.9

21.4
20.9
20.5
20.0
19.6
19.1

67.0
68.2
68.9
70.0
70.0
70.5

22.1
22.0
21.9
22.1
21.9
20.8

33.8
34.9
35.1
36.0
37.3
37.5

121.1
122.0
123.2
123.8
124.7
126.1

189.6
191.5
189.3
189.1
188.6
190.2

53.9
54.3
54.5
54.9
55.2
55.2

1,292.9
1,306.7
1,311.8
1,323.9
1,332.6
1,338.0

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,383.5
1,394.0
1,404.1
1,415.8
1,433.8
1,446.3

890.8
898.4
904.7
911.1
922.0
929.0

308.1
309.5
312.2
312.7
317.9
320.7

238.0
240.1
241.3
241.4
246.1
248.7

216.4
218.9
220.8
221.6
224.0
225.8

178.4
181.4
182.4
184.7
186.6
188.5

187.9
188.6
189.2
192.0
193.4
194.1

78.0
79.0
80.1
81.2
82.3
83.4

17.0
16.4
16.2
16.2
16.3
16.3

70.5
70.8
71.9
73.5
74.9
76.1

21.8
21.9
21.9
22.4
22.8
23.2

38.0
38.4
38.8
39.5
40.1
40.5

127.3
128.7
130.3
131.3
132.5
133.8

195.8
196.5
196.7
197.3
200.1
201.4

55.7
56.1
56.3
56.6
57.1
57.4

1,353.7
1,364.7
1,374.9
1,386.5
1,404.3
1,416.8

January.
February ...
March
April
May
June

1,455.2
1,472.0
1,490.3
1,499.3
1,509.2
1,518.6

935.7
945.6
956.0
963.4
972.7
979.3

321.8
327.8
334.0
337.1
340,2
344.4

251,1
254.7
258.6
260.4
263.2
266.2

228.0
230.2
231.8
233.9
237.0
237.2

191.1
191.8
193.6
195.0
197.0
198.3

194.8
195.7
196.6
197.4
198.5
199.5

84.8
86.2
87.5
88.5
89.6
91.0

17.8
19.2
20.5
19.0
17.5
17.1

76.0
77.7
79.4
79.2
79.9
80.2

23.4
23.7
23.8
23.7
24.6
25.6

40.3
40.9
41.4
41.4
41.2
41.9

134.5
135.4
137.0
138.6
140.2
141.9

201.8
202.9
204.7
205.9
204.2
202.6

59.1
59.6
60.0
60.4
60.8
61.1

1,424.1
1,439.4
1,456.3
1,466.7
1,478.0
1,487.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October.
November . .
December . .

1,537.0
1,547.7
1,560.7
1,579.4
1,596.9
1,612.8

987.8
993.9
1,003.1
1,016,4
1,024.5
1,029.4

346.4
347.0
350.9
354.3
356.7
357.1

268.0
268.9
271.3
274.1
275.9
279.2

240.2
241.6
243.5
246.2
248.8
250.6

200.4
203.0
205.0
208.4
209.8
211.7

200.8
202.4
203.5
207.4
209.1
210.0

92.5
93.7
95.0
96.2
97.4
98.6

1&7
16.8
17.0
20.4
23.8
29.9

81.1
81.8
82.3
82.0
82.8
83.8

25.0
25.3
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.7

42.5
42.7
42.8
43.1
43.3
43.8

142.8
143.8
145.0
145.8
147.0
148.8

210.1
211.4
212.3
212.9
215.6
216.0

61.5
61.7
62.1
62.7
63.1
63.2

1,506.4
1,516.8
1,529.5
1,544.7
1,558.7
1,568.4

1,618.5
1,631.3
1,654.4
1,676.5
1,687.3
1,704.2

1,040.0
1,049.7
1,066.2
1,082.9
1,087.5
1,099.4

356.8
362.8
372.0
380.6
382.3
387.2

280.7
285.3
290.9
293.0
293,4
295.9

255.5
256.8
260.6
264.1
265.5
268.2

216.3
217.7
220.5
224.1
224.4
227.5

211.5
212.5
213.0
214.1
215.3
216.5

99.9
101.1
102.3
103.5
104.7
105.9

26.0
25.6
25.5
26.7
27.9
28.4

82.3
82.9
84.9
86.9
87.2
87.8

25.4
25.2
25.1
24.6
24.3
24.4

44.9
45.0
45.4
45.6
46.0
46.5

150.1
151.9
154.7
157.0
159.3
161.7

216.8
217.0
218.4
217.9
219.1
219.5

66.8
67.2
67.9
68.7
68.8
69.3

1,578.0
1,591.1
1,614.0
1,634.9
1,644.3
1,660.6

1,730.0
1,741.3
1,756.1
1,781.0
1,801.4 :
1,826.8

1,109.7
1,115.0
1,125.9
1,141.7
1,154.4
1,166.8

391.5
392.6
396.9
402.3
408.8
414.7

299.3
299.7
303.3
307.6
312.9
317.6

270.5
272.4
274.6
278.3
281.2
285.3

230.0
231.2
234.5
237.7
239.6
240.9

217.6
218.7
219.8
223.4
224.8
226.0

107.1
108.2
109.3
110.6
111.9
113.2

27.5
25.7
25.1
27.5
30.0
36.5

90.1
91.7
92.0
93.8
94.3
95.0

26.7
26.9
26.9
27.1
27.1
27.1

47.0
48.0
48.5
49.1
49.6
50.4

164.4
167.1
170.0
172.3
174.3
176.4

227.2
228.9
228.9
230.1
231.5
233.7

69.9
70.1
70.6
71.2
71.8
72.3

1,687.0
1,699.9
1,715.0
1,737.3
1,754.9
1,773.6

1975:

1977:

.. .

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . . . . . .
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




as

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 179-183.

8

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-FARM INCOME AND MARKETINGS
FARM INCOME l

FARM MARKETINGS 2

Cash receipts

Indexes of cash receipts
from marketings and CCC loansunadjusted t

Receipts from marketings and CCC loans
YEAR AND
MONTH

Total,
including
Government
payments

Indexes of physical volumeunadjusted t

Livestock and products

Total

Crops

Crops

Total
3

Total

Dairy
products

Meat
animals

Poultry
and eggs

Livestock
and
products

Total

Livestock
and
products

Crops

1967=100

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

29,934
30,484
27,990

29,620
30,227
27,805

13,093
13,098
12,396

16,527
17,129
15,409

4,013
4,389
3,748

9,295
9,354
8,325

2,957
3,135
3,110

69
71
65

71
71
67

68
71
64

66
63
67

66
67
73

66
62
65

1950
1951
1952
1954

28,744
33,144
32,803
31,214
30,089

28,461
32,858
32,528
31,001
29,832

12,356
13,239
14,290
14,078
13,556

16,105
19,619
18,238
16,923
16,276

3,719
4,254
4,567
4,366
4,114

9,281
11,361
10,061
8,678
8,868

2^39
3,605
3,330
3,602
3,013

67
77
76
73
70

67
72
,78
76
74

66
81
75
70
67

66
66
70
73
74

66
66
69
74
72

67
69
70
73
76

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

29,719
30,955
30,730
34,545
34,329

29,490
30,401
29,714
33,456
33,647

13,523
14,038
12,338
14,229
14,743

15,967
16,363
17,376
19,227
18,904

4,217
4,485
4,628
4,557
4,604

8,256
8,321
9,336
11,047
10,952

3,224
3,254
3,076
3,353
2,991

69
71
70
78
79

73
76
67
77
80

66
67
72
79
77

76
78
74
80
83

75
76
69
82
85

78
82
80
80
84

3,293
3,212
3,262
3,344
3,381

80
82
85
88
87

83
85
88
95
94

78
80
83
82
82

86
88
89
92
95

88
88
90
94
95

85
88
89
92
96

1953, .

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

. . .

4

34,950
36,657
38,215
39,173
39,507

.

4

34,248
35,164
36,468
37,477
37,326

4

15,259
15,650
16,310
17,430
17,378

4

18,989
19,514
20,158
20,047
19,948

4

4,760
4,933
4,860
4,861
5,027

4

10,574
11,009
11,663
11,459
11,137

4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

41,828
46,712
45^96
47,645
51,973

39,365
43,435
42,817
44,183
48,179

17,479
18,409
18,434
18,696
19,606

21,886
25,026
24,383
25,487
28,573

5,038
5,533
5,742
5,957
6,196

12,878
14,932
14,661
15,374
17,657

3,583
4,146
3,622
3,798
4,377

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

54,256
56,004
65,151
89,675
92,979

50,539
52,859
61,190
87,068
92,449

20,976
22,276
25,520
41,132
51,090

29,563
30,583
35,670
45,936
41,359

6,525
6,811
7,135
8,080
9,445

18,475
19,515
23,974
30,404
25,164

4,250
3,963
4,202
6,935
6,253

1975
1976
1977
1978

88,884
95,060
96,889
112,719

88,077
94,326
96,068
110,296

45,053
47,937
48,415
50,591

43,024
46,389
47,653
56,661

9,909
11,425
11,782
12,557

25,818
27,188
27,909
35,607

7,523
5,474
5,438
5,701
5,866
6,686

7,383
5,324
5,342
5,644
5,834
6,672

4,203
2,473
2,285
2,288
2,264
3,050

3,180
2,851
3,057
3,356
3,570
3,622

780
719
804
812
855
821

7,827
7,751
8,637
11,003
8,991
7,987

7,801
7,707
8,591
10,927
8,942
7,910

4,159
4,108
4,529
6,492
5,122
4,080

3,642
3,599
4,062
4,435
3,820
3,830

8,199
6,595
6,617
6,620
6,588
7,313

8,116
6,542
6,585
6,562
6,573
7,294

4,300
2,913
2,663
2,546
2,668
3,356

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,708
7,633
8,115
10,828
10,093
8,751

7,669
7,562
8,060
10,756
9,999
8.608

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8,053
6,935
7,233
6,854
6,497
6,947

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April. . .
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

92
101
100
103
113

90

95
97
100
103
109

100
101
106

100
105
117

95
97
100
102
104

118
123
143
203
216

114
121
138
223
277

121
125
146
188
170

106
110
113
113
111

110
113
118
126
121

104
108
109
105
104

6,791
7,192
7,207
7,823

206
220
222
251

244
260
258
275

176
190
195
232

113
121
125
123

124
134
140
139

106
111
114
111

1,838
1,633
1,722
2,014
2,156
2,211

520
459
494
481
512
548

207
149
150
158
163
187

274
161
149
149
147
199

156
140
150
165
176
178

114
86
87
90
91
101

127
76
71
69
70
97

104
93
99
105
105
104

813
811
820
870
859
945

2,172
2,124
2,546
2,851
2,325
2,226

612
620
655
673
601
616

219
216
241
306
251
222

271
267
295
423
333
266

179
177
200
218
188
188

116
114
168
143
124

135
128
145
227
188
148

103
104
113
126
110
106

3,816
3,629
3,922
4,016
3,905
3,938

962
894
984
962
1,012
968

2,237
2,163
2,325
2,449
2,247
2,296

568
524
568
545
584
623

227
183
185
184
184
204

280
190
173
166
174
218

188
179
193
198
192
194

124
100
101
96
100
108

150
97
86
80
90
107

107
102
111
108
106
108

3,963
3,762
4,192
6,621
6,166
4,787

3,706
3,800
3,868
4,135
3,833
3,821

969
968
927
939
901
939

2,052
2,129
2,250
2,526
2,291
2,223

639
659
649
627
601
604

215
212
226
301
280
241

258
245
273
431
401
312

182
187
190
204
189
188

112
116
125
170
162
135

122
126
141
229
221
166

105
109
115
129
121
114

7,950
6,825
7,110
6,788
6,459
6,915

4,335
3,180
3,159
2,996
2,455
2,828

3,615
3,645
3,951
3,792
4,004
3,887

943
880
982
996
1,042
1,021

2,064
2,181
2,309
2,161
2,326
2,202

565
544
620
584
582
614

223
191
199
190
181
188

282
207
206
195
160
184

178
179
194
187
197
191

121
112
106
99
101
107

141
121
94
86
84
100

107
106
114
109
112
112

7,043
7,651
8,372
11,054
10,573
9,883

7,012
7,603
8,453
11,367
10,733
8,853

3,691
3,590
4,157
6,824
6,475
4,725

3,321
4,021
4,496
4,543
4,258
4,128

1,006
995
972
979
959
1,007

2,095
2,331
2,420
2,812
2,528
2,480

633
641
634
619
587
584

196
213
233
307
293
248

208
234
276
424
414
308

186
197
200
219
202
203

112
124
130
181
171
139

123
138
150
250
238
172

104
113
116
132
124
116

8,783
7,038
7,407
7,377
7,730
8,403

8,475
7,280
7,256
7,079
8,012
8,339

4,467
3,210
2,402
2,429
3,071
3,571

4,008
4,070
4,854
4,750
4,794
4,768

1,023
944
1,064
1,076
1,108
1,046

2,405
2,492
3,098
2,883
4,941
2,973

543
538
652
640
571
697

240
192
205
199
217
235

297
181
178
156
181
232

197
201
226
232
244
235

127
101
100
96
102
110

153
98
86
75
86
113

108
103
111
111
113
109

7,417
8,048
10,457
13,224
12,497
14,338

7,342
7,991
10,229
12,949
12,326
13,450

3,680
3,257
5,414
7,299
6,992
5,184

3,662
4,724
4,815
5,650
5,333
5,223

1,058
1,051
1,011
1,016
1,043
1,117

1,764
2,910
3,160
3,924
3,527
3,310

791
728
556
666
709
732

206
254
262
360
345
292

240
282
293
468
455
338

180
233
238
278
262
257

113
127
129
172
165
134

124
150
149
239
232
167

104
110
114
124
117
110

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




4

tUnadjusted for seasonal variation.

m
A
4

100

4

103

4

125,

4

96
98
100
101
101

4

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
INDEXES-UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION *
By industry groupings

By market groupings
Products

Manufacturing

Final products
YEAR AND
MONTH

Consumer goods

Total
Total
Total
Total

Durable
consumer
goods

Nondurable
consumer
goods

*

Equipment

Intermediate
products

Materials

Mining and
utilities

Total

Nondurable
manufactures

Durable
manufactures

*

1967= 100

1947
1948
1949

39.4
41.1
38.8

39.3
41.0
39.5

38.6
40.0
38.8

42.4
43.7
43.4

40.1
41.8
39.6

43.4
44.6
45.0

30.6
32.2
28.7

41.9
44.3
42.0

39.5
41.2
37.6

39.8
42.6
40.1

39.4
40.9
38.7

41.3
42.7
42.0

37.7
39.3
35.7

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

44.9
48.7
50.6
54.8
51.9

44.9
48.1
50.7
54.2
51.9

43.7
47.2
50.7
54.1
51.3

49.6
49.1
50.2
53.2
52.9

53.0
46.0
44.5
52.2
48.4

48.8
50.5
52.5
53.9
54.6

31.1
43.3
51.9
56.3
49.3

48.8
51.3
50.9
54.5
54.3

45.0
49.8
50.5
56.1
51.8

45.1
50.1
51.3
53.8
54.8

45.0
48.6
50.6
55.2
51.5

46.7
48.3
49.2
51.2
51.6

43.5
48.9
51.9
58.7
51.8

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

58.5
61.1
61.9
57.9
64.8

56.8
59.9
61.3
58.8
64.6

55.4
58.6
60.3
57.6
63.2

59.0
61.2
62.6
62.1
68.1

59.5
57.8
57.7
51.3
60.6

58.8
62.6
64.6
66.5
71.1

50.4
55.3
57.5
51.5
56.5

61.7
64.4
64.4
63.0
69.5

61.3
62.8
62.8
56.5
65.2

61.2
65.4
67.1
64.9
69.3

58.2
60.5
61.2
57.0
64.2

57.2
60.1
61.1
61.6
67.7

59.2
61.1
61.6
53.9
61.9

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

66.2
66.7
72.2
76.5
81.7

66.4
67.1
72.4
76.4
80.9

65.3
65.8
71.4
75.5
79.7

70.7
72.2
77.1
81.3
85.9

64.0
63.1
71.3
77.4
83.2

73.4
75.8
79.3
82.9
87.0

58.1
57.3
63.7
67.5
71.4

70.0
71.4
75.7
79.9
85.2

66.1
66.2
72.1
76.7
82.9

72.2
74.2
77.8
82.0
86.9

65.4
65.6
71.5
75.8
81.0

69.3
71.5
75.8
80.0
85.2

62.9
61.8
68.6
73.1
78.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

89.8
97.8

88.2
96.0

87.6
95.9

92.6
97.3

80.7
94.0

90.6
96.2

89.7
97.9

90.9
96.7

89.0
98.9

100.0
106.2
109.6

100.0
105.9
109.8

100.0
103.9
107.7

100.0
106.5
109.3

100.0
106.3
112.9

100.7
100.0
106.5
112.5

91.1
96.9

100,0
106.2
110.3

103.2
100.0
111.1
115.0

90.7
95.1

100.0
106.3
111.1

100.0
106.2
112.5

100.0
106.4
111.0

100.0
106.2
111.5

100.0
106.5
110.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

107.8
109.6
119.7
129.8
129.3

106.9
108.5
118.0
127.1
127.3

105.3
106.3
115.7
124.4
125.1

109.0
114.7
124.4
131.5
128.9

106.1
118.8
133.8
146.2
135.3

110.1
113.1
120.6
125.6
126.3

100.1
103.8
114.5
120.0

112.9
116.7
126.5
137.2
135.3

109.2
111.3
122.3
133.9
132.4

118.0
119.5
125.5
129.2
128.7

106.4
108.2
118.9
129.8
129.4

112.3
116.6
126.5
133.8
134.6

102.3
102.4
113.7
127.1
125.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

117.8
130.5
138.2
146.1

119.3
129.7
137.9
144.8

118.2
127.6
135.9
142.2

124.0
137.1
143.5
149.1

121.4
141.9
154.0
159.2

125.1
135.2
141.9
145.1

110.2
114.6
123.0
132.8

123.1
137.2
145.1
154.1

115.5
131.7
138.6
148.3

128.5
131.9
136.3
141.7

116.3
130.3
138.4
146.8

126.4
141.8
150.5
156.9

109.3
122.3
130.0
139.7

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

111.8
113.0
111.8
113.0
113.8
119.2

111.6
113.8
113.0
114.8
115.7
122.2

111.7
113.5
112.6
114.1
114.9
121.6

112.2
115.6
115.4
118.6
119.5
128.8

103.7
107.0
110.3
118.1
120.4
127.2

115.6
119.0
117.5
118.8
119.2
129.4

110.9
110.6
108.7
107.9
108.5
111.8

111.4
114.8
114.6
117.3
118.9
124.4

112.2
111.8
110.0
110.2
110.9
114.6

130.3
129.9
127.7
124.8
123.2
129.1

109.3
110.7
109.6
111.4
112.6
117.9

113.8
116.4
115.0
118.1
120.6
129.2

106.2
106.7
105.9
106.8
107.0
110.0

114.5
121.4
125.9
125.4
123.8
119.8

117.9
123.9
128.8
126.7
124.0
118.7

116.4
122.0
127.6
125.1
122.2
117.2

122.4
130.8
137.2
134.9
130.4
122.6

112.7
122.9
137.3
140.1
134.1
122.5

126.2
134.0
137.1
132.8
128.9
122.7

108.1
109.8
114.3
111.6
110.9
109.7,

123.7
130.8
133.4
132.8
130.5
124.1

109.2
117.5
121.4
123.5
123.5
121.3

129.4
133.5
129.7
126.3
127.9
129.8

112.4
119.7
125.4
125.3
123.2
118.3

124.4
134.5
139.3
139.5
136.6
129.4

104.1
109.4'
115.7
115.5
113.9
110.7

122.4
128.7
129.1
129.1
130.5
134.0

121.3
127.7
127.3
127.3
128.6
133.1

120.3
126.4
125.7
125.1
126.5
131.1

128.1
135.6
134.6
134.8
136.6
142.0

131.4
143.1
144.4
145.2
147.6
150.5

126.8
132.6
130.7
130.7
132.2
138.6

109.6
113.9
113.4
111.8
112.6
116.1

125.1
132.2
133.4
135.6
136.6
140.6

124.0
130.4
131.8
131.7
133.4
135.5

135.1
133.2
128.6
126.0
126.7
130.7

120.6
128.1
129.1
129.5
131.0
134.5

131.5
139.2
140.1
140.5
140.7
145.3

113.0
120.5
121.6
121.9
124.3
127.0

127.2
132.5
135.1
134.8
133.0
129.1

127.3
132.2
136.0
135.0
132.4
127.6

124.5
129.6
133.5
132.7
130.4
125.8

132.3
140.4
145.0
144.4
139.2
132.1

125.7
134.6
144.0
150.1
147.9
137.9

134.9
142.7
145.4
142.1
135.8
129.8

113.9
114.6
117.7
116.5
118.2
117.1

137.6
142.0
145.0
143.6
140.0
134.3

127.1
133.0
133.8
134.5
133.9
131.3

132.2
136.7
133.7
130.9
132.5
136.9

126.6
132.0
135.3
135.3
133.1
128.0

137.4
145.7
149.9
149.6
144.5
137.0

119.1
122.5
125.2
125.5
125.2
121.8

130.0
134.7
136.6
137.1
138.3
142.6

129.3
133.7
134.9
135.6
136.7
142.6

128.2
132.8
133.6
133.9
134.6
140.9

136.8
142.2
143.8
143.3
143.9
151.6

143.2
151.9
157.6
156.6
157.8
165.1

134.3
138.4
138.3
138.1
138.3
146.2

116.4
119.9
119.6
120.9
121.8
126.1

133.1
137.2
140.0
141.8
144.4
149.1

131.0
136.1
139.1
139.4
140.8
142.5

141.2
138.2
133.6
131.0
132.0
136.4

128.4
134.2
137.0
137.9
139.2
143.4

139.1
145.8
148.6
149.1
150.5
155.6

121.0
126.0
129.0
130.2
131.4
135.0

135.3
139.6
143.5
143.9
140.4
135.8

136.2
140.8
145.9
144.9
139.7
134.2

133.8
137.8
143.8
142.7
137.2
131.8

142.0
148.1
154.7
154.6
145.9
137.2

142.0
141.8
160.1
169.3
158.1
144.7

142.0
150.6
152.5
148.7
141.0
134.2

122.5
123.7
128.9
126.5
125.3
124.3

145.1
151.8
153.5
152.9
149.0
143.3

134.0
137.9
139.9
142.3
141.5
138.2

140.2
139.7
138.4
135.0
134.2
135.8

134.7
139.6
444.2
141.3
135.8

146.8
156.3
158.4
158.0
153.1
144.7

126.3
128.1
134.4
136.2
133.1
129.6

135.7
140.5
142.4
145.3
144.9
149.8

133.9
139.3
141.4
143.7
142.5
148.6

131.8
137.4
139.4
141.5
139.7
145.9

138.2
145.2
146.9
150.1
146.8
153.8

143.2
156.4
162.3
170.1
163.7
168.0

136.2
140.8
140.7
142.1
140.1
148.2

123.1
126.6
129.1
129.6
129.8
135.1

141.4
146.6
148.9
151.7
153.0
158.7

138.5
142.3
143.9
147.8
148.5
151.5

141.5
139.9
137.2
136.6
136.8
142.6

134.9
140.6
143.1
146.5
146.0
150.7

144.8
150.9
152.6
156.2
155.6
161.5

128.0
133.4
136.5
139.7
139.3
143.3

142.9
148.2
153.0
153.4
150.5
147.1

142.3
148.0
153.8
152.6
148.0
142.9

139.1
144.8
151.6
150.2
145.2
140.0

144.1
152.5
160.5
158.4
150.3
142.3

144.4
147.6
166.3
173.8
164.3
150.5

143.9
154.4
158.2
152.2
144.8
139.0

132.3
134.2
139.4
139.1
138.2
136.8

154.3
159.9
162.1
161.4
158.1
153.5

143.8
148.6
151.7
154.8
154.5
153.5

145.5
147.4
144.8
141.9
140.9
145.1

142.6
148.3
154.1
155.0
151.9
147.3

152.5
162.8
166.4
165.4
160.8
153.8

135.7
138.3
145.6
147.9
145.6
142.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . . . .
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

|

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




97.5

94.7

92.4

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 183.

145J

10

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTION-Con.

INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION *•
By market groupings
Products
Final products
Consumer goods
YEAR AND
MONTH

Nondurable consumer goods

Durable consumer goods
Total
Automotive products
Total

Total
Total

Autos
and
utility
vehicles

Total
Total

*

*

*

Autos

Consumer staples

Home goods
Auto
parts
and
allied
goods

Appliances
A/C, and
TV

Total 2

Carpeting
and
furniture

39.4
41.1
38.8

39.3
41.0
39.5

38.6
40.0
38.8

42.4
43.7
43.4

40.1
41.8
39.6

45.3
47.4
47.0

37.3
42.3
54.2

46.8
46.0
34.3

37.5
39.1
36.2

27.5
29.4
28.1

44.8
48.0
43.4

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

44.9
48.7
50.6
54.8
51.9

44.9
48.1
50.7
54.2
51.9

43.7
47.2
50.7
54.1
51.3

49.6
49.1
50.2
53.2
52.9

53.0
46.0
44.5
52.2
48.4

59.1
52.3
47.1
59.5
55.4

70.9
58.2

48.5,

40.6
40.1
39.7
43.5
42.7

49.9
43.0
43.0
48.6
44.9

47.9
38.4
37.1
45.0
40.2

54.5
46.3
49.1
50.8
54.3

1955
1956
1957
1958

56.8
59.9
61.3
58.8
64.6

55.4
58.6
60.3
57.6
63.2

59.0
61.2
62.6
62.1
68.1

59.5
57.8
57.7
51.3
60.6

73.6
60.6
63.5
50.5
63.3

51.4
59.0

46.2
49.9
46.5
44.3
53.3

63.1

.61.0

49.9
51.7
54.4
55.3
62.2

53.0
55.7

1959.

58.5
61.1
61.9
57.9
64.8

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

66.2
66.7
72.2
76.5
81.7

66.4
67.1
72.4
76.4
80.9

65.3
65.8
71.4
75.5
79.7

70.7
72.2
77.1
81.3
85.9

64.0
63.1
71.3
77.4
83.2

72.5
66.1
80.1
87.7
91.9

75.4
64.0
82.1
91.4
92.9

61.9
64.6
70.5
74.6
83.3

59.4
61.3
66.5
71.8
78.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

89.8
97.8

88.2
96.0

87.6
95.9

92.6
97.3

97.5

100.0
106.2
110.3

100.0
106.2
109.6

100.0
105.9
109.8

103.2
100.0
111.1
115.0

113.3
112.8
100.0
119.4
118.1

121.0
116.1
100.0
120.9
113.8

91.2
98.7

100.0
106.3
111.1

100.0
113.3
123.9

106.9
108.5
118.0
127.1
127.3

105.3
106.3
115.7
124.4
125.1

109.0
114.7
124.4
131.5
128.9

106.1
118.8
133.8
146.2
135.3

98.8

89.7

86.6

1974. . .

107.8
109.6
119.7
129.8
129.3

124.4
141.4
153.0
132.8

120.3
136.7
149.7
121.0

116.0
128.6
138.3
107.9

121.7
134.8
153.4
161.3
162.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

117.8
130.5
138.2
146.1

119.3
129.7
137.9
144.8

118.2
127.6
135.9
142.2

124.0
137.1
145.3
149.1

121.4
141.9
154.0
159.2

125.8
155.7
175.6
179.9

113.7
149.8
169.3
172.5

101.1
132.1
148.4
148.6

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

115.2
112.7
111.7
112.6
113.7
116.4

116.2!
114.4!
113.9
115.21
116.2
118.8

115.2
113.5
113.4
114.7
115.6
118.2

117.0
116.1
117.0
119.0
120,4
124.3

106.2
104.5
108.1
114.9
117.9
121.4

98.6
95.6

108.4
118.1
122.4
128.9

79.8
76.7
94.8

104.9
108.9
116.2.

71.4
66.1
85.2
94.3
97.1

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

118.4
121.0
122.1
122.2
123.5
124.4

120.9
122.3
122.8
122.4
123.8
124.9

119.7
120.8
121.5
120.9
122.3
123.5

126.6
127.5
129.0
128.7
131.1
132.3

126.6
129.2
132.2
131.9
132.5
134.0

137.0
139.1
142.1
140.8
143.2
147.7

127.6
130.2
133.9
133.6,
134.7
140.0

114.2
116.3
118.5
119.1
120.9

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

126.1
128.1
128.7
129.0
130.1
130.7

126.1
127.8
128.0
128.4
129.0
129.5

124.3
125.8
126.1
126.5
127.1
127.6

133.1
135.0
135.5
136.2
137.1
137.5

135.3
138.7
141.0
141.7
142.9
142.8

142.7
150.6
156.2
156.8
154.4
157.2

133.3
142.2
148.9
152.4
153.0
156.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

131.2
132.0
131.3
131.3
132.6
133.6

130.1
130.6
130.0
130.2
132.1
133.5

128.1
128.5
127.5
127.9
130.1
131.7

137.5
137.8
136.8
137.5
139.4
141.4

142.6
143.9
139.3
139.6
144.9
150.6

157.3
158.3
148.4
148.9
162.4
179.0

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

133.7
134.5
136.3
137.1
138.0
138.9

134.1
134.4
135.7
136.6
137.4
138.4

132.0
132.6
134.1
135.1
135.7
136.7

141.4
142.1
144.5
144.6
145.2
146.3

146.4
146.9
153.0
152.5
153.1
156.3

July . . .
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

139.0
139.3
139.6
140.1
140.3
140.5

138.9
139.3
139.7
139.7
139.7
140.2

137.2
137.3
137.6
137.5
137.2
137.6

146.8
146.5
146.4
147.1
146.6
146.2

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April. .
May
June

140.0
140.3
142.1
144.4
144.8
146.1

139.1
140.0
142.1
143.8
143.8
144.6

136.0
137.3
139.9
141.6
141.4
142.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

147.1
148.0
148.6
149.7
150.6
151.8

145.6
146.6
146.9
147.5
148.0
149.0

143.2
144.2
144.5
145.1
145.3
146,1

.
.

..

Total

sumer
foods
and
tobacco

Non-

food
staples

68.5
62.0

88.5.
63.5
66.3
45.4

43.4

59.2

44.6i

61 .8 1

45.0

60.6

39.5
40.3
41.1

57.6
56.7
57.1

24.7
26.7
27.9

48.8
50.5
52.5
53.9
54.6

66.6
64.8
68.1
69.3
67.3

44.2
46.9
48.6
50.1
51.6

59.1
60.4
61.8
62.8
63.6

31.8
35.3
37.3
39.1
40.6

65.9
64.1
72.8

58.8
62.6
64.6
66.5
71.1

73.9
75.8
75.7
74.5
81.5

55.2
59.4
61.9
64.6
68.7

67.1
70.8
72.0
74.1

77 A

44.4
49.0
52.6
55.3
60.2

52.5
54.9
60.7
66.5
74.5

69.5
68.1
76.2
81.8
89.2

73.4
75.8
79.3
82.9
87.0

81.2
82.6
86.1
89.0
92.4

71.5
74.2
77.7
81.5
85.7

79.8
81.9
84.4
87.3
91.2

63.5
66.8
71.2
75.8
80.4

88.9
97.9

87.6
99.9

102.0

100.0
106.4
113.2

100.0
103.5
107.5

110.2
115.6
129.5
142.5
136.8

156.6
170.5
191.8
198.5

118.8
134.1
141.9
147.7

146.5
143.5
143.1
151.4
156.6
161.1

54.5,

65s3

90.7
95.1

96.9
98.9

89.3
94.2

93.3
96.4

85.5
92.1

110.5
116.2

100.0
103.9
107.7

100.0
103.7
105.6

100.0
104.0
108.3

100.0
102.4
105.3

100.0
105.9
111.8

103.4
111.6
125.4
139.1
127.0

114.5
123.8
143.4
154.9
145.2

110.1
113.1
120.6
125.6
126.3

102.0
103.2
112.9
120.2
117.1

112.4
115.8
122.8
127.2
128.9

108.3
111.8
116.0
120.1
122.7

117.1
120.3
130.7
135.4
136.1

98.0

114.6
127.8
133.3

126.8
146.6
155.3
164.2

125.1
135.2
141.9
145.1

111.6
126.6
131.8
131.1

128.8
137.6
144.7
148.9

122.8
131.5
136.5
140.6

135.8
144.6
154.1
158.5

110.4
109.7
108.0
113.2
115.5
117.3

88.2
87.4
80.6
96.4
96.9
96.6

108.7
111.4
112.5
114.4
120.6
123.9

121.3
120.7
120.5
120.7
121.4
125.5

100.5
101.5
102.2
105.1
106.3
110.0

127.0
126.0
125,6
125.0
125.7
129.8

118.0
118.4
118.5
118.9
119.9
123.9

137.5
134.8
133.8
132.1
132.4
136.7

122.8;

160.5
161.8
162.7
159.0
164.9
167.0

120.8
123.5
126.7
127.0
126.5
126.4

107.1
105.8
107.0
105.3
100.9
101.1

125.4
134.3,
141.1
141.9
144.7
142.0

126.7
126.9
127.6
127.4
130.6
131.5

113.2
117.5
116.8
120.4
123.2
123.9

130.6
129.6
130.7
129.3
132.5
133.6

125.1
125.1
125.2
125.3
127.6
127.2

137.0
134.9
137.1
133.8
138.2
141.0

118.8
126.2
133.0
134.6
134.1
136.8

166.3
171.7
174.7
168.1
158.1
160.5

131.2
132.1
132.4
133.2
136.5
134.7

113.9
112.8
113.3
115.1
119.5
114.1

143.8
146.2
145.4
146.4
145.3
145.4

132.3
133.5
133.3
134.0
134.8
135.4

126.0
126.9
127.0
129.4
130.2
128.1

134.0
135.4
135.0
135.3
136.0
137.5

129.1
129.4
128.6
128.9
130.9
131.5

139.7
142.3
142.4
142.8
142.1
144.4

155.9
158.2
139.4
136.6
154.4
177.6

135.0
138.0
121.4
120.5
138.8
157.2

160.8
158.8
171.0
180.0
182.6
182.5

134.4
135.8
134.2
134.4
135.1
134.7

110.0
117.7
114.2
115.7
116.2
111.4

144.6
148.8
147.3
148.8
147.8
147.3

135.4
135.4
135.8
136.6
137.3
137.7

125.2
122.3
124.5
127.6
126.0
126.8

138.2
139.1
138.9
139.1
140.4
140.7

132.9
133.0
133.3
134.5
133.5
132.1

144.5
146.1
145.3
144.5
148.3
150.8

164.6
162.7
179.2
175.2
174,3
181.7

155.0
152.2
174.6
169.9
167.1
177.0

135.6
132.4
154.3
149.5
148.5
156.8

188,9
189.3
190.8
188.8
192.4
193.5

136.2
138.1
138.3
139.8
141.3
142.0

113.7
119.1
122.6
124.8
129.9
131.4

149.2
150.8
148.7
150.6
152.2
154.5

139.4
140.1
141.1
141.4
142.1
142.3

130.6
131.7
131.8
131.1
132.5
132.6

141.9
142.4
143.6
144.3
144.7
145.0

133.2
134.0
136.1
136.7
136.5
137.6

152.0
152.2
152.3
153.2
154.3
153.7

157.7
155.6
156.7
157.8
156.3
155.8

183.0
177.8
178.4
181.4
175.2
174.0

179.6
172.4
173.0
177.1
168.3
166.3

158.5
150.8
150.2
153.9
147.4
143.5

191.6
191.6
191.9
192.4
192.9
193.8

143.5
143.2
144.5
144.6
145.7
145.6

129.6
132.2
132.2
130.1
134.3
134.9

158.2
158.2
159.2
159.6
160.5
160.6

142.5
142.9
142.3
142.8
142.8
142.3

133.0
131.7
132.2
133.8
131.2
128.7

145.1
146.0
145.1
145.3
146.0
146.1

137.3
138.3
136.5
136.3
137.3
138.3

154.1
154.8
155.1
155.7
156.0
155.1

143.2
145.2
147.5
149.5
149.0
149.3

147.2
151.5
157.6
162.4
160.2
161.1

157.6
163.9
176.4
185.9
181.2
181.6

145.4
153.9
171.0
182.9
175.4
174.5

127.4
131.5
149.6
159.2
151.5
150.1

188.8
189.1
190,3
193.6
195,8
199.4

141.8
144.5
147.1
149.2
148.4
149.6

120.8
131.6
134.3
140.3
137.8
140.1

159.1
160.7
161.2
161.9
164.2
166.8

141.5
142.7
143.4
144.3
144.6
144.5

124.2
127.9
129.8
131.4
130.8
131.1

146.3
146.8
147.2
147.9
148.4
148.3

137.7
138.7
139.2
140.7
140.5
140.0

156.3
156.2
156.5
156.3
157.6
157.9

149.8
150.6
150.8
151.2
151.3
151.5

162.1
161.5
160.5
162.6
162.9
161.8

183.8
183.5
179.5
187.6
190.2
186.9

176.7
174.9
170.0
181.0
185.0
179.2

152.7
150.2
144.2
154.7
159.7
151.9

201.9
205.5
203.7
204.3
203.2
206.5

150.0
149.2
149.9
148.6
147.6
147.7

138.8
132.4
136.2
132.3
129.1
129.8

168.2
167.1
167.9
165.3
164.2
164.3

144.9
146.3
147.0
146.6
146,7
147.3

130.4
133.3
135.0
132.6
132.4
132.2

148.9
149.9
150.3
150.5
150.6
151.5

141.1
141.9
141.4
141.4
141.7
143.2

158.0
159.2
160.6
161.1
161.0
161.2

!

|

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Clothing

1967=100

*

1947
1948
1949

1970
1971
1972
1973

Con-

Total

100.0
121.8
115.9

'

102.5

'

96.2
99.9

"^ Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 183 and 184.

11

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTION~Con.

INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By market groupings
Products
Intermediate products

Final products
Equipment
' YEAR AND
MONTH

Business equipment
Industrial
Total
Total

Building
and
mining

2

Total

Commercial, transit, farm

Manufacturing

*
1947
1948
1949

2

Total

1967

Commercial

Transit

Defense
and
space
equipment

Con-

Total

struction
supplies

Business
supplies

*

- 100

30.6
32.2
28,7

38.0
39.5
34.5

10.3
12.1
12.7

41.9
44.3
42.0

46.8
50.1
45.9

37.1
39.3
38.9

1954

31.1
43.3
51.9
56.3
49.3

37.0
45.2
51.2
53.3
46.8

57.9

70.8

56.5

35.1

32.0

35.5

14.9
36.6
51.4
61.6
54.2

48.8
51.3
50.9
54.5
54.3

55.3
57.6
57.1
61.4
60.4

43.4
45.9
45.8
48.7
49.3

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

50.4
55.3
57.5
51.5
56.5

50.8
58.8
61.1
51.5
57.9

60.2
69.5
69.3
57.2
64.0

79.1
88.5
85.0
71.4
83.7

57.7
66.7
64.7
50.3
56.9

40.6
47.3
52.0
45.3
51.2

37.8
45.1
47.3
43.6
50.4

38.6
46.8
57.3
43.3
47.5

49.7
48.5
50.7
50.9
53.7

61.7
64.4
64.4
63.0
69.5

69.5
70.5
68.1
76.3

55.2
58.5
59.3
58.7
63.9

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964 . . . .

58.1
57.3
63.7
67.5
71.4

59.4
57.7
62.7
65.8
73.7

64.8
62.7
68.4
71.2
80.6

76.9
74.1
79.6
82.9
96.3

61.2
58.9
66.0
69.5
78.4

53.5
52.2
56.4
59.8
66.0

56.1
55.2
59.3
61.5
67.4

49.5
45.5
49.5
53.3
59.4

55.1
56.0
64.9
69.9
67.7

70.0
71.4
75.7
79.9
85.2

74.5
75.2
79.7
83.4
88.5

66.2
68.2
72.4
77.1
82.6

90.2

103.1
105.8
100.0
107.8
110.9

• ..

1950
1951
1952

1953. . .

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

.

77.8
94.6

77.5
94.5

74.6
93.2

74.9
88.1

90.6
96.2

93.9
97.9

88.0
94.8

100.0
110.7
122.5

100.0
110.2
131.2

100.0
116.6
117.9

100.0
108.2
104.0

100.0
106.3
112.9

100.0
106.6
112.3

100.0
106.1
113.5

116.5
115.4
131.2
149.3
156.7

130.5
131.8
153.6
175.9
182.4

100.6

88.5
78.8
79.9
81.4
82.4

112.9
116.7
126.5
137.2
135.3

111.0
116.8
128.4
139.8
134.5

114.7
116.7
124.6
134.6
136.0

136.3
146.8
162.5
177.2

157.8
178.7
197.8
212.0

101.9

80.0
79.8
81.3
86.3

123.1
137.2
145.1
154.1

116.3
132.6
140.6
151.7

129.7
141.7
149.5
156.5

141.2
136.8
131.7
132.5
133.6
133.9

161.9
158.5
152.4
151.5
153.2
153.9

106.2

102.1
102.2

82.1
79.9
79.7
80.2
80.9
81.6

119.5
117.9
115.9
116.9
118.1
120.8

111.5
111.2
109.4
110.2
111.4
112.6

127.4
124.4
122.3
123.6
124.8
128.9

101.3

135.8
139.1
137.8
136.4
137.2
139.7

157.8
161.8
160.4
158.5
159.5
164.4

104.0
104.6
104.4
102.4
102.8
102.9

81.0
80.6
81.2
78.5
77.3
77.7

125.0
127.9
127.6
128.0
129.3
129.9

116.8
121.3
122.3
122.7
123.1
124.1

133.1
134.3
132.8
133.3
135.4
135.9

170.0
166.1
163.1
162.8
164.2
164.1

101.2
103.3
104.5
105.1
105.5
105.4

139.2
143.1
144.2
144.0
144.5
146.7

164.3
169.6
171.6
172.8
174.6
177.3

100.2
102.1
101.9

81.0
80.6
80.0
79.1
79.2
78.7

133.1
135.1
134.9
135.7
135.9
136.6

127.2
130.2
129.7
130.6
132.1
132.9

138.9
140.1
140.0
140.7
139.7
140.4

124.7
125.3
126.8
127.2
127.8
128.9

167.9
170.0
169.4
171.3
171.3
175.6

106.8
106.1
107.0
106.8
108.1
108.5

149.6
150.7
145.9
144.4
152.6
155.5

182.4
182.4
183.0
185.0
187.9
191.5

100.2
101.1

78.7
79.6
79.4
80.4
80.2
80.0

137.7
138.4
139.2
139.0
139.4
140.1

133.9
134.9
134.1
134.6
135.2
134.9

141.6
142.0
144.3
143.3
143.6
145.1

142.1
142.8
143.2
146.0
147.1
148.2

129.5
130.8
131.1
133.3
134.3
135.7

179.5
181.8
182.3
187.8
189.9
191.9

108.0
109.1
109.8
112.1
112.1
113.8

156.6
156.7
157.1
160.7
161.8
162.7

192.2
192.8
193.0
196.5
197.4
197.6

104.3
104.5
107.0
110.5
111.6
113.9

80.6
80.9
80.8
81.9
81.7
81.8

141.6
140.8
141.6
142.1
143.7
144.8

134.7
134.6
136.3
137.0
138.7
139.4

148.4
146.9
146.8
147.2
148.7
150.2

124.0
124.6
125.5
124.2
124.4
125.9

149.1
149.9
151.0
150.8
150.8
152.3

136.5
136.6
137.5
137.6
138.1
139.1

191.8
190.1
191.9
192.2
192.3
194.9

115.0
114.6
116.3
116.2
116.4
117.1

163.6
165.3
166.6
166.0
165.5
167.5

196.3
199.1
200,7
200.4
202.4
204.2

119.3
120.4
123.0
118.2
113.4
117.8

82.0
82.0
82.6
79.6
79.9
81.6

145.3
147.0
147.4
148.0
148.7
149.8

141.0
143.2
144.0
145.0
145.8
147.5

149.5
150.9
150.7
151.1
151.5
152.1

126.1
126.5
129.4
130.7
131.0
132.3

152.0
153.6
156.5
158.0
158.4
160.1

141.6
141.6
143.8
144,1
145.1
146.1

200.7
203.3
206.9
208.9
207.9
210.5

118.5
117.7
119.0
118.8
120.6
121.6

164.1
167.5
171.1
174.1
173.7
176.2

203.1
205.2
205.9
207.1
207.6
211.6

112.1
117.0
125.8
134.2
132.8
131.9

82.6
80.8
83.9
84.9
84.9
85.6

150.5
150.2
150.4
152.0
152.4
154.0

148.3
147.3
146.9
148.9
149.9
151.5

152.6
153.0
153.8
155.1
154.9
156.5

134.0
135.3
135.9
136.6
137.1
138.6

161.7
163.4
163.8
164.8
165.0
166.8

147.0
148.0
147.6
148.1
147.6
148.4

210.3
209.0
208.4
208.8
207.8
206.3

121.4
123.2
122.8
123.4
123.3
124.5

178.8
181.2
182.5
184.1
185.0
188.0

214.4
215.3
217.6
218.2
217.8
218.7

134.7
139.2
139.5
143.3
145.7
151.0

87.5
87.9
89.0
89.3
90.3
91.4

154.7
155.6
155.6
156.4
157.8
159.9

152.4
153.8
153.5
154.5
156.1
158.3

156.9
157.4
157.7
158.4
159.6
161.5

88.7

80.7
94.0

84.4
97.7

100.0
106.5
109.3

100.0
105.5
112.5

100.4
100.0
101.0
103.8

1970.

100.1

1971
1972
1973
1974

103.8
114.5
120.0

107.0
104.1
118.0
134.2
142.4

106.6
121.2
129.9

102.0
106.3
121.0
136.5
159.7

110.0
113.1

1975
1976
1977
1978

110.2
114.6
123.0
132.8

128.2
135.4
147.8
160.3

121.2
125.5
135.0
145.8

168.3
168.1
188.9
207.3

105.8
113.4
121.2

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

112.7
111.0
108.6
108.7
109.2
109.8

130.8
128.0
125.7
125.6
126.0
126.6

121.8
120.3
120.7
119.6
119.4
120.2

161.7
162.1
166.9
163.8
167.2
165.6

101.1

110.0
111.4
111.3
110.0
110.0
111.5

127.3
129.9
129.2
128.8
129.6
131.6

120.0
121.8
121.9
122.1
123.0
124.5

168.8
172.4
170.5
172.9
174.9
172.9

100.0
100.8
100.7
100.5

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . .

112.1
113.2
113.3
113.0
113.4
113.8

130.6
132.6
133.2
133.2
133.8
134.8

123.1
123.6
123.6
123.9
124.5
124.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

115.1
115.6
114.7
114.7
117.3
118.4

136.8
137.1
135.6
135.2
139.3
141.3

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

119.2
119.7
119.9
122.1
122.7
123.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

94.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

71-.5

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series a
following these tables.




98.9
94.3

:ar in the section immediately

101.0
100.0
96.7
99.3
91.9
82.6
92.7

99.9

99.5
98.7
99.1
98.3
99.8

99.9

95.8

101.8
112.9
119.1

98.7

113.5
133.8

98.6
94.5
99.0

99.5
97.8

100.6
99.5

101.4
88.1
90.2

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 185.

12

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION-Con.
INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION l
By industry groupings

By market groupings

Mining and utilities

Materials
Nondurable goods
materials

Durable goods materials

Mining

YEAR AND
MONTH

Oil and gas extraction
Total
Total 2

Durable
consumer
parts

Equipment
parts

Total2

Textile,
paper,
and
chemical
materials

Energy
materials

*

Total
Total

1967= 100

Metal
mining

Coal
Total 2

Crude
oil

Natural
gas

Stone
and
earth
minerals

*

1947
1948
1949

39.5
41.2
37.6

38.3
39.4
35.3

44.5
47.8
50.7

25.0
24.8
21.8

31.6
33.9
32.4

39.8
42.6
40.1

61.3
64.4
57.1

70.6
72.8
65.4

131.0
125.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

45.0
49.8
50.5
56.1
51.8

44.4
50.5
51.6
60.3
52.0

68.2
63.4
59.5
76.2
64.1

26.5
35.6
41.3
48.9
41.2

63.3

45,1
50.1
51.3
53.8
54.8

63.8
70.0
69.4
71.2
69.9

75.4
81.1
74.8
80.5
73.4

106.2
109.0

45.9

38.5
40.7
40.7
43.7
43,5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

61.3
62.8
62.8
56.5
65.2

63.7
63.9
63.8
53.7
64.0

84.4
75.0
77.2
61.0
76,2

45.0
49.9
49.9
41.7
50.2

52.5
54.9
54.7
54.4
62.1

50.6
53.0
52.8
52.1
60.6

71.3
75.4
76.2
70.7
74.8

61.2
65.4
67.1
64.9
69.3

77.9
82.0
82.1
75.3
78.7

91.1
95.2

102.0

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

66.1
66.2
72.1
76.7
82.9

64.8
63.3
70.4
75.1
81.9

78.4
69.7
81.0
85.9
89.1

49.9
50.8
57.7
62.1
68.5

63.2
65.8
71.3
75.6
82.2

61.6
64.1
70.4
75.3
82.5

75.9
76.4
79.0
83.7
87.1

72.2
74.2
77.8
82.0
86.9

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

92.4

93.8

100.7
100.0
106.5
112.5

103.3
100.0
106.2
112.1

106.9
109.9
100.0
113.9
111.1

83.0
98.3

90.3
97.5

91.3
98.9

91.1
96.9

100.0
101.0
109.6

100.0
108.8
115.7

100.0
110.1
118.0

100.0
104.6
109.2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

109.2
111.3
122.3
133.9
132.4

103,8
104.9
117.7
134.6
132.7

92.5

102.9

107.3
118.4
130.5
117.5

114.7
141.8
146.5

115.4
120.2
132.9
142.2
142.6

117.0
123.1
137.1
147.8
148.0

114.4
115.4
120.3
121.9
119.2

1975
1976
1977
1978

115.5
131.7
138.6
148.3

109.1
128.0
136.1
149.0

123,6
133.3
140.8

1 18.9
137.2
147.3
166.5

126.6
147.8
155.6
165.6

129.0
152.5
160.8
171.8

1975: 'January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

113.7
110.1
108.3
108.8
109.8
112.6

110,6
105.3
103.0
103.2
102.9
104.3

87.4
80.2
83.2
89.0
91.3
95.3

126.5
120.6
118.1
116.6
114.2
113.0

116.6
113.9
110.8
115.2
118.7
123.2

114.5
119.0
121.0
122.0
123.1
123.3

107.3
112.9
114.5
114.6
115.2
115.5

99.2

108.7
110.8
107.2
109.3
111.6

114.8
117.4
119.0
120.6
122.3
123.9

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

126.0
128.6
129.9
130.0
131.7
132.7

119.2
123.3
124.6
125.4
128.5
129.4

114.3
119.4
120.4
120.6
124.6
126.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

133.0
134.2
133.3
133.0
133.5
133.8

131.3
132.5
130.7
129.8
130.1
130.6

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

133.2
134.8
137.3
137.8
138.9
139.6

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

49.2
54.3
51.3

42.3
46.0
44.5

95.0
90.5
77.2

56.3
63.6
65.7
68.7
69.3

73.0

48.4

50.9
55.6
58.0
59.6
60.0

88.9
85.6

89.8
97.3
95.3
80.0
79.7

75.8
79.1
78.8
74.0
78.7

79.4
83.0
82.8
77.1
80.6

53.0
56.8
60.3
61.1
67.2

65.0
69.4
68.7
68.0
73.2

80.3
80.8
83.1
86.4
89.9

111.5
102.8
104.8
103.3
112.3

79.2
76.5
79.1
85.8
89.9

77.9
79.8
81.9
85.1
87.6

79.9
81.1
82.4
85.7
86.5

70.5
72.3
74.7
79.5
85.1

74.9
76.7
79.4
83.4
88.6

91.1
96,9

93.2
98.2

90.5
95.3

88.7
94.3

89.2
94.8

100.0
104.2
108.3

114.8
120.4
100.0
111.0
125.1

93.8
97.2

100.0
106.2
112.5

100.0

100.0
104.6
108.3

100.0
103.0
104.7

100.0
106.8
114.4

102.4
100.0
102.9
103.4

118.0
119.5
125.5
129.2
128.7

112.2
109.8
113.1
114.7
115.3

131.9
120.6
118.8
130.2
125.6

108.0
106.0
104.8
106.4

111.6
110.9
113.6
113.7
114.4

109.3
107.4
107.3
104.4

121,3
124.5
125.3
125.9
120.7

106.2
105.4
113.2
119.2
121.5

117.2
120.7
123.5
125.3

128.5
131.9
136.3
141.7

112.8
114.2
118.2
124.0

115.8
112.8
105.5
121.0

113.4
117.2
121.9
114.7

113.3
112.0
118.0
124.6

111.0
109.6
110.9
108.6

107.0
118.3
124.9
131.2

117.8
115.1
111.3
115.4
119.7
125.7

117.7
117.0
118.0
114.8
115.3
119.2

128.2
128.8
129.3
127.3
127.3
129.7

113.8
114.1
113.7
112,9
111.8
113.3

126.9
123.8
118.1
121.6
110.7
111.9

113.1
112.5
108.7
104.4
111.0
122.4

112.4
114.0
115.5
114.7
113.7
114.4

113.9
109.4
104.4
104.6
102.5

95.3

111.3
109.8
111.2
112.2
112.3
112.2

127.1
131.6
138.8
140.3
141.3
142.6

128.6
134.3
142.9
144.9
146.2
147.9

116.5
118.3
114.5
117.0
119.7
118.7

127.2
129.0
127.2
127.9
130.5
129.2

110.8
111.6
111.6
113.8
114.2
112.9

107.0
115.0
113.5
112.5
118.1
117.9

105.5
112.9
112,6
122.2
125.6
109.9

113.0
112.4
111.8
113.1
112.3
113.1

94.4
93.7
92.9
94.5
94.0
94.3

112.4
112.3
109.9
110.9
108.1
109.6

105.6
103.9
108.0
110.9
112.1
111.5

127.6
130.4
132.5
132.8
137.5
138.9

143.8
146.2
148.0
148.1
147.5
148.2

148.0
151.0
153.9
153.3
151.7
153.0

120.2
119.7
120.1
118.6
119.9
121.4

131.4
130.9
130.6
129.8
130.6
131.3

114.2
113.3
112.9
111,9
113.1
113.9

117.0
121.2
121.6
122.4
121.6
120.6

112.0
115.4
114.0
113.8
118.5
122.0

113.9
111.1
110.7
109.5
110.6
111.3

94.2
92.6
92.6
91.7
92.1
92.1

109.8
107.0
109.3
109.0
110.2
111.2

115.9
118.3
118.5
117.4
116.8
116.9

126.6
128.1
125.6
121.6
127.4
127.6

140.1
141.3
140.7
141.3
141.4
141.9

146.9
148.2
149.1
149.2
149.2
148.5

151.1
152.4
153.4
154.0
153.9
153.2

119.9
120.9
120.2
120.5
122.4
123.2

130.8
132.1
132.5
133.3
134.6
135.2

112.7
114.1
115.7
115.8
115.9
116.6

124.4
124.4
123.2
126.3
124.4
126.7

105.8
113.5
120.5
124.7
122.4
121.4

111.7
112.2
113.4
112.5
113.1
114.0

92.1
92.1
93.4
91.2
91.1
91.0

110.2
108.9
108.0
109.5
110.1
111.4

116.9
118.9
119.2
119.6
120.8
120.0

129.8
130.8
134.1
135.3
136.6
137.9

125.4
126.1
128.8
130.5
132.4
135.2

140.2
142.8
143.9
145.1
146.2
146.5

148.0
152.8
155.5
155.3
156.1
155.9

152.8
156.5
160.8
161.0
162.0
161.8

122.9
122.1
122.3
121.9
123.0
123.7

135.8
135.6
135.7
135.4
136.2
136.6

114.4
116.8
119.6
119.2
119.2
120.0

130.5
129.6
132.7
126.1
120.5
121.4

101.1
107.6
126.2
124.2
124.7
130.5

113.6
115.7
116.1
116.9
117.5
117.7

89.3
91.0
90.7
91.7
90.2
90.5

111.4
114.4
112.4
110.7
111.6
111.7

120.1
123.1
125.2
124.0
123.2
123.4

139.2
139.1
139.5
140.6
141.2
140.8

136.7
136.5
136.4
138.5
139.0
140.6

135.8
136.5
136.3
136.8
137.5
137.2

147.6
148.4
149.3
150.9
151.4
154.4

156.0
156.8
157.3
156.8
158.1
157.9

161.2
162.1
162.7
163.0
162.8
163.0

124.3
123.6
124.8
125.7
125.7
120.4

137.2
135.2
137.0
137.7
137.8
135.0

118.6
115.6
118.9
120.3
120.9
114.9

120.2

126.0
116.8
139.3
142.5
146.6

104.3

70.7

118.0
119.1
120.0
120.3
120,1
121.0

91.0
93.1
94.7
95.2
95.2
94.6

110.1
109.8
110.8
109.4
108.7
110.0

126.8
125.2
126.5
127.7
126.6
127.0

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

141.3
140.7
142.2
145.4
146.5
148.3

140.7
139.7
141.1
144.7
145.5
147.7

135.1
132.5
133.7
138.0
138.1
140.3

156.0
154.0
159.9
161.8
163.1
165.7

158.7
161.0
162.9
164.6
164.8
166.3

165.3
166.7
168.9
169.9
170.3
172.3

121.3
117.9
119.0
123.4
126.2
127.6

136.1
135.9
137.9
141.1
142.1
143.1

114.5
114.4
119.5
125.5
126.5
127.4

121.4
120.8
127.4
122.2
120.1
121.0

51.2
53.0
74.3

129.2
131.1
136.0

121.2
120.9
124.3
124.7
125.8
126.2

94.4
93.5
98.0
97.2
97.4
97.6

109.3
110.4
109.7
'110.1
107.5
107.9

128.4
127.9
127.2
129.0
130.6
130.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . , .
November . .
December . .

149.3
150.2
151.2
153.2
154.5
156.2

150.5
151.9
153.4
155.5
157.0
159.5

142.3
142.1
145.1
147.0
147.2
148.6

169.4
168.8
170.7
172.9
176.7
179.2

164.5
165.3
167.8
168.8
170.2
171.9

171.3
170.7
174.6
175.3
177.1
178.9

127.7
127.5
125,6
128.6
129.3
128.8

143.6
143.2
142.6
144.6
144.8
145.0

127.1
126.2
124.4
127.9
128.0
127.4

117.0
118.0
115.6
122.1
124.3
123.8

133.1
125.9
114.0
141.9
144.6
144.7

126.6
126.2
125.4
125.5
124.8
123.8

97.5
98.0
98.1
98.0
96.8
96.4

109.6
108.7
107.2
107.9
107.0
107.1

131.4
132.1
133.7
133.6
133.8
134.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

97.7

99.9

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




69.9
71.3
80.1
84.9

92.3

98.2

101.1
99.2

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 185 and 186.

99.7
94.9
92.2
92.3
96.9

97.4
97.2
96.1
95.3
94.2

95.1

99.3

13

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION~Con.
INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION 1
By industry groupings
Manufacturing

Mining and utilities
Utilities

Nondurable manufactures

MONTH

Foods
Total2

Electric

Total

2

Total

*

Tobacco
products

Total

*

*

Meat
products

Dairy
products

Beverages

Textile
mill
products

Paper
and
products

Apparel
products

1967 = 100

1947
1948
1949

20.1
22.4
23.9

18.7
21.0
22.4

39.4
40.9
38.7

41,3
42.7
42.0

55.8
55.2
55.9

66.7
68.5
67.9

53.6
57.3
52.9

57.8
60.3
59.7

39.1
40.2
38.5

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

27.2
31.0
33.7
36.5
39.3

25.2
28.7
31.2
34.3
36.5

45.0
48.6
50.6
55.2
51.5

46.7
48.3
49.2
51.2
51.6

57.9
59.0
60.2
61.4
62.7

64.4

73.0

58.2

68.8
72.9
75.3
73.9
71.7

60.2
59.6
59.1
60.6
56.7

64.3
63.1
66.3
67.2
66.4

46.3
49.1
46.8
51.1
50.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

43.9
48.2
51.5
53.9
59.3

41.1
45.0
48.2
50.3
55.5

58.2
60.5
61.2
57.0
64.2

57.2
60.1
61.1
61.6
67.7

66.3
70.1
71.1
72.9
76.5

70.1
75.1
73.0
72.8
79.3

77.7
82.5
86.2
88.5
90.3

61.1
63.5
64.0
65.7
69.5

73.7
75.2
78.8
84.7
88.5

64.6
66.4
63.3
62.4
70.6

73.3
75.0
74.9
72.8
80.1

56.6
60.1
59.1
59.5
66.5

63.4
67.0
72.0
77.0
83.6

59.4
63.2
68.1
73.3
79.6

65.4
65.6
71.5
75.8
81.0

69.3
71.5
75.8
80.0
85.2

78.6
80.9
83.4
86.4
90.4

80.4
82.7
83.6
88.0
92.5

93.1
96.6
97.6
97.0
100.5

69.6
71.7
74.5
79.0
84.5

90.5
93.4
94.5
97.4
98.5

69.3
71.4
76.2
78.9
85.2

81.7
82.2
85.5
89.1
92.2

68.0
71.8
76.2
80.6
85.4

88.7
95.5
100.0
108.4
117.3

85.5
92.6
100.0
109.7
119.7

89.7
97.9
100.0
106.4
111.0

90.9
96.7
100.0
106.2
111.5

92.4
96.0
100.0
102,6
106.1

89.2
94.0
100.0
101.7
102.8

100.8
97.1
100.0
98.1
96.9

88.8
95.9
100.0
108.0
113.7

99.5
99.5
100.0
100.1
97.4

92.8
98.4
100.0
107.9
112.6

97.4
99.9
100.0
102.9
106.7

91.9
99.2
100.0
107.3
115.8

124.5
130.5
139.4
145.4
143.7

128.1
135.2
146.4
155.6
154.9

106.4
108.2
118.9
129.8
129.4

112.3
116.6
126.5
133.8
134.6

108.9
112.8
116.8
120.9
124.0

106.5
112.2
109.2
103.2
110.1

97.1
98.6
103.3
105.9
107.6

119.4
127.0
133.2
139.2
143.0

101.5
100.5
105.7
112.3
109.8

111.8
116.5
132.7
142.9
132.8

101.4
104.7
109.4
117.3
114.3

115.2
120.4
128.8
137.4
134.5

146.0
151.7
156.5
161.4

160.8
168.8
176.8
182.2

116.3
130.3
138.4
146.8

126.4
141.8
150.5
156.9

123.4
133.0
138.8
142.7

102.6
111.2
113.9
113.8

109.3
113.8
117.4
120.6

145.8
157.0
168.2
180.1

111.8
116.9
112.8
118.3

122.3
134.6
134.4
137.5

107.6
125.7
134.2
134.2

116.3
133.2
137.5
144.8

144.4
145.1
146.8
143.3
144.5
148.1

157.4
159.1
161.6
157.0
159.0
164.6

113.4
110.8
109.3
110.9
111.8
114.6

119.8
118.4
116.1
118.8
120.8
125.5

117.8
117.9
116.6
120.2
121.1
124.3

105.2
107.9
102.8
108.0
97.9
101.7

109.5
109.8
109.3
108.7
110.2
109.8

144.7
139.7
134.0
140.3
144.1
147.6

105.4
109.3
105.7
118.2
106.9
109.9

96.1
102.3
105.4
111.0
116.6
124.2

96.6
102.4
97.6
100.4
104.5
105.1

113.0
109.8
103.1
105.3
107.0
113.9

145.5
148.3
144.6
143.8
148.8
147.2

160.0
164.7
159.0
157.3
165.5
162.3

117.0
119.7
121.4
121.2
122.7
123.6

128.1
130.5
132.9
133.6
136.2
136.9

125.4
125.8
126.2
126.4
128.8
128.5

101.1
99.6
102.3
99.8
101.5
104.1

105.1
105.1
109.9
110.5
112.4
112.3

151.3
149.3
148.4
144.3
151.8
153.0

114.1
110.5
114.1
113.9
118.5
116.0

127.8
130.0
138.3
137.5
141.6
139.0

106.3
112.8
111.5
115.9
118.3
121.2

116.5
120.5
124.5
126.5
127.7
129.5

150.7
150.7
150.3
149.7
150.1
150.7

167.1
167.2
166.8
166.0
166.7
167.5

125.3
127.6
128.4
128.8
129.9
130.5

138.0
140.3
140.6
140.9
140.4
141.2

130.1
130.6
129.4
129.9
131.8
132.4

105.1
105.4
111.5
107.3
107.2
108.7

112.5
112.2
112.7
113.3
112.8
112.9

152.4
158.1
146.8
150.9
155.4
155.1

118.2
116.9
119.3
118.9
117.4
117.6

137.2
137.9
137.0
135.9
138.1
136.9

123.2
125.4
124.0
126.0
128.9
125.6

131.4
133.1
133.2
133.9
133.9
134.3

151.0
152.1
151.3
152.8
155.4
156.1

167.9
169.4
168.3
170.2
174.0
174.9

131.4
131.8
131.4
131.3
132.6
133.7

141.6
141.4
143.4
143.9
144.0
144.4

134.9
134.9
135.3
136.3
135.3
133.4

110.7
115.8
116.0
116.8
115.1
112.6

114.0
114.5
115.5
114.8
115.5
115.4

159.0
161.8
162.7
164.2
159.1
157.4

114.0
114.7
114.3
117.1
115.9
116.2

135.3
134.5
132.6
131.4
129.0
129.1

125.3
121.3
123.6
127.8
128.0
128.7

132.3
134.1
132.6
133.0
133.6
132.6

159.7
156.7
153.7
153.3
155.2
155.1

179.9
176.1
173.2
173.0
175.7
175.3

133.6
134.1
136.3
137.0
138.1
139.0

146.5
147.3
149.1
149.5
150.5
161.1

136.0
136.5
139.1
139.2
139.2
139.3

110.4
114.0
116.1
113.8
115.3
116.1

115.3
115.7
116.6
116.9
117.1
116.5

160.1
161.8
172.6
171.9
170.9
166.8

114.9
114.0
104.1
112.1
108.2
113.5

131.2
130.2
132.1
133.1
133.2
132.8

135.3
135.5
135.5
133.0
134.1
135.1

132.8
135.2
134.8
135.5
137.4
137.7

157.9
157.0
157.2
157.1
156.6
157.4

179.1
177.6
177.8
177.8
177.0
177.7

139.5
139.7
140.1
140.8
140.9
141.5

151.3
151.6
151.7
152.3
152.4
152.4

139.0
139.5
138.9
139.2
139.5
139.9

112.8
114.4
114.5
112.8
113.8
112.3

117.4
118.6
118.4
118.5
118.5
118.8

168.2
166.4
166.4
169.5
171.3
171.1

114.0
115.0
113.2
113.2
114.7
116.0

134.1
134.7
136.3
138.1
138.4
139.1

134.8
133.4
134.1
135.8
132.8
130.0

138.6
138.8
140.1
138.7
139.7
140.8

160.2
159.9
158.4
158.5
159.5
160.6

181.4
180.2
178.1
178.1
179.6
181.1

140.4
140.7
142.7
144.9
145.2
146.4

152.4
152.9
153.8
155.5
155.8
157.0

139.7
140.6
141.4
143.1
142.9
142.8

111.2
114.4
111.0
116.0
118.0
1132

119.0
118.9
120.0
119.5
119.7
120.3

172.7
176.0
175.8
181.8
174.4
176.6

112.5
116.0
117.2
121.8
120.2
118.5

135.9
135.8
135.1
136.8
135.9
136.6

126.5
129.8
133.3
135.3
132.7
133.7

142.1
143.1
144.5
145.7
146.0
148.0

162.0
162.2
163.0
163.2
163.7
164.7

183.2
183.3
184.5
184.7
185.2
186.7

147.7
148.6
149.6
150.7
151.6
152.9

157.2
158.4
159.3
159.5
160.4
161.7

143.1
143.9
143.7
143.2
143.7
144.7

116.5
113.4
111.8
113.6
113.1
114.9

120.1
120.7
121.1
122.7
122.4
122.3

178.8
182.6
184.5
184.1
186.4
187.7

118.2
118.5
120.3
119.0
118.8
119.1

137.0
137.1
138.6
139.6
140.4
141.7

132.7
137.7
139.6
136.8
135.8
136.5

142.1
142.2
144.2
145.8
146.7
148.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

... .

...

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

. ..

.
..

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January ....
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July .
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June . .
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 186

14

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION-Con.
INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION 1
By industry groupings
Manufacturing
Nondurable manufactures

YEAR AND
MONTH

Durable manufactures

Chemicals and products
Printing
and
publishing

Total2

Basic
chemicals

Lumber and products
Petroleum
products

Rubber
and
plastics
products

Leather
and
products

Total

Ordnance,
private
and
Government

Total2

Lumber

Furniture
and
fixtures

Clay,
glass,
and
stone
products

1967= 100 *

1947
1948
1949

43.3
45.4
46.6

19.7
21.3
21.0

41.7
45.3
43.8

23.5
23.9
22.5

85.7
81.7
77.7

37.7
39.3
35.7

8.4
9.8
9.9

58.9
61.3
54.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

48.9
49.7
49.7
52.0
54.1

26.2
29.7
31.1
33,6
34.1

37.1

48.3
54.0
55.3
58.1
60.4

29.3
29.8
30.6
33.0
33,8

84.1
78.9
83.9
84.4
82.4

43.5
48,9
51.9
58.7
51.8

12.3
45.6
56.2
68.2
52.2

65.7
65.5
64.7
68.4
68.0

1955
1956
1957
1958,
1959

59.5
63.2
65.4
63.9
68.2

39.8
42.7
45.2
46.6
54.3

44.2
47.4
48.3
49.2
58.0

65.6
69.6
69.9
70.0
74.2

41.1
41.1
43.8
42.9
51.5

90.5
91.6
90.4
88.9
95.0

59.2
61.1
61.6
53.9
61.9

38.9
34.3
38.7
47.9
49.7

75.9
75.0
68.8
69.9
79.3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

71.0
71.3
73.9
77.8
82.6.

56.4
59.2
65.7
71.8
78.8

60.9
63.2
70.1
77.3
85.2

76.7
79.8
84.0
87.9
90.3

52.2
54.5
61.8
66.4
75.3

90.2
89.6
92.3
90.8
96.0

62.9
61.8
68.6
73.1
78.3

50.1
42.3
48.6
55.7
54.9

45.1
46.8
43.2

47.2
50.3
46.8

96.8

52.7
49.8
51.2
53.5
57.4

56.7
62,6
59.9
61.3
60.8

101.1
102.7
87.5
88.8
99.3

66.7
69.3
69.3
65.5
73.1

70.4
74.5
74.3
70.7
82.1

74.7
78.2
82.5'
86.3
92.7

88.6
87.1
90.7
95.5
100.9

72.3
71.1
78.1
81.2
87.1

79.0
78.7
83.5
88.5
92.7

11

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

87.9
94.6
100.0
103.2
107.4

87.8
95.7
100.0
109.5
118.4

93.8
99.6
100.0
107.4
117.0

92.1
96.1
100.0
105.1
108.4

86.2
96.8
100.0
119.7
130.2

97.8
99.0
100.0
104.0
96.5

89.0
98.9
100.0
106.5
110.6

66.7
82.9
100.0
115.6
111.9

96.3'
100.0
100.0
105.5
107.9

102.4
103.0
100.0
105.1
108.8

94.7
101.8
100.0
106.9
114.7

98.3
101.1
100.0
106,3
109.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

107.0
107.1
112.7
118.2
118.2

120.4
125.9
143.6
154.5
159.4

117.9
123.7
137.7
147.7
153.3

113.2
116.7
122.1
128.5
124.7

132.3
147.6
172.4
184.1
195.2

90.4
86.8
88.1
83.1
78.1

102.3
102.4
113.7
127.1
125.7

92.7
85.1
84.2
81.3
78.9

105.6
113.8
120.8
126.0
116.2

103.1
110.0
111.5
111.6
99.8

108,1
116.0
130.6
143.7
137.6

106.0
110.9
120.8
133.5
133.1

1975
1976
1977
1978

113.3
122.5
127.6
131.5

147.2
170.9
185.7
197.4

135.9
161.8
171.8
181.9

124.1
133.5
142.6
145.2

166.7
199.7
232.3
253.6

76.5
77.4
73.6
73.8

109.3
122.3
130.0
139.7

76.6
72.8
73.5
73.7

107.6
123.2
131.2
136.3

93.9
105.8
110.6
110.8

118.2
136.8
145.0
155.8

117.8
136.2
145.8
157.2

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March . . . . .
April
May
June
,

111.7
111.5
109.9
108.5
111.4
113.3

141.7
136.9
134.6
136.4
139.5
144.7

136.3
134.0
128.8
129.5
130.9
129.4

123.6
120.8
121.1
119.2
119.5
122.8

153.8
145.7
139.6
148.9
156.1
164.7

69,2
68.9
66.7
69.0
72.0
75.6

109.0
105.6
104.7
105.4
105.5
107.0

79.9
79.4
79.2
79.8
79.4
79.9

95.0
96.7
98.0
100.8
105.4
108.6

76.1
80.3
87.1
88.5
98.3
97.6

108.9
109.6
108.2
108.9
113.6
113.0

114.3
109.6
107.0
109.2
111.4
112.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

115.5
115.3
114.7
113.2
115.4
118.4

147.1
150.8
154.4
157.5
161.9
163.3

128.0
135.5
139.9
142.6
148.2
149.0

127.1
126.8
130.8
125.1
124.9
126.3

173.2
180.4
187.6
185.1
185.2
185.3

80.3
80.7
80.9
85.8
87.7
83.2

109.3
112.3
113.5
112.7
113.4
114.4

76.6
76.5
75.9
72.0
70.0
70.1

110.6
113.6
115.8
116.8
114.1
116.4

96.3
103.9
98.4
101.1
101.6
97.1

118.6
123.6
128.4
127.9
128.7
130.3

119.2
121.0
126.4
127.8
127.5
129.4

January. . . ,
February . . .
March
April
May . . . . . .
June

119.4
121.7
120.7
122.9
122.2
122.5

163.5
167.8
170.0
169.5
167.1
170.0

153.7
157.7
161.1
162.1
161.3
161.7

126.8
131.3
131.9
132.4
133.2
134.7

189.4
195.7
200.9
197.3
184.7
190.6

81.1
80.5
81.2
81.0
82.1
78.8

116.5
118.8
119.9
120.5
122.5
123.0

74.2
73.9
72.8
72.2
72.2
72.1

121.4
121.7
119.9
121.4
121.6
119.1

104.9
104.0
103.3
103.4
107.1
100.6

131.5
135.0
135.5
135.7
135.5
134.9

131.9
132.1
133.5
133.8
134.5
136.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October, . . .
November . .
December . .

123.1
123.2
123.4
122.5
122.6
124.7

169.4
171.9
174.0
173.7
175.7
177.2

160.8
163.3
165.8
164.9
165.1
163.4

133.6
133.8
134.6
132.8
136.2
139.6

194.6
187.3
211.6
214.8
213.0
214.2

77.9
74.8
74.4
73.3
71.4
70.8

124.0
125.1
123.2
122.6
124.7
126.3

72.1
72.4
72.5
73.2
72.8
72.5

122.7
126.0
125.5
127.0
126.7
125.4

106.1
112.5
106.9
113.4
109.0
96.3

136.3
139.0
138.7
138.7
138.9
140.3

136.1
135.8
137.7
138.5
140.8
142.1

January
February . . .
March . . . . .
April
May
June

125.9
125.0
126.3
125.6
127.4
128.0

177.5
179.8
183.8
184.9
186.5
187.3

164.1
168.5
171.5
173.7
174.6
173.9

141.6
144.7
143.0
143.3
142.3
142.0

220.9
220.5
224.5
227.5
231.3
234.8

73.0
73.3
71.8
72.1
73.7
72.7

124.6
125,0
127.5
128.4
129.6
130.7

72.9
72.9
73.1
73.5
74.2
74.0

128.7
128.7
129.8
129.0
130.5
130.6

110.1
108.8
111.6
110.2
112.5
107.9

140.8
141.5
140.6
141.7
142.7
145.2

138.1
139.1
141.3
143.0
143.5
146.5

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

128.0
128.5
128.3
129.0
129.4
129.4

187.5
187.6
187.2
188.4
188.7
188.8

175.1
174.6
170.9
173.1
170.3
171.5

141.8
142.0
142.4
142.5
143.0
142.6

236.4
238.0
239.2
238.8
238.3
238.0

72.7
73.9
73.0
75.4
76.5
75.1

131.3
131.5
132.1
132.8
133.0
134.0

74.4
74.2
73.8
73.1
72.8
73.1

130.6
130.7
133.1
133.0
133.9
135.5

111.7
108.6
111.1
112.7
111.0
111.1

146.3
147.5
148.6
147.9
148.0
148.6

148.6
148.8
147.2
148.8
151.1
152.3

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

130.5
129.8
130.2
130.1
129.8
131.1

190.7
190.5
191.2
193.0
194.1
196.4

175.4
170.6
172.7
175.6
181.3
185.7

141.6
140.5
142.0
142.7
144.5
143.3

239.4
239.1
239.0
246.2
252.1
257.3

74.2
74.1
74.5
75.3
74.3
74.2

132.1
132.3
135.0
137.6
137.9
139.0

73.0
71.7
73.8
73.4
73.8
74,1

134.0
132.5
134.0
135.1
134.4
136.3

105.9
107.8
106.3
111.2
105.8
113.9

148.6
151.7
151.7
150.2
155.3
156.9

151.8
151.9
152.1
155.1
156.4
156.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

131.4
131.9
132.6
132.6
133.7
134.4

198.6
199.3
201.3
202.7
204.6
207.2

186.5
183.9
186.5
185.2
188.4
190.3

144.1
146.0
147.6
147.6
150.2
151.3

260.3
263.4
260.9
262.3
263.0
263.3

73.2
73.3
72.9
72.4
73.4
73.8

141.1
141.8
142.9
144.6
145.5
146.8

74.1
74.0
73.8
74.2
74.2
74.6

136.2
136.0
136,2
138.1
140.1
144.0

112.2
107.8
113.5
109.0
113.8
124.3

159.3
159.5
160.7
159,9
158.6
157.6

157.0
157.6
159.8
161.3
162.1
164.0

1976:

1977:

Footnotes giving source of data and desc iption of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 187.

15

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION-Con.
INDEXES-MONTHLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By industry groupings
Manufacturing
Durable manufactures
YEAR AND
MONTH

Transportation equipment

Primary metals
Iron and steel
Total

Total2

Basic
iron and
steel

Steel
mill
products

Nonferrous
metals

Fabricated
metal
products

Non-

electrical
machinery

1967

1947

Electrical
machinery

Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Aerospace
and misc.
trans,
equipment

Instruments

Miscellaneous
manufactures

= 100

63.3
65.8
55.4

49.9
50.8
45.8

39.0
39.2
33.4

22.2
23.0
21.6

31.8
34.8
34.9

24.5
25.2
22.5

46JO

1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

69.7
75.8
69.2
78,5
63.5

37.5
47.7
51.9
54.0
46.1

29.6
29.8
34.0
39.0
34.7

41.8
46.6
54.2
68.0
59.2

51.2
49.6
51.1
57.7
53.2

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

82.5!
82.0 j
78.5!
62.3!

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

...

1970
1971

...

1974

1975: January ....
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January
February . . ,
March
April
May
June . .
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April. . . .
May
June .
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

72.4

50.8

60.5

57.6

97.5
96.6
92.9
69.7
81.1

62.7
64.1
60.4
53.8
64.9

67.8
68.8
70.6
63.3
71.0

50.6
58.0
57.9
48.6
56.7

39.9
43.1
42.8
39.2
47.6

68.0
66.0
70.7
55.8
63.2

81.2
65.8
69.0
51.0
66.2

57.5
65.5
71.3
59.2
59.9

44.1
48.5
50.6
47.6
55.1

68.1
71.5
68.4
62.2
68.3

71.1
69.4
75.4
77.8
82.6

56.9
55.4
62.1
66.3
75.6

51.6
54.8
62.9
64.7
68.4

65.4
61.5
71.1
78.0
80.0

74.7
65.5
79.8
88.3
90.7

56.8
57.4
63.0
68.2
70.0

57.8
57.2
59.7
66.3
71.8

70.9
73.5
78.1
81.9
86.2

95.1

115.9
113.9
100.0
120.3
116,5

75.8
90.9

82.6
90.5

93.7
97.6

100.0
102.4
100.8

100.0
106.2
115.0

100.0
106.2
112.6

118.6
135.8
148.8
128.2

86.8
78.3
82.1
89.5
90.4

112.0
109.5
120.4
137.7
144.1

111.1
112.0
127.2
137.7
137.5

111.1
142.0
161.1
169.9

84.5
81.9
85.6
97.2

132.3
146.6
156.2
167.1

128.3
143.5
149.1
151.0

91.7
84.7
95.2

134.5
129.1
127.5
127.9
127.6
129.5

119.7
121.7
121.4
121.3
124.0
128.4

76.5

72.4!

92.8i

77.7
74.2
77.3
84.3
95.9

75.6
73.7
74.6
81.8
94.5

82.1
77.9
80.8
86.7
97.6

61.8
64.5
73.4
77.7
85.9

102.1
108.4
100.0
104.3
113.8,

105.2
108.4
100.0
103.2
112.6

101.8!
106.51
100.0
102.1
109.5

107.6
108.8
100.0
104.0
115.1

107.7
100.0
106.3
115.9

90.8
97.2

85.0
98.8

81.7
97.9

100.0
105.6
107.9

100.0
101.8
109.3

100.0
105.5
111.9

102.0
100.0
111.1
108.4

106.6
100.2 !
112.1
126.7
123.1

104.71

103.21
93,4!
102.8
116.4
113.4

109.9
127.2
127.0

109.9
107.5
121.1
134.5
129.0

102.4
103.5
112.1
124.7
124.2

104.4
100.2
116.0
133.7
140.1

108.1
107.7
122.2
143.1
143.8

108.2
118.3
108.7

109.9
123.9
131.0
141.6

125.1
134.5
143.6
153.6

116.5
134.8
145.4
159.4

111.1
122.2
132.5

105.9
104.1
103.9
106.4
106.2
106.7

128.4
125.7
122.7
122.1
122.0
122.6

118.4
113.5
110.6
112.7
112.4
112.4

88.7
83.3
88.5
90.8
94.6
97.9

101.7
104.9
110.2

85.8
82.0
82.1
80.6
85.0
86.5

123.9
126.2
125.5
125.4
126.6
128.6

116.5
118.0
120.2
120.1
120.1
122.7

101.1
105,0
105.9
104.4
104.7
106.7

116.3
123.7
126.8
126.5
127.1
130,1

86.9
87.3
86.3
83.6
83.6
84.7

130.7
131.9
135.1
136.0
136.4
140.9,

128.8
131.5
132.1
134.6
137.6
137.3

109.7
111.1
119.9

1978

68.3,

26.1
30.0
35.6
39.2
39.6

72.7

66.5!

96.1

107.1
122.3
119.8:

96.4

1975
1976
1977

"

56.1
59.9
58.5
66.0
59.4

90.7
89.1
88.6
65.7
71.8

93.2
91.5
88.2

71.1
76.3
82.3 i

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1972
1973

70.1

49.1
45.5

i

105.5 I
103.4
98.4
95.0
90.8
90.6
92.3
97.7

97.9)
95.4
98.1

92.6]
100.1
104.1
105.7
107.1
113.0
113.5

95.8 !
104.8
103.8
113.2

97.6

92.9

99.5

97.5

100.2

108.9
105.3
119.4

118.5
124.1
131.9

116.3
119.9
111.8
102.3

101.6,
94.0 i

97.5

104.8

107.7
108.7
104.4

103.7
104.5
101.5

97.9
89.4
89.4

94.3
88.4
85.0

87.0
92.7
93.4
92.0
96.5
89.1

85.2
89.3
94.3
90.4
88.3
86.8

96.1

93.2
96.5
98.7

101.2
100.5
102.9
109.0
110.1

108.7

101.0
103.8
104.6
107.1
105.6
102.1

90.1
93.5

99.0

98.0

106.9
110.1
115.8
114.3
120.2
119.7

117.0
121.8
121.1
122.2
122.9
124.7

128.8
130.0
131.8
132.2
133.4
134.1

126.7
128.4
130.0
131.6
134.7
134.8

106.6
109.9
111.7
111.3
112.7
112.8

129.2
136.4
141.3
142.7
145.1
148.1

85.3
85.0
83.9
81.6
82.2
79.4

141.3
141.3
142.7
143.6
147.1
147.5

139.5
140.7
142.3
140.8
145.3
145.9

127.2
125.1
123.6
121.0
117.4
121.6

125.0
125.8
126.8
124.3
126.7
128.0

137.1
136.7
136.4
133.9
137.3
141.2

135.9
138.2
137.9
139.2
139.6
139.0

112.5
114.5
105.1
105.4
113.7
1 18.9

147.9
151.2
132.2
130.3
147.0
157.6

79.1
79.9
79.6
82.0
82.4
82.4

148.9
147.9
147.3
148.7
148.9
152.5

148.4
142.3
143.7
142.4
143.7
146.8

103.0
105.4
111.3
105.9

123.6
119.5
128.1
127.0
126.8
128.5

126.5
127.0
128.0
128.3
129.1
130.3

139.0
139.1
139.9
140.9
142.0
143.4

138.2
141.1
141.5
142.9
144.6
145.1

114.5
114.7
121.4
120.9
121.2
124.2

147,5
146.8
161.2
158.9
158.6
164.4

83.4
84.4
84.0
85.0
85.9
86.4

152.1
155.0
154.0
155.0
154.5
154.9

147.8
147.9
147.4
145.6
148.0
148.4

108.2
109.8
102.9
109.4
108.6
110.8

120.6
115.2
118.0
125.8
126.3
126.7

131.2
133.8
133.4
133.6
134.9
135.1

144.4
144.7
146.0
146.9
147.7
148.7

145.6
147.3
148.3
148.1
149.7
151.6

125.5
124.8
126.3
125.3
123.6
125.3

166.3
164.8
166.7
169.0
165.0
165.2

87.0
87.0
88.2
84.1
84.5
87.7

155.5
155.7
158.0
159.1
159.0
160.8

150.4
147.5
150.7
151.0
151.8
152.5

123.9
127.8
125.0
125.0
124.9
127.7

136.4
136.6
137.6
139.0
140.2
141.1

148.2
148.9
149.8
150.6
151.4
152.9

149.5
150.9
154.4
156.8
157.6
158.8

118.8
120.4
128.4
132.6
131.0
131.4

150.4
154.6
166.2
173.2
169.1
168.9

89.0
88.2
92.8
94.4
95.1
96.1

159.8
159.8
164.2
165.9
165.1
166.2

153.0
151.8
153.7
152.9
149.9
150.3

132.7
138.3
138.0
138.9
141.3
144.8

142.8
143.7
144.2
144.9
145.6
147.1

154.7
155.5
156.4
157.5
157.8
158.1

162.5
161.5
163.3
164.2
165.2
167.7

133.4
134.2
134.9
139.7
142.1
142.9

171.5
171.6
171.0
178.9
181.9
182,1

97.5
98.9

100.9
102.8
104.7
106.0

167.7
170.3
170.4
170.3
171.3
173.1

150.6
151.8
151.3
151.8
151.1
151.7

108.4
105.0
106.7
114.1
115.9

104.8
101.9
109.2
112.3
115.9
114.8

94.0
92.1
99.4

104.0
109.2
107.3

113.0
110.3
109.4
114.9
113.6
113.8

108.2
107.0
104.4
108.6
106.4
106.9

110.4
107.7
108.0
115.5
116.0
118.3

102.6
110.2
111.0
113.1

104.2
104.6

112.1
100.3
106.0
115.2
112.4
117.3

122.5
124.9
127.4
129.4
130.8
132.1

116.5
118.3
121.3
123.8
124.4
125.3

105.7
107.5
110.4
113.8
116.6
118.3

123.0
118.0
130.2
129.6
133.6
141.1

97.3
98.4

88.9
91.2
98.0
99.5

103.9
102.3
96.9
96.6
96.8
97.6
97.2

100.0
96.6
93.5
90.6
98.9

115.2
116.9
110.2
108.7
104.5
99.1
93.7
93.1

101.8
106.5
105.8
101.4
101.0

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




97.4

92.3

91.7

101.0

112.0
112.5
108.0
106.1
101.9

97.6
96.6
94.6

87.7
89.6
93.4
92.8

89.5
97.9

108.9
113.8
115.3
114.4
116.3
117.3

88.5
93.3
92.4
91.3

116.5
116.8
113.7
111.8
108.6
106.2

97.3

95.0

16

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-BUSINESS SALES
MANUFACTURING AND TRADE SALES-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION 1

YEAR AND
MONTH

MANUFACTURING
AND TRADE
SALES,
TOTAL,

5
5
5

1950
1951 5
1952 5
1953 5
1954 5
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

5
5
5
5

5
5
5
5
5

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

5

1975
1976
1977
1978

5

. . .

5
5
5
5

5

...

5
5

1975; January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Total

Durable
goods
establishments

Nondurable
goods
establishments

*

*

*

*

*

Durable
goods
industries

Nondurable
goods
industries

*

*

*

423,115
405,457

207,797
193,511

90,945
86,294

116,852
107,217

133,619
133,783

42,888
44,983

90,731
88,800

81,699
78,163

31,101
29,014

50,598
49,149

463,156
520,273
538,080
575,839
557,312

223,607
260,563
270,349
298,120
280,257

106,136
125,912
135,752
160,193
141,932

117,471
134f651
134,597
137,927
138,325

147,213
156,548
W2,353
169,094
169,135

54,275
54,479
55,270
60,371
58,173

92,938
102,069
107,083
108,723
110,962

92,336
103,163
105/379
108,624
107,920

37,695
42^29
41,905
44,079
42,639

54,641
60,934
63,474
64,545
65381

148,908
156^99
161,991
164,21 8
176,127

183,851
189,729
200,002
200,353
215,413

66,978
65,810
68,353
63,409
71,608

116,873
123,919
131,650
136,944
143,805

118,713
126,153
125,075
123,083
137,893

51,412
56,308
53,760
50,437
59^49

67,301
69,845
71,945
72,646
78,544

219,529
218,992
235,563
246,666
261,870

70,560
67,302
74,894
79,927
84,593

148,969
151,690
160,669
166,739
177,277

139,866
143,850
152,082
160,578
174,351

58,581
59,836
64,541
68,696
75,733

81385
84,014
87,541
91,882
98,618

*

620,325
648,757
670,544
6650,411
716,745

5

1960 5
1961 5
1962 55
1963
1964 5
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

Total
manufacturing
and
trade
sales

Merchant wholesalers^

Total

UNADJUSTED
FOR SEASONAL
VARIATION!

*

1947
1948
1949

Retail trade^

Manufacturing2

317,759
332,875
344,837
326,975
363,439

6

6

168&51
176,576
182J846
162,757
187,312

6

Total

*
Millions of dollars

729,927
733,913
787,939
827,938
884,189

370,532
371,071
400,294
420,694
447,968

190,586
187,395
207,145
219,361
235,643

179,946
183,676
193,149
201,333
212,325

963,396
1,046,240
1,084,175
1,177,718
1,260,505

491,937
538,437
557,840
603,213
642,484

266,651
295,795
303,203
332,374
353,719

225,286
242,642
254,637
270,839
288,765

1,289,694
1,392,416
1,560,590
1,826,840
2,108,887

633,981
671,096
756,508
875,445
1,017,855

338,582
359,671
408,514
476,438
531,033

295,399
311,425
347,994
399,007
486,822

368,403
406,234
449,069
509,534
540,996

109,195
128,810
148,427
172,912
169,417

259,208
277,424
300,642
336,622
371,579

287,310
315,086
355,013
441,861
550,036

127,214
140,941
161,088
195,869
237,044

160,096
174,145
193,925
245,992
312,992

2,163,160
2,424,016
2,697,428
3,051,568

1,039,407
1,185,716
1,330,104
1,496,573

524,136
608,363
696,120
798,057

515,271
577,353
633,985
698,515

588,157
657,406
725,220
800,890

182,966
217,805
248,692
281,491

405,191
439,601
476,528
519,399

535,596
580,894
642,104
754,105

220,094
246,732
285,605
349,916

315,502
334,162
356,498
404,189

7

284,128
303,956
292,956
324,358
346,717

94,186
98,301
88,725
101,695
108,621

7

189,942
205,655
204,231
222,663
238,096

7

187,331
203,847
233,379
250,147
271,304

8

82,861
91,128
99,733
110,861
122,240

8

8

104,470
112,719
133,646
139,286
149,064

June

164,451
166,801
174,354
176,608
180,168
182,959

176,853
176,769
171,748
174,832
175,400
177,619

84,686
84,037
81,947
84,671
83,706
84,980

43,676
43,152
41,782
43,256
42,399
42,639

41,010
40,885
40,165
41,415
41,307
42,341

46,357
47,178
46,210
46,618
48,572
48,859

14,149
14,711
13,501
14,152
14,880
15,087

32,208
32,467
32,709
32,466
33,692
33,772

45,810
45,554
43,591
43,543
43,122
43,780

19,033
18,890
17,728
17,846
17,968
17,928

26,777
26,664
25,863
25,697
25,154
25,852

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

175,898
183,004
187,543
193,921
184,190
193,263

180,907
183,065
184,936
185,978
186,169
188,273

87,080
88,114
89,394
90,342
90,008
90,770

43,695
44,038
44,873
45,001
44,569
45,377

43,385
44,076
44,521
45,341
45,439
45,393

49,469
50,037
50,330
50,413
51,175
51,923

15,476
15,580
15,882
16,102
16,552
16,787

33,993
34,457
34,448
34,31 1
34,623
35,136

44,358
44,914
45,212
45,223
44,986
45,580

18,036
17,969
18,487
18,494
18,743
19,161

26,322
26,945
26,725
26,729
26,243
26,419

June

177,822
184,741
202,306
202,576
201,205
210,634

193,021
194,624
196,596
198,495
198,873
201,907

93,866
94,712
96,422
97,116
98,183
98,957

47,140
48,219
49,363
49,518
50,539
50,779

46,726
46,493
47,059
47,599
47,645
48,179

52,898
52,915
52,935
53,664
53,330
54,395

17,203
17,634
17,466
17,937
17,704
18,099

35,695
35,281
35,469
35,727
35,626
36,296

46,257
46,997
47,239
47,714
47,359
48,554

19,542
19,737
19,940
19,896
20,076
20,468

26,715
27,260
27,299
27,818
27,283
28,086

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

196,896
203,318
208,576
208,246
208,205
219,491

203,264
203,697
204,321
203,171
207,469
213,081

100,037
100,205
100,012
99,258
102,282
104,575

51,693
52,260
50,910
50,448
52,893
54,646

48,345
47,945
49,102
48,810
49,390
49,928

54,622
54,944
54,973
55,558
56,196
57,572

18,094
18,212
18,015
18,273
18,837
19,581

36,528
36,732
36,958
37,285
37,359
37,991

48,604
48,548
49,336
48,355
48,990
50,935

20,529
20,817
20,942
20,997
21,151
21,642

28,075
27,731
28,394
27,358
27,839
29,293

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

193,412
204,794
229,297
224,878
225,929
234,102

213,617
216,911
221,276
221,465
222,332
223,499

105,433
106,499
109,643
108,771
108,914
110,400

54,499
55,094
57,438
56,553
56,894
57,745

50,935
51,405
52,205
52,218
52,020
52,655

57,506
58,555
58,961
59,309
59,552
59,364

19,506
19,977
20,354
20,335
20,483
20,171

38,000
38,578
38,607
38,974
39,069
39,193

50,678
51,857
52,672
53,385
53,866
53,735

21,785
22,625
22,621
22,941
23,275
23,419

28,893
29,232
30,051
30,444
30,591
30,316

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

214,653
227,695
231,265
234,975
233,284
243,143

224,171
225,729
227,147
229,644
232,571
236,862

110,235
111,832
112,859
113,985
114,329
117,050

57,843
58,489
59,435
60,266
60,268
61,689

52,392
53,343
53,424
53,719
54,061
55,360

60,441
60,689
60,981
62,020
62,684
62,546

20,672
20,891
21,152
21,514
21,644
21,599

39,769
39,798
39,829
40,506
41,040
40,947

53,495
53,208
53,307
53,639
55,558
57,266

23,620
24,390
24,150
24,997
25,601
26,488

29,875
28,818
29,157
28,642
29,957
30,778

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

210,326
225,228
252,519
251,098
259,074
266,255

232,473
238,760
241,916
250,278
251,562
252,883

114,268
118,085
119,013
123,333
122,530
123,835

59,805
62,322
62,981
65,749
64,881
65,749

54,463
55,763
56,031
57,585
57,649
58,086

62,220
63,040
64,100
65,305
65,861
66,392

21,115
21,457
21,989
22,954
23,118
23,467

41,105
41,583
42,1 1 1
42,351
42,743
42,925

56,260
57,729
58,803
61,640
63,171
62,656

25,655
26,981
27,419
28,831
28,627
28,741

30,605
30,748
31,384
32,809
34,544
33,915

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

241,288
262,628
262,951
273,469
270,681
276,048

253,689
259,732
260,457
266,934
269,691
272,424

123,470
127,369
127,920
130,432
132,268
133,769

65,454
68,141
68,758
70,101
71,498
72,736

58,017
59,228
59,162
60,331
60,771
61,033

66,794
67,469
68,006
69,164
69,871
70,832

23,563
23,903
24,004
24,837
25,000
25,457

43,231
43,566
44,002
44,327
44,871
45,375

63,425
64,894
64,531
67,338
67,552
67,823

29,859
30,043
29,863
30,953
31,498
31,939

33,566
34,851
34,668
36,385
36,054
35384

May

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March . . . .
April
May

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




"*" Monthly data prior to 1975 appear as follows: Manufacturing and trade sales, total, unadjusted and seasonally adjusted, p. 187; manufacturing sales, pp. 193 and 194; retail trade sales, pp. 216 and 217; and
merchant wholesalers sales, pp. 187 and 188.

17

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-BUSINESS INVENTORIES
MANUFACTURING AND TRADE INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE, END OF PERIOD1

YEAR AND
MONTH

MANUFACTURING
AND TRADE
INVENTORIES,
BOOK VALUE,
END OF PERIOD,
TOTAL,
UNADJUSTED
FOR SEASONAL
VARIATION1

Total
manufacturing
and trade
inventories

*

*

Adjusted for seasonal variation

Total

*

Merchant wholesalers4

Retail trade3

Manufacturing^

Durable
goods
industries

Nondurable
goods
industries

*

*

Total

*

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable

*

*

Total

Durable
goods
establishments

*

*

stores

Nondurable
goods
establishments

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

51,985
48,790

52,507
49,497

28£43
26,321

14,662
13,060

13£81
13,261

16fOQ7
15,470

6,572
6,261

9,435
9,209

7,957
7,706

3,999
3MB

3,958
3,888

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

59,202
68,606
71,288
74,889
72,050

59£22
70,242
72,377
76,122
73,175

31,078
39,306
41,136
43,948
41,612

15,539
20,991
23,731
25,878
23,710

15,539
18,315
17,405
18,070
17,902

19,460
21,050
21,031
21,488
20,926

8,290
9,628
9,491
9,781
9,270

11,170
11,422
11,540
11,707
11,656

9284
9,886
10210
10,686
10,637

4,691
5£07
5,312
5J47
5,477

4,593
4,679
4,898
5,139
5,160

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

78,304
86,183
87,979
6
85,918
90,938

79,516
87,304
89,052
6
87,093
92,129

45,069
50,642
51,871
6
50,241
52,945

26,405
30,447
31,728
630,258
32,077

18,664
20,195
20,143
6
19,983
20,868

22,769
23,402
24,451
24,113
25,305

10,532
10,495
11,283
10,526
11,029

12237
12,907
13,168
13,587
14,276

11,678
13,260
12,730
12,739
13,879

6^61

7,074
7,115
7,150
7,567

5,417
6,186
5,615
5£89
6,018

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

93,602
94,581
99,948
104,382
110,401

94,713
95,594
101,063
105,480
111,503

53,780
54,885
58,186
60,046
63,409

32,371
32,544
34,632
35,866
38,506

21,409
22,341
23,554
24,180
24,903

26J813
26,221
27,941
29,386
31,094

11,923
11,062
11,798
72,572
13,318

14*890
15,159
16,143
16,814
17,776

14t12O
14,488
14,936
16,048
17,000

5,727
8,315
8,631
9,119
9,813

5,999
6,173
6^05
6,929
7,187

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

119,736
135,549
144,673
155,278
168,847

120,907
136,790
145,335
156,166
169,841

68,185
77,952
84,659
90,617
98,210

42,257
49,920
54,996
58,871
64,739

25,928
28,032
29,662
31,746
33,471

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

177,413
187,409
202,239
233,485
284,949

178,337
188,563
203,161
234,163
285,519

101,667
102,677
108,296
124,672
157,915

66,790
66,313
70,308
81,426
101,866

34,877
36,364
37,987
43,245
56,048

43,867
50,063
55,079
63,237
71,067

17,908
21,687
24,238
28,418
32,861

25,959
28,376
30,841
34,819
38,206

32,803
35,823
39,786
46,254
56,537

19,69,8
22,001
24,265
26,956
34,061

13,105
13,822
15,521
19,298
22,476

1975
1976
1977
1978

284,185
310,103
336,034
378,243

285,035
310,736
337,432
380,643

158,178
170,156
180,224
198,334

101,766
109,095
115,751
129,456

56,412
61,061
64,472
68,878

71,744
79,273
89,210
101,538

33,356
37,841
42,970
50,100

38,388
41,432
46,240
51,438

55,113
61,307
67,998
80,771

34,605
38,177
44,368
52,460

20,508
23,130
23,630
28,311

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

286,711
287,003
287,047
286,163
283,681
281,342

286,394
285,456
284,492
284,296
282,899
282,369

159,528
160,123
159,701
159,282
158,604
157,886

103,107
104,159
103,994
104,365
104,292
103,804

56,421
55,963
55,707
54,917
54,312
54,082

70,529
69,658
69,390
69,487
69,565
69,653

32,689
31,626
31,505
31,759
32,046
32,160

37,840
38,032
37,885
37,728
37,519
37,493

56,337
55,675
55,401
55,527
54,730
54,830

34,777
34,648
34,668
34,807
34,385
34,299

21,560
21,027
20,733
20,720
20,345
20,531

279,836
279,225
281,240
287,160
288,920
284,185

282,436
283,539
284,619
285,664
285,116
285,035

157,356
157,071
157,193
157,630
158,079
158,178

103,490
102,819
102,404
102,240
102,131
101,766

53,867
54,252
54,789
55,391
55,948
56,412

70,273
70,685
71,653
72,501
71,835
71,744

32,478
32,926
33,699
33,462
33,351
33,356

37,795
37,759
37,954
39,039
38,484
38,388

54,807
55,783
55,773
55,533
55,202
55,113

34,153
34,201
34,206
34,351
34,438
34,605

20,654
21,582
21,567
21,182
20,764
20,508

286,890
290,357
293,713
295,082
296,207
298,088

286,734
288,865
291,039
293,322
295,673
299,487

158,709
159,200
160,323
160,849
161,940
163,755

101,885
102,058
102,772
103,046
103,581
104,538

56,824
57,142
57,551
57,803
58,359
59,218

72,342
73,402
74,185
75,147
75,425
76,305

33,468
33,889
34,455
34,997
35,109
35,614

38,874
39,513
39,730
40,150
40,316
40,691

55,683
56,263
56,531
57,326
58,308
59,427

34,884
35,088
35,229
35,603
36,300
36,739

20,799
21,175
21,302
21,723
22,008
22,688

298,243
298,294
302,758
309,097
313,424
310,103

301,055
302,499
305,927
307,226
309,095
310,736

164,691
165,610
167,269
168,760
169,690
170,156

104,953
105,445
106,528
107,739
108,537
109,095

59,738
60,165
60,741
61,021
61,153
61,061

76,661
76,976
78,218
77,913
78,356
79,273

36,083
36,248
37,237
36,921
37,51«
37,841

40,578
40,728
40,981
40,992
40,840
41,432

59,703
59,913
60,440
60,553
61,049
61,307

37,245
37,248
38,011
38,100
38,205
38,177

22,458
22,665
22,429
22,453
22,844
23,130

313,119
316,930
321,701
323,770
324,505
324,377

313,112
315,577
318,842
322,086
323,832
325,270

170,863
171,952
172,772
174,134
175,617
176,064

109,794
110,405
110,580
111,151
112,015
112,345

61,069
61,548
62,193
62,983
63,603
63,719

80,126
80,563
81,770
82,651
83,377
84,259

38,192
38,478
39,138
39,391
39,717
40,246

41,934
42,085
42,632
43,260
43,660
44,013

62,123
63,062
64,300
65,301
64,838
64,947

38,819
39,264
39,527
39,809
40,224
40,876

23,304
23,798
24,773
25,492
24,614
24,071

323,644
324,733
328,983
334,846
339,940
336,034

326,093
328,684
332,072
332,712
335,393
337,432

176,789
177,543
178,702
179,064
180,131
180,224

112,887
113,638
114,449
114,407
115,311
115,751

63,902
63,905
64,253
64,658
64,820
64,472

85,094
86,046
87,251
87,439
88,215
89,210

40,966
41,395
42,060
42,108
42,553
42,970

44,128
44,651
45,191
45,331
45,662
46,240

64,210
65,095
66,119
66,209
67,047
67,998

41,404
42,396
42,896
43,014
43,642
44,368

22,806
22,699
23,223
23,195
23,405
23,630

340,008
344,855
352,468
356,623
358,520
359,386

340,809
344,072
349,127
354,230
356,900
359,579

181,482
182,938
184,216
185,847
187,412
188,991

116,613
117,746
118,734
119,851
121,305
122,374

64,869
65,193
65,482
65,997
66,107
66,617

90,336
90,773
92,282
94,056
94,709
95,397

43,738
44,323
44,764
45,865
45,886
46,075

46,598
46,450
47,518
48,191
48,823
49,322

68,991
70,361
72,629
74,327
74,779
75,191

44,686
45,684
46,871
47,677
48,319
48,756

24,305
24,677
25,758
26,650
26,460
26,435

359,986
361,963
366,185
375,038
381,969
378,243

362,660
366,235
369,471
372,973
377,497
380,643

190,466
192,068
193,691
194,467
196,969
198,334

123,447
124,745
126,200
126,744
128,493
129,456

67,019
67,322
67,491
67,722
68,475
68,878

96,450
97,829
98,667
99,881
101,002
101,538

46,509
47,197
47,848
48,763
49,286
50,100

49,941
50,632
50,819
51,118
51,716
51,438

75,744
76,338
77,113
78,625
79,526
80,771

49,414
49,972
50,160
50,948
51,625
52,460

26,330
26,366
26,953
27,677
27,901
28,311

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
July . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . . .
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




7

34,405
38,073
35,299
38,945
42,517

7

15^53
17,258
14,151
16,580
18,206

19,152
20,815
21,148
22,365
24,31 1

7

8

18,317
20,765
25,377
26,604
29,114

8

10,588
12,151
15,243
16,287
17,910

8

7,729
8,614
10,1 34

10,317
11,204

* Monthly data prior to 1975 appear as follows: Manufacturing and trade inventories, total, unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted, pp. 188 and 189; manufacturing inventories, pp. 195-197; retail trade inventories,
pp. 218 and 219; and merchant wholesalers inventories, pp. 189 and 190.

18

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-BUSINESS INVENTORY-SALES RATIOS
MANUFACTURING AND TRADE1

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Durable goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH

Total

*

1947
19482
19492

Nondurable goods industries

Total
Total

Materials
and
supplies

Work
In
process

Finished
goods

Total

*

*

*

Merchant wholesalers

Materials
and
supplies

Work
in
process

Finished
goods

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Total

Durable
goods
establishments

Nondurable
goods
establishments

Ratio

1.42
1.53

1.57
1.75

1.83
2.04

1.36
1.51

1.39
1.41

1.71
1.77

1.23
1.23

1.13
1.19

1.42
1.61

.95
.95

2

1950
19512
19522
19532
19542

1.36
1.55
1.58
1.58
1.60

1.48
1.66
1.78
1.76
1.81

1.55
1.77
2.00
1.91
2.06

.71

.84

.51

1 41
1.55
1.58
1.58
1.56

.71

.21

.65

1.38
1.64
1.52
1.53
1.51

1.52
2.00
2.00
1.96
1.96

1.29
1.40
1.28
1.29
1.27

1.07
1.16
1.12
1.17
1.18

1.29
1.47
1.47
1.52
1.54

.91
.95
.89
.93
.95

19552
19562
19572
1958
19592

1.47
1.55
1.59
1.60
1.50

1.62
1.73
1.80
1.84
1.70

1.75
1.94
2.07
2.22
2.00

.60
.67
.69
.73
.68

.71
.80
.86
.91
.81

.44
.48
.52
.59
.51

1.47
1.49
1.51
1.45
1.38

.67
.67
.66
.63
.60

.20
.20
.21
.20
.20

.61
.63
.65
.62
.59

1.43
1.47
1.44
1.43
1.40

1.79
1.92
1.91
2.01
1.86

1.22
1.22
1.19
1.17
1.16

1.13
1.19
1.23
1.24
1.15

1.36
1.43
1.58
1.66
1.53

.95
1,00
.96
.94
.87

I9602
19612
19622
19Q32
19542

1.56
1.54
1.50
1.49
1.47

1.76
1.74
1.70
1.69
1.64

2.08
2.04
1.97
1.94
1.88

.68
.64
.62
.60
.57

.83
.82
.80
.80
.79

.57
.58
.54
.54
.51

1.42
1.43
1.43
1.42
1.38

.61
.60
.60
.59
.56

.20
.20
.20
.20
.20

.61
.63
.62
.62
.62

1.45
1.43
1.38
1.39
1.40

2.02
2.00
1.82
1.79
1.86

1.18
1.18
1.17
1.20
1.18

1.22
1.20
1.16
1.15
1.14

1.69
1.63
1.57
1.54
1.49

.89
.89
.86
.85
.86

19652
1966
19672
19682
19692

1.45
1.48
1.56
1.54
1.55

1.60
1.62
1.76
1.74
1.77

1.82
1.85
2.09
2.05
2.10

.58
.57
.63
.62
.61

.76
.82
.94
.94
.99

.48
.46
.52
.49
.51

1.34
1.34
1.37
1.36
1.36

.54
.54
.55
.53
.52

.19
.20
.20
.20
.21

.61
.60
.62
.62
.63

1.39
1.44
1.43
1.38
1.40

1.86
2.00
1.92
1.82
1.91

1.16
1.17
1.22
1.17
1.17

1.15
1.15
1.25
1.25
1.23

1.49
1.50
1.76
1.71
1.68

.87
.86
.87
.89
.87

19702
19712
19722
19732
19742

1.62
1.58
1.50
1.43
1.47

1.90
1.83
1.67
1.58
1.65

2.34
2.22
2.00
1.89
2.05

.67
.66
.59
.58
.68

1.08
.97
.87
.83
.89

.59
.60
.54
.48
.48

1.39
1.37
1.28
1.22
1.22

.52
.51
.49
.50
.52

.21
.21
.20
.19
.18

.66
.65
.59
.53
.52

1.40
1.39
1.40
1.40
1.48

1.98
1.90
1.83
1.85
2.12

1.15
1.16
1.18
1.16
1.19

1.29
1.30
1.27
1.17
1.12

1.77
1.77
1.72
1.56
1.53

.91
.92
.90
.86
.82

19752
19762
19772
19782

1.58
1.48
1.44
1.41

1.83
1.66
1.59
1.52

2.36
2.07
1.94
1.84

.80
.69
.66
.60

.99
.85
.79
.77

.58
.52
.50
.47

1.28
1.23
1.20
1.14

.53
.50
.48
.44

.19
.19
.19
.18

.56
.53
.53
.52

1.44
1.38
1.39
1.43

2.14
1.96
1.95
1.98

1.12
1.10
1.10
1.14

1.24
1.21
1.21
1.19

1.88
1.78
1.73
1.67

.80
.79
.80
.78

1975: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1.62
1.81
1.66
1.63
1.61
1.59

1.88
1.91
1.95
1.88
1.89
1.86

2.36
2.41
2.49
2.41
2.46
2.44

.82
.84
.86
.83
.83
.82

.98
.99
1.02
1.00
1.03
1.02

.56
.58
.60
.59
.60
.60

1.38
1.37
1.39
1.33
1.31
1.28

.58
.57
.58
.55
.55
.52

.20
.20
.20
.19
.19
.19

.60
.60
,61
.58
.58
.56

1.52
1.48
1.50
1.49
1.43
1.43

2.31
2.15
2.33
2.24
2.15
2.13

1.17
1.17
1.16
1.16
1.11
1.11

1.23
1.22
1.27
1.28
1.27
1.25

1.83
1.83
1.96
1.95
1.91
1.91

.81
.79
.80
.81
.81
.79

1.56
1.55
1.54
1.54
1.53
1.51

1.81
1.78
1.76
1.74
1.76
1.74

2.37
2.33
2.28
2.27
2.29
2.24

.79
.78
.76
.75
.76
.74

1.00
.98
.96
.96
.97
.95

.58
.57
.56
.56
.57
.56

1.24
1.23
1.23
1.22
1.23
1.24

.51
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51

.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19

.54
.54
.54
.53
.54
.54

1.42
1.41
1.42
1.44
1.40
1.38

2.10
2.11
2.12
2.08
2.01
1.99

1.11
1.10
1.10
1.14
1.11
1.09

1.24
1.24
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.21

1.89
1.90
1.85
1.86
1.84
1.81

.78
.80
.81
.79
.79
.78

1.49
1.48
1.48
1.48
1.49
1.48

1.69
1.68
1.66
1.66
1.65
1.65

2.16
2.12
2.08
2.08
2.05
2.06

.73
.71
.70
.70
.69
.69

.90
.88
.87
.86
.85
.85

.53
.52
.51
.52
.51
.51

1.22
1.23
1.22
1.21
1.22
1.23

.50
.50
.50
.49
.50
.50

.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19

.53
.53
.53
.53
.53
.54

1.37
1.38
1.40
1.40
1.41
1.40

1.95
1.92
1.97
1.95
1.98
1.97

1.09
1.12
1.12
1.12
1.13
1.12

1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.23
1.22

1.79
1.78
1.77
1.79
1.81
1.79

.78
.78
.78
.78
.81
.81

1.48
1.49
1.50
1.51
1.49
1.46

1.65
1.65
1.67
1.70
1.66
1.63

2.03
2.02
2.09
2.14
2.05
2.00

.68
.68
.70
.72
.69
.67

.84
.83
.86
.87
.84
.82

.51
.51
.53
.54
.52
.51

1.24
1.25
1.24
1.25
1.24
1.22

.50
.51
.50
.50
.50
.50

.19
.20
.19
.20
.19
.19

.54
.55
.54
.55
.54
.53

1.40
1.40
1.42
1.40
1.39
1.38

1.99
1.99
2.07
2.02
1.99
1.93

1.11
1.11
1.11
1.10
1.09
1.09

1.23
1.23
1.23
1.25
1.25
1.20

1.81
1.79
1.82
1.81
1.81
1.76

.80
.82
.79
.82
.82
.79

1.47
1.45
1.44
1.45
1.46
1.46

1.62
1.61
1.58
1.60
1.61
1.59

2.01
2.00
1.93
1.97
1.97
1.95

.68
.67
.65
.66
.67
.67

.83
.83
.79
.81
.79
.78

.51
.51
.49
.50
.50
.50

1.20
1.20
1.19
1.21
1.22
1.21

.49
.49
.49
.50
.50
.49

.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19

.52
.52
.51
.52
.53
.53

1.39
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.40
1.42

1.96
1.93
1.92
1.94
1.94
2.00

1.10
1.09
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.12

1.23
1.22
1.22
1.22
1.20
1.21

1.78
1.74
1.75
1.74
1.73
1.75

.81
.81
.82
.84
.80
.79

1.45
1.46
1.46
1.45
1.44
1.42

1.60
1.59
1.58
1.57
1.58
1.54

1.95
1.94
1.93
1.90
1.91
1.88

.66
.66
.66
.64
.64
.63

.78
.78
.78
.76
.77
.76

.50
.50
.49
.49
.50
.49

1.22
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1,16

.49
.48
.48
.48
.47
.46

.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.18

.54
.53
.53
.54
.54
.52

1.41
1.42
1.43
1.41
1.41
1.43

1.98
1.98
1.99
1.96
1.97
1.99

1.11
1.12
1.13
1.12
1.11
1.13

1.20
1.22
1.24
1.23
1.21
1.19

1.75
1.74
1.78
1.72
1.70
1.68

.76
.79
.80
.81
.78
.77

1.47
1.44
1.44
1.42
1.42
1.42

1.59
1.55
1.55
1.51
1.53
1.53

1.95
1.89
1.89
1.82
1.87
1.86

.64
.62
.61
.59
.61
.60

.80
.78
.78
.76
.79
.78

.51
.49
.49
.47
.48
.48

1.19
1.17
1.17
1.15
1.15
1.15

.46
.46
.46
.45
.45
.45

.19
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18

.54
.53
.53
.52
.52
.52

1.45
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.44

2.07
2.07
2.04
2.00
1.98
1.96

1.13
1,12
1.13
1.14
1.14
1.15

1.23
1.22
1.24
1.21
1.18
1.20

1.75
1.70
1.71
1.65
1.69
1.70

.80
.80
.82
.81
.77
.78

1.43
1.41
1.42
1.40
1.40
1.40

1.54
1.51
1.51
1.49
1.49
1.48

1.89
1.83
1.84
1.81
1.80
1.78

.61
.59
.60
.58
.58
.57

.80
.78
.78
.77
.77
.76

.48
.46
.46
.45
.45
.45

1.16
1.14
1.14
1.12
1.13
1.13

.45
.44
.44
.43
.44
.44

.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18

.53
.52
.52
.51
.52
.51

1.44
1.45
1.45
1.44
1.45
1.43

1.97
1.97
1.99
1.96
1.97
1.97

1.16
1,16
1.15
1.15
1.15
1.13

1.19
1.18
1.19
1.17*
1.18
1.19

1.65
1.66
1.68
1.65
1.64
1.64

.78
.76
.78
.76
.77
.79

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

!

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




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* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 190-192.

19

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' SALES
SHIPMENTS-WITHOUT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT (BUT ADJUSTED FOR TRADING-DAY AND CALENDAR-MONTH VARIATION^2

MANUFACTURERS'
EXPORT SALES OF
DURABLE GOODS1

Durable goods industries
Transportation
equipment

Primary metals
YEAR AND
MONTH

Without
seasonal
adjustment

Total
Seasonally
adjusted

Total3

Stone,
clay, and
glass
products

Total

Blast
furnaces,
steel mills

Nonferrous
and other
primary
metals

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
Electrical
except
machinery
electrical

Total

Motor
vehicles
and parts

Instruments
and
related
products

*

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

186,156
207,797
193,511

80,326
90,945
86,294

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

223,607
260,563
270,349
298,120
280J57

106,136
125,912
135,752
160,193
141,932

7,351
7,445

30,566
23,866

18,246
13,209

16,748
15,419

21,284
18,791

18,371
16,160

40,351
37,156

24,933
21,793

3,760
3,576

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

317,759
332,875
344,837
4
326,975
363,439

168,851
176,576
182,846
4
162,757
187,312

8,847
9,558
9,696
4
9,829
11,384

33,379
36,624
35,290
4
26,541
31,381

19,719
21,481
21,769
4
15,533
18,251

8,761
10,289

17,595
19,170
20,139
4
21,359
23,723

20,679
24,088
24,790
4
23,437
26,584

17,886
19,492
20,061
4
18,895
22,274

45,546
42,447
48,037
4
39,223
45,502

31,469
26,142
28,379
420,411
26,239

3J891
4276
4jBQ8
4
5,766
6,606

190,586
187,395
207,145
219,361
235,643

11,198
11,118
11,659
12,422
13,103

31,307
30,610
32,543
34,398
38,876

18,140
17,196
18,073
18,954
21,625

10,470
10,904
11,599
12,269
13,631

23,947
23,701
26,162
26,847
28,866

26,764
26,572
29,227
30,996
35,347

23,493
25,106
28,095
29,115
30,034

47,631
44,221
52,146
56,379
58,151

29,263
25,222
31,979
35,328
36,557

6,846
6,797
6,806
7,012
7,418

4

1960
1961
1962. .
1963.
1964

8,141
8,971

370,532
371,071
400,294
420,694
447,968

1965, .
1966
1967
1968
1969

9,941
11,448
12,868
14,927
17,191

491,937
538,437
557,840
603,213
642,484

266,651
295,795
303,203
332,374
353,719

14,121
14,835
14,650
16,016
17,073

43,975
47,943
45,139
48,717
53,534

23,965
24,551
23,123
24,908
26,412

15,875
18,936
17,727
19,289
22,115

32,378
36,775
40,054
44,107
46,577

39,537
46,944
49,214
50,960
56,131

34,292
39,838
42^208
45,242
47,621

68,213
72,500
72,535
83,529
85,175

45,162
45,058
40,337
49,465
50,943

8,570
9,906
11,181
12,261
13,128

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

20,147
21,615
24,754
32,002
45,377

633,981
671,096
756,508
875,445
1,017,855

338,582
359,671
408,514
476,438
531,033

17,001
18,798
21,540
23,864
26,337

51,995
51,585
58,431
72,730
95,617

25,189
25,791
28,653
36,240
49,649

22,104
20,816
24,064
29,630
37,435

44,530
45,696
51,737
59,141
67,578

56,451
56,005
65,817
77,826
92,488

47,190
47,956
53,390
60,865
65,809

74,539
88,857
94,711
110,584
108,244

42,538
58,247
63,925
74,799
68,631

13,094
13,539
15,560
17,793
20,955

1975
1976. . . .
1977
1978

52,944
62,792
66,765
76,257

1,039,407
1,185,716
1,330,104
1,496,573

524,136
608,363
696,120
798,057

27,076
30,637
35,274
43,888

80,820
93,005
103,340
120,390

42,21 1
46,687
51,519
60,533

29,736
36,531
40,877
47,455

68,741
77,508
85,255
96,212

95,757
105,529
118,541
137,119

64,222
73,868
85,759
98,661

113,507
141,028
168,133
188,883

70,033
95,380
117,758
132,207

22,069
25,030
28,570
31,560

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,459
4,414
4,600
4,446
4,553
4,872

3,912
4,216
4,293
4,308
4,422
4,447

78,404
84,612
84,686
86,360
84,810
89,575

39,836
43,169
43,615
44,51 1
43,672
46,224

1,946
2,014
2,106
2,242
2,266
2,368

7,571
7,595
7,100
7,073
6,653
6,689

4,352
4,190
3,860
3,760
3,378
3,346

2,529
2,656
2,481
2,538
2,539
2,574

4,961
5,368
5,325
5,774
5,630
5,856

7,507
8,274
8,586
8,300
7,992
8,636

4,713
5,256
5,227
* 5,359
5,266
5,627

7,920
9,043
9,490
9,697
9,777
10,426

4,816
5,254
5,589
6,004
6,037
6,439

1,651
1,738
1,807
1,808
1,779
1,934

3,989
3,933
4,518
4,699
4,573
4,888

4,544
4,375
4,553
4,548
4,502
4,678

80,874
87,382
93,205
93,924
89,788
85,787

39,601
42,688
47,013
47,081
44,225
42,501

2,272
2,417
2,497
2,625
2,320
2,003

5,829
6,358
7,111
6,587
6,300
5,954

2,893
3,200
3,810
3,234
3,111
3,077

2,321
2,422
2,507
2,523
2,428
2,218

5,450
5,956
6,399
6,436
5,874
5,712

7,053
7,317
8,193
8,133
7,752
8,014

4,889
5,285
5,792
5,891
5,607
5,310

8,153
8,726
10,064
10,623
10,060
9,528

4,820
5,180
6,589
6,886
6,531
5,888

1,689
1,830
2,024
1,984
1,901
1,914

June

4,171
4,828
5,080
4,951
5,222
5,751

4,719
4,671
4,772
4,811
5,083
5,219

86,630
95,253
99,860
99,357
99,534
104,477

42,785
48,118
51,715
51,148
52,100
55,138

2,070
2,278
2,562
2,514
2,565
2,754

6,611
7,038
7,825
7,775
8,336
8,690

3,571
3,642
4,074
3,884
4,161
4,414

2,310
2,564
2,880
3,034
3,310
3,351

5,643
6,262
6,631
6,685
6,848
7,048

7,549
8,545
9,284
8,909
8,937
9,528

5,185
5,832
6,093
5,920
5,919
6,387

9,888
11,476
12,154
12,154
12,251
13,078

6,765
7,675
8,295
8,194
8,256
9,056

1,783
1,894
2,016
1,977
2,022
2,188

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,856
4,141
5,208
5,640
5,654
6,290

5,475
5,727
5,232
5,449
5,573
5,017

92,437
99,066
104,744
103,161
102,055
99,142

46,565
50,413
53,770
52,725
52,513
51,373

2,501
2,795
2,828
2,783
2,658
2,329

7,485
8,034
8,382
8,021
7,674
7,134

3,823
3,950
4,095
3,811
3,725
3,537

2,952
3,256
3,482
3,350
3,148
2,894

6,130
6,540
6,671
6,482
6,310
6,258

8,077
8,421
9,379
8,958
8,736
9,206

5,511
6,184
6,705
6,605
6,659
6,868

10,075
10,659
11,696
11,986
13,027
12,584

6,573
7,162
7,978
8,005
9,185
8,236

1,988
2,144
2,284
2,217
2,262
2,255

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

4,703
5,503
6,081
5,992
5,751
6,049

5,333
5,377
5,739
5,849
5,624
5,519

97,141
107,207
114,498
111,326
110,717
116,675

49,410
55,087
60,887
58,454
58,760
62,651

2,295
2,557
2,955
2,913
3,001
3,259

7,426
8,151
9,349
9,067
9,084
9,504

3,643
3,944
4,673
4,408
4,513
4,875

3,004
3,351
3,756
3,745
3,626
3,629

5,980
6,711
7,456
7,246
7,167
7,681

8,589
9,714
10,516
9,996
9,872
10,405

6,299
6,919
7,115
6,908
6,796
7,470

12,180
13,422
15,152
14,225
14,596
15,559

8,726
9,364
10,777
10,081
10,112
11,035

2,076
2,242
2,431
2,324
2,347
2,515

July .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,976
4,957
5,554
5,845
5,785
5,569

5,579
5,444
5,592
5,622
5,710
5,345

102,244
110,032
117,090
118,480
113,794
110,900

52,591
56,045
61,709
63,019
59,605
57,902

2,865
3,294
3,198
3,174
2,991
2,772

7,844
8,373
8,956
8,755
8,484
8,347

3,997
4,277
4,478
4,321
4,223
4,167

3,023
3,189
3,498
3,412
3,310
3,334

6,398
7,217
7,633
7,814
7,137
6,815

8,923
9,472
10,328
10,255
9,919
10,552

6,501
7,060
7,699
7,758
7,668
7,566

12,495
11,667
14,598
16,007
14,712
13,520

8,554
7,826
10,229
11,419
10,501
9,134

2,151
2,376
2,560
2,537
2,501
2,510

June . . .

4,982
6,252
6,298
6,378
6,386
6,673

5,648
6,146
5,978
6,240
6,249
6,092

104,939
118,801
124,700
126,451
124,621
131,063

54,053
62,372
67,083
67,969
67,01 1
71,380

2,692
3,072
3,449
3,706
3,809
4,039

8,305
9,515
9,957
10,252
10,086
10,609

4,172
4,898
5,100
5,102
5,105
5,366

3,269
3,642
3,864
4,057
3,884
4,123

6,357
7,457
7,919
8,184
8,110
8,510

9,202
10,943
11,756
11,598
11,172
12,369

7,135
7,826
8,175
8,119
7,848
8,627

12,854
15,012
16,385
16,764
16,572
17,170

9,070
10,600
11,641
11,920
11,780
12,035

2,182
2,359
2,661
2,522
2,575
2,826

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5,716
6,033
6,813
6,867
6,940
6,919

6,406
6,666
5,932
6,643
6,847
6,640

113,813
125,565
132,627
135,514
131,499
126,980

58,902
65,653
71,345
73,238
70,662
68,389

3,581
4,081
4,039
4,176
3,855
3,389

9,131
10,110
10,643
10,918
10,467
10,397

4,678
5,039
5,283
5,445
5,068
5,277

3,540
4,083
4,279
4,321
4,290
4,103

7,158
8,393
8,637
8,599
8,489
8,399

10,370
10,992
12,224
12,312
11,686
12,495

7,271
8,273
9,026
8,967
8,699
8,695

12,873
13,606
16,544
17,858
17,568
15,677

8,645
9,141
11,290
12,987
12,532
10,566

2,390
2,716
2,890
2357
2,841
2,741

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

May

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series a
following these tables.




;ar in the section immediately

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 192 and 193.

20

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' SALES-Con.
SHIPMENTS1
Without seasonal adjustment (but adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variation)

Adjusted for seasonal variation

Nondurable goods industries

By industry group
Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total2

Food
and
kindred
products

Tobacco
products

Textile
mill
products

Paper
and
allied
products

Chemicals
and
allied
products

Petroleum
and
coal
products

Rubber
and
plastics
products

Primary metals

Total
Total2

Stone,
clay,
and
glass
products

Total

if
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

105,830
116,852
107,217

1950
1951

117,471
134,651
134,597
137,927
138,325

1952
1953
1954

148,908
156,299
, 161,991

49,939
50,576

3,417
3,369

13,172
11,614

10,413
10,481

17,425
17^79

12,6O5
13,069

5,435
5,048

3,356
3,399
3,581
3
3,868
4,049

13,187
13,089
12,826
3
12,41 7
14,067

11,808
12,843
13,114
3
12,899
14,298

20,825
22248
23206
3
22,657
25,905

14^17
15,539
16,382
3
15,624
16,259

6,404
6,457
6,613
3
6,997
8,032

*

Blast
furnaces,
steel
mills

Non-

ferrous
and other
primary
metals

*

176,127

51,310
53,911
55,899
3
59,738
60,781

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

179,946
183,676
193,149
201,333
212,325

62,468
64,542
66,935
68,469
71,594

4,367
4,487
4,531
4,521
4,653

13,792
14,016
15,184
15,744
16,999

14,513
14,723
15,598
16,355
17,199

26,044
26,707
28,788
31,187
33,644

16,814
16,828
17,193
18,001
18,359

8,128
8,137
8,934
9,614
10,254

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

225,286
242,642
254,637
270,839
288,765

74,250
79,665
83,961
87,328
93,385

4,649
4,772
4,903
4,937
4,992

18,299
19,600
19,817
21,970
22,977

18,581
20,416
20,973
22,308
24,426

36,764
40,006
41,428
44,850
47,421

19,113
20,419
22,044
23,189
24,396

11,445
12,588
13,307
14,955
16,286

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

295,399
311,425
347,994
399,007
486,822

98,535
103,637
115,054
135,587
161,959

5,350
5,528
5,919
6,341
7,139

22,614
24,033
28,064
31,073
32,813

24,800
25,461
28,261
32,754
41,762

48,512
50,944
57,353
65,008
83,742

24,883
26,936
28,695
34,899
58,874

16,139
17,767
20,923
24,384
27,901

1975
1976
1977
1978

515,271
577,353
633,985
698,515

172,157
180,933
189,993
211,921

8,058
8,786
9,589
10,941

31,065
36,387
40,821
43,951

41,713
48,219
52,368
57,654

89,722
104,142
113,891
126,445

69,484
82,347
95,656
103,567

27,193
31,762
36,995
39,930

38,568
41,443
41,071
41,849
41,138
43,351

13,264
14,063
13,724
14,154
13,888
14,568

600
622
630
628
652
679

2,210
2,458
2,618
2,419
2,503
2,665

3,318
3,501
3,357
3,368
3,347
3,537

6,702
7,376
7,609
7,829
7,558
7,620

5,108
5,266
5,166
5,294
5,313
5,749

2,051
2,182
2,173
2,243
2,209
2,395

84,686
84,037
81,947
84,670
83,706
84,980

43,676
43,152
41,782
43,256
42,399
42,639

2,270
2,179
2,077
2,205
2,181
2,177

7,954
7,556
6,703
6,761
6,333
6,173

4,406
4,173
3,589
3,658
3,255
3,120

2,798
2,638
2,388
2,379
2,386
2,357

41,273
44,694
46,192
46,843
45,563
43,286

14,025
14,632
15,233
15,442
14,812
14,352

675
706
639
702
801
724

2,198
2,655
2,853
2,922
2,822
2,742

3,291
3,575
3,653
3,674
3,662
3,430

6,923
7,607
8,003
7,838
7,375
7,282

5,825
6,317
6,213
6,281
6,426
6,526

2,177
2,375
2,444
2,479
2,353
2,112

87,080
88,114
89,394
90,342
90,008
90,770

43,695
44,038
44,873
45,001
44,569
45,377

2,313
2,252
2,321
2,451
2,335
2,326

6,312
6,512
6,955
6,523
6,530
6,572

3,092
3,224
3,759
3,268
3,245
3,431

2,517
2,528
2,422
2,481
2,511
2,382

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

43,845
47,135
48,145
48,209
47,434
49,339

14,352
14,744
14,905
14,952
14,912
15,435

688
677
742
705
683
749

2,697
2,978
3,224
2,950
3,048
3,266

3,581
3,997
3,958
3,937
4,025
4,201

7,615
8,530
9,107
9,358
8,882
9,011

6,441
6,757
6,422
6,647
6,534
6,925

2,243
2,559
2,766
2,708
2,740
2,796

93,866
94,712
96,422
97,116
98,183
98,957

47,140
48,219
49,363
49,518
50,539
50,779

2,425
2,466
2,505
2,473
2,475
2,523

6,974
7,022
7,379
7,396
7,930
7,987

3,613
3,632
3,784
3,761
4,004
4,076

2,567
2,561
2,761
2,833
3,111
3,074

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

45,872
48,653
50,974
50,436
49,542
47,769

14,650
14,905
15,895
15,725
15,438
15,020

706
712
743
820
718
833

2,536
2,992
3,251
3,168
3,191
3,086

3,798
4,169
4,314
4,170
4,076
3,993

8,003
8,621
9,324
8,900
8,650
8,141

6,957
7,057
7,054
7,044
7,087
7,422

2,452
2,686
2,701
2,810
2,746
2,555

100,037
100,205
100,012
99,258
102,282
104,575

51,693
52,260
50,910
50,448
52,893
54,646

2,549
2,599
2,628
2,595
2,681
2,697

8,102
8,230
8,152
7,967
8,009
7,871

4,090
3,977
4,031
3.866
3,933
3,947

3,202
3,399
3,335
3,300
3,262
3,115

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

47,731
52,120
53,611
52,872
51,957
54,024

14,649
15,805
16,119
15,700
15,276
16,038

743
745
793
773
803
820

2,937
3,256
3,500
3,390
3,416
3,563

4,027
4,325
4,479
4,514
4,407
4,639

8,314
9,509
10,264
10,105
9,844
9,930

7,676
7,871
7,608
7,755
7,757
7,964

2,698
3,038
3,197
3,123
3,125
3,275

105,433
106,499
109,643
108,771
108,914
110,400

54,499
55,094
57,438
56,553
56,894
57,745

2,727
2,780
2,883
2,867
2,898
2,969

7,944
8,105
8,642
8,550
8,539
8,734

3,751
3,916
4,206
4,220
4,263
4,473

3,341
3,338
3,557
3,474
3,392
3,354

49,653
53,987
55,381
55,461
54,190
52,998

14,843
15,963
16,321
16,553
16,381
16,345

765
832
806
779
841
889

2,859
3,483
3,667
3,705
3,608
3,437

4,064
4,501
4,413
4,404
4,313
4,282

8,669
9,465
10,055
9,400
9,175
9,161

8,087
8,083
8,077
8,295
8,137
8,346

2,797
3,094
3,239
3,310
3,119
2,980

110,235
111,832
112,859
113,985
114,329
117,050

57,843
58,489
59,435
60,266
60,268
61,689

2,929
3,064
2,977
2,927
3,019
3,201

8,507
8,604
8,779
8,770
8,997
9,276

4.245
4,335
4,446
4,437
4,584
4,730

3,322
3,329
3,376
3,378
3,444
3,585

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

50,885
56,428
57,617
58,483
57,610
59,683

15,212
17,252
17,559
17,387
17,601
17,819

798
800
876
903
835
1,003

3,216
3,562
3,691
3,912
3,743
3,818

4,229
4,666
4,775
4,759
4,803
5,066

9,366
10,309
11,010
11,434
10,841
11,161

8,005
8,151
8,019
8,207
8,273
8,721

2,820
3,260
3,400
3,462
3,306
3,491

1 14,268
1 18,085
119,013
123,333
122,530
123,835

59,805
62,322
62,981
65,749
64,881
65,749

3,228
3,353
3,371
3,646
3,680
3,658

8,903
9,448
9,145
9,631
9,456
9,731

4,335
4,856
4,563
4,860
4,797
4,889

3,620
3,624
3,632
3,746
3,633
3,825

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

54,911
59,912
61,282
62,276
60,837
58,591

16,770
17,947
18,373
18,981
18,547
18,473

821
968
939
1,043
1,014
941

3,100
3,744
3,901
3,990
3,783
3,491

4,592
5,007
4,966
5,157
5,061
4,573

9,605
10,241
10,914
10,704
10,435
10,425

8,719
8,925
9,110
8,899
9,074
9,464

3,001
3,544
3,522
3,642
3,461
3,021

123,470
127,369
127,920
130,432
132,268
133,769

65,454
68,141
68,758
70,101
71,498
72,736

3,658
3,782
3,764
3,850
3,891
3,909

9,910
10,418
10,485
10,959
11,131
11,573

4,955
5,136
5,267
5,605
5,533
6,007

3,916
4,258
4,162
4,274
4,469
4,417

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

-he^is

1975: January
February . , .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 193 and 194.

21

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' SALES-Con.
SHIPMENTS-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By industry group
Nondurable goods industries

Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH

Transportation
equipment
Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electrical
machinery
Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Instruments
and related
products

Total2

Food and
kindred
products

Tobacco
products

Textile
mill
products

Paper and
allied
products

Chemicals
and allied
products

Petroleum
and coal
products

Rubber
and
plastics
products

*
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954 . . .
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977 . . . .
1978
1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,490
5,453
5,275
5,638
5,469
5,446

8,120
8,068
7,922
8,029
7,901
7,887

5,150
5,179
5,083
5,332
5,306
5,324

8,666
8,883
9,007
9,268
9,233
9,492

5,043
5,111
5,250
5,658
5,654
5,822

1,818
1,793
1,785
1,843
1,794
1,828

41,010
40,885
40,165
41,415
41,307
42,341

13,885
13,912
13,592
14,297
14,080
14,432

628
655
644
647
644
643

2,429
2,467
2,481
2,444
2,488
2,510

3,483
3,444
3,296
3,344
3,339
3,363

7,256
7,160
7,087
7,212
7,176
7,302

5,172
5,150
5,251
5,331
5,408
5,641

2,237
2,161
2,067
2,138
2,167
2,259

5,777
5,818
6,065
6,146
6,008
6,185

7,754
7,831
7,991
8,134
8,114
8,065

5,432
5,399
5,442
5,616
5,504
5,414

9,732
9,941
9,680
9,746
9,747
10,308

6,137
6,185
6,256
6,130
6,197
6,773

1,828
1,831
1,891
1,879
1,836
1,927

43,385
44,076
44,521
45,341
45,439
45,393

14,584
14,557
14,664
14,865
14,625
14,632

677
681
644
684
793
713

2,561
2,602
2,681
2,727
2,757
2,877

3,477
3,473
3,558
3,593
3,682
3,682

7,500
7,677
7,796
7,937
7,831
8,021

5,790
6,280
6,176
6,345
6,438
6,446

2,363
2,354
2,379
2,365
2,405
2,317

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,234
6,347
6,543
6,526
6,647
6,535

8,183
8,336
8,533
8,597
8,825
8,712

5,700
5,748
5,928
5,896
5,986
6,048

10,854
11,347
11,420
11,523
11,587
11,861

7,183
7,549
7,709
7,686
7,749
8,163

1,966
1,960
1,987
2,013
2,039
2,066

46,726
46,493
47,059
47,599
47,645
48,179

15,061
14,589
14,741
15,067
15,104
15,266

723
714
759
720
674
711

2,973
2,991
3,052
2,972
3,015
3,083

3,769
3,920
3,889
3,904
4,014
3,997

8,282
8,306
8,482
8,583
8,487
8,629

6,509
6,611
6,539
6,'657
6,809

2,452
2,527
2,623
2,588
2,688
2,639

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,521
6,397
6,323
6,200
6,448
6,793

8,864
9,003
9,172
8,970
9,115
9,189

6,131
6,318
6,309
6,293
6,549
6,944

12,245
12,345
10,852
11,004
12,627
13,566

8,476
8,614
7,206
7,170
8,757
9,378

2,156
2,139
2,136
2,103
2,188
2,260

48,345
47,945
49,102
48,810
49,390
49,928

15,278
14,832
15,315
15,135
15,246
15,303

712
688
750
805
707
817

2,990
2,953
3,059
2,971
3,117
3,207

4,022
4,046
4,215
4,078
4,096
4,266

8,684
8,682
8,996
8,939
9,107
8,911

6,912
7,023
7,031
7,124
7,099
7,305

2,670
2,656
2,634
2,683
2,808
2,810

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,586
6,815
7,286
7,084
6,942
7,113

9,379
9,475
9,634
9,681
9.739
9,553

6,875
6,813
6,879
6,889
6,897
7,058

13,237
13,166
13,968
13,489
13,807
14,140

9,237
9,130
9,787
9,511
9,474
9,971

2,295
2,314
2,388
2,365
2,362
2,365

50,935
51,405
52,205
52,218
52,020
52,655

15,492
15,598
15,814
15,803
15,388
15,852

776
794
809
790
792
781

3,229
3,281
3,295
3,396
3,363
3,360

4,267
4,239
4,387
4,461
4,358
4,400

8,987
9,265
9,505
9,329
9,441
9,433

7,738
7,716
7,745
7,820
7,902
7,854

2,960
2,995
3,012
2,978
3,049
3,088

6,838
7,067
7,291
7,476
7,277
7,369

9,798
10,064
10,106
10,222
10,397
10,561

7,255
7,214
7,266
7,399
7,548
7,618

14,353
13,996
14,467
14,753
14,324
14,636

10,126
9,908
10,181
10,240
10,043
10,359

2,343
2,370
2,390
2,418
2,420
2,520

52,392
53,343
53,424
53,719
54,061
55,360

15,521
15,991
15,789
15,932
16,160
16,547

772
809
812
748
822
878

3,372
3,463
3,452
3,475
3,533
3,589

4,296
4,365
4,328
4,328
4,353
4,603

9,420
9,613
9,738
9,533
9,678
10,018

8,018
8,022
8,022
8,372
8,152
8,203

3,061
3,064
3,154
3,155
3,206
3,288

7,031
7,594
7,696
8,009
7,855
7,870

10,041
10,666
10,772
11,220
11,004
11,391

7,791
7,710
7,874
8,119
8,005
8,130

14,011
14,638
14,948
15,911
15,668
15,581

9,606
10,268
10,418
11,260
11,023
10,869

2,417
2,436
2,613
2,561
2,589
2,651

54,463
55,763
56,031
57,585
57,649
58,086

16,155
17,063
17,171
17,464
17,690
17,591

833
857
895
923
823
955

3,541
3,609
3,473
3,908
3,681
3,605

4,491
4,567
4,664
4,698
4,742
4,797

10,126
10,069
10,153
10,451
10,409
10,548

8,091
8,013
8,182
8,273
8,425
8,619

3,098
3,209
3,196
3,300
3,221
3,293

7,648
8,226
8,283
8,229
8,659
9,052

11,389
11,652
11,968
12,263
12,259
12,486

8,144
8,437
8,533
8,559
8,571
8,718

15,483
15,979
16,326
16,425
17,075
16,890

10,930
11,215
11,155
11,598
11,988
11,992-

2,606
2,712
2,697
2,731
2,745
2,754

58,017
59,228
59,162
60,331
60,771
61,033

17,585
18,023
17,853
18,288
18,318
18,658

831
944
946
998
986
929

3,662
3,732
3,666
3,735
3,709
3,637

4,857
4,854
4,870
5,080
5,119
4,933

10,445
10,419
10,551
10,853
10,999
11,360

8,626
8,843
9,036
8,964
9,090
9,279

3,291
3,512
3,429
3,468
3,564
3,333

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 194.

22

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' SALES AND INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE,
END OF PERIOD1

SHIPMENTS-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
Supplementary series2

By market category

YEAR AND
MONTH

Home goods
and apparel

Consumer
staples

Equipment
and
defense
products,
except
automotive

Automotive
equipment

Construction
materials,
supplies,
and
intermediate
products

Unadjusted for seasonal variation

Capital goods industries

Other
materials
and
supplies
and
intermediate
products

Household
durable
goods
industries

I
Total
Total

Non-

defense

Defense

Durable
goods
industries

Non-

durable
goods
industries

if
*

*

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

26,130
28,800
26,492

13,139
14,750
13,139

12,991
14,050
13,353

•jggO

15,649
21,139
23,921
25,971
23,785

15,854
18,012
17,613
18,243
18,046

38,095
34,458

27,713
24204

24,522
24,334

116,620
106.953

49,035
44273

31,503
39,151
41,534
44214
41,831

34,982
39,956
43,794
41,074
45,172

34,841
29,590
31J934
4
24,137
30,547

27,981
29,589
29,683
429,331
32,855

124,756
134,387
136,599
4
126,171
142,732

12,81 9
14,333

44,540
51,176
55,838
4
49,986
55,113

45,225
50,728
51,878
4
49,994
52,673

26,439
30,410
31,605
4
29,898
31,696

18,786
20,318
20,273
4
20,096
20,977

1951
1952

19533
19543
1955
19563
19573
195833
1959

60J91
60,964

30,779
29,344

3

..

32,484
33,254
33,941
32,539
35,826

4

I9603

62,715
66,099
68,886
73,723
76,307

4

4

4

196233
1963
19643

35,847
36,443
39,035
41,268
44,064

79,196
81,442
84,196
87,055
91,476

46,277
47,485
51,642
54,271
58,385

33,385
29,145
36,130
39,961
41,630

32,140
31,611
33,314
35,440
37,821

143,687
144,945
155,977
162,699
174,592

14,060
14,329
15,428
16,509
17,815

56,176
57,910
63,582
66,543
70,541

53,581
54.729
58,060
59,923
63,293

32,038
32,242
34,330
35,575
38.238

21,543
22,487
23,730
24,348
25,055

19653
19663
19673
IQfifi
19693

47,910
51,605
54,086
58,833
62,196

95,145
101,836
108,275
113,676
121,656

64,754
76,493
84,951
91,777
97,222

50,766
51,105
46,827
57,144
59,830

40,685
43,362
44,206
48,317
51,416

192,677
214,036
219,495
233,466
250,164

20,019
22,058
22,477
24,686
25,756

78,029
92,051
101,303
108,128
114,953

81,430
88,493

26,698
26,460

68,028
77,747
84,391
90,268
97,798

41,981
49,617
54,649
58,469
64,271

26,047
28,130
29,742
31,799
33,527

19703
19713
19723
19733
19743

61,209
64,876
74,295
81,112
82,911

127,305
133,693
148,278
168,727
196,475

94,677
92,265
102,454
118,534
137,478

51,908
69,400
77,667
89,725
83,283

50,728
55,910
66,319
75,799
82,744

248,154
254,952
287,495
341,548
434,964

25,239
26,704
31,134
34,473
35,607

111,384
108,176
118,293
137,409
157,473

87,547
88,467
99,527
117,287
136,012

23,837
19,709
18,766
20,122
21,461

101,288
102,316
107,991
124,377
157,779

66,325
65,810
69,777
80,782
101,095

34,963
36,506
38,214
43,595
56,684

19753
19763
19773

83,198
93,402
102,713
114,547

212,441
227,918
242,134
268,237

144,314
156,878
177,268
203,025

84,293
111,595
137,605
153,752

82,477
95,577
109,361
130,079

432,684
500,346
561,024
626,934

35,210
40,624
45,015
51,453

162,793
178,160
202,190
233,405

139,213
151,511
172,014
200,895

23,580
26,649
30,176
32,512

158,185
170,430
180,116
197,979

101,082
108,529
114,860
128,405

57,103
61,901
65,256
69,574

6,292
6,212
6,245
6,535
6,544
6,779

17,114
17,217
16,889
17,584
17,292
17,853

12,079
12,249
11,985
12,063
11,917
11,978

6,263
6,291
6,362
6,821
6,800
7,053

6,584
6,351
6,132
6,509
6,607
6,581

36,352
35,718
34,334
35,159
34,545
34,737

2,734
2,666
2,693
2,825
2,860
2,906

13,569
13,722
13,563
13,585
13,394
13,477

11,628
11,765
11,588
11,585
11,514
11,522

1,941
1,957
1,975
2,000
1,879
1,955

160,828
161,753
161,009
160,345
159,431
157,557

103,485
105,116
105,061
105,396
105,252
104,043

57,343
56,637
55,948
54,949
54,179
53,514

7,164
7,246
7,393
7,541
7,484
7,591

18,169
17,952
18,017
18,300
18,110
17,899

11,872
12,024
11,930
12,301
12,039
11,992

7,376
7,446
7,449
7,325
7,372
7,952

7,067
6,974
7,255
7,501
7,374
7,489

35,432
36,471
37,349
37,374
37,630
37,917

3,078
3,067
3,075
3,080
3,069
3,127

13,385
13,617
13,446
13,882
13,697
13,489

11,482
11,573
11,565
11,805
11,625
11,578

1,901
2,045
1,880
2,077
2,072
1,912

156,182
155,926
155,476
156,563
157,408
158,185

103»059
102,277
101,448
101,188
101,158
101,082

53,123
53,649
54,028
55,375
56,250
57,103

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

7,747
7.767
7,800
7,736
7,810
7,704

18,621
18,196
18,512
18,891
18,853
19,093

12,278
12,535
12,598
12,805
13,031
12,738

8,392
8,846
9,071
9,053
9,135
9,446

7,627
7,694
7,945
7,964
7,936
7,927

39,201
39,674
40,497
40,667
41,418
42,048

3,275
3,318
3,386
3,350
3,396
3,319

13,832
14,174
14,340
14,443.
14,782
14,611

11,666
12,016
12,166
12,257
12,565
12,494

2,167
2,159
2,175
2,186
2,216
2,118

160,156
160,888
161,662
161,854
162,689
163,340

102,334
103,020
103,843
104,017
104,458
104,775

57,822
57,868
57,819
57,837
58,231
58,565

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,735
7,746
7,839
7,709
7,907
7,903

19,146
18,714
19,480
19,374
19,403
19,532

13,067
13,211
13,268
13,337
13,638
14,231

9,826
9,935
8,492
8,571
10,212
10,890

7,972
8,040
8,001
8,050
8,074
8,265

42,291
42,558
.42,932
42,218
43,048
43,753

3,376
3,403
3,493
3,416
3,451
3,439

14,816
15,125
15,035
15,260
15,430
16,140

12,641
12,868
12,841
12,940
13,150
13,733

2,175
2,257
2,194
2,321
2,280
2,406

163,402
164,445
165,548
167,852
169,142
170,430

104,541
104,942
105,580
106,737
107,570
108,529

58,861
59,503
59,968
61,115
61,572
61,901

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8,171
8,208
8,293
8,210
8,222
8,567

19,700
19,828
20,156
20,071
19,688
20,097

14,184
14,103
14,463
14,395
14,701
14,417

9,979
10,850
12,571
11,929
11,867
12,858

8,158
8,648
9,049
8,858
8,866
9,045

44,457
44,985
46,244
46,108
46,362
46,685

3,594
3,554
3,618
3,501
3,502
3,777

15,991
16,055
16,415
16,349
16,707
16,371

13,454
13,569
13,898
13,949
14,227
13,888

2,537
2,486
2,517
2,399
2,480
2,482

172,327
173,595
174,042
175,076
176,457
175,761

110,180
111,394
111,740
112,157
113,060
112,727

62,147
62,201
62,302
62,919
63,397
63,034

8,517
8,652
8,678
8,893
8,917
9,234

19,608
20,357
20,321
20,205
20,750
21,174

14,762
14,847
15,098
15,426
15,362
15,538

10,086
9,452
11,997
13,256
12,137
10,623

8,934
9,263
9,468
9,555
9,490
9,847

46,708
47,176
47,424
47,922
47,969
49,057

3,677
3,797
3,813
3,930.
3,999
4,175

16,913
17,015
17,292
17,623
17,706
17,800

14,363
14,571
14,738
15,082
15,107
15,214

2,549
2,444
2,553
2,540
2,600
2,586

175,611
176,601
177,030
178,219
179,311
180,116

112,537
113,238
113,340
113,337
114,183
1 14,860

63,074
63,363
63,690
64,882
65,128
65,256

8,978
9,187
9,160
9,618
9,400
9,472

20,699
21,705
21,742
22,166
22,221
22,310

15,029
15,626
15,988
16,435
16,302
16,863

10,477
12,236
13,565
14,032
13,738
14,052

9,592
9,972
10,214
10,674
10,648
10,770

48,634
49,573
49,735
51,338
51,154
51,750

3,947
3,976
4,243
4,357
4,172
4,315

17,617
18,069
18,439
19,045
18,823
19,259

15,086
15,417
15,644
16.326
16,109
16,555

2,532
2,652
2,795
2,719
2,714
2,705

182,742
184,447
185,443
186,836
188,479
188,847

116,832
118,701
119,964
120,955
122,520
122,892

65,910
65,746
65,479
65,881
65,959
65,955

9,391
9,780
9,760
9,958
9,916
9,698

22,268
22,759
22,671
23,013
23,163
23,411

16,855
17,318
17,955
17,942
18,227
18,369

10,317
10,904
13,229
14,940
14,240
12,022

10,694
11,190
11,046
11,357
11,769
11,891

51,600
53,339
53,471
54,713
55,335
56,621

4,193
4,435
4,354
4,480
4,409
4,450

19,282
19,827
20,613
20,493
20,776
21,047

16,678
17,139
17,840
17,787
18,030
18,216

2,604
2,688
2,773
2,706
2,748
2,832

189,434
191,265
191,945
193,459
195,872
197,979

123,155
124,414
124,973
125,548
127,196
128,405

66,279
66,851
66.972
67,911
68,676
69,574

1961

3

1978

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 194 and 195.

23

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES-Con.
INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

By industry group
Durable goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH

Stone,
clay,
and glass
products

Total2

*

Transportation
equipment

Primary metals

Total

Total

Blast
furnaces,
steel
mills

Nonferrous
and other
primary
metals

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electrical
machinery

Motor
vehicles
and parts

Total

Instruments
and
related
products

*
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

25,897
28,543
26,321

13,061
14,662
13,060

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

31,078
39,306
41,136
43,948
41,612

15,539
20,991
23,731
25,878
23,710

863
847

3,745
3,544

2,275
2,179

2,917
2,676

4,517
4,046

3,480
2,992

5,863
5,391

1,891
1,538

809
757

1955
1956
1957

45,069
50,642
51,871
3
50,241
52,945

26,405
30,447
31,728
3
30,258
32,077

921
1,057
1,279
3
1,269
1,408

4,011
4,847
5,171
3
5,153
5,103

2,351
2,768
3,169
3
3,286
3,102

1,580
1,677

3,141
3,655
3,926
3
4,220
4,279

4,632
5,617
6,024
3
5,521
6,089

3,372
3,815
3,799
3
3,336
3,852

5,979
6,840
7,181
3
6,647
6,944

2,121
2,066
2,041
3
1,806
2,202

817
925
1,021
3
1,276
1,374

1964.

53,780
54,885
58,186
60,046
63,409

32,371
32,544
34,632
35,866
38,506

1,481
1,490
1,516
1,566
1,662

6,472
5,779
5,691
5,738
5,940

3,372
3,672
3,484
3,450
3,548

1,801
1,810
1,877
1,963
2,012

4,325
4,303
4,419
4,562
5,036

6,018
5,988
6,652
6,885
7,756

4,077
4,250
5,075
5,160
5,416

6,414
6,211
6,633
7,124
7,716

2,073
2,076
2,331
2,467
2,905

1,472
1,495
1,355
1,427
1,486

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

68,185
77,952
84,659
90,617
98,210

42,257
49,920
54,996
58,871
64,739

1,742
1,874
1,920
2,011
2,139

6,185
7,017
7,550
7,543
8,053

3,606
4,065
4,417
4,206
4,441

2,162
2,497
2,710
2,906
3,105

5,718
6,364
6,739
7,573
7,749

8,776
10,229
11,018
11,563
13,333

6,106
7,785
8,390
8,761
9,590

8,431
10,450
12,862
14,381
15,912

3,294
3,473
3,521
3,882
4,078

1,680
2,167
2,330
2,456
2,671

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

101,667
102,677
108,296
124,672
157,915

66,790
66,313
70,308
81,426
101,866

2,335
2,399
2,533
2,829
3,543

8,961
9,055
9,589
10,023
13,427

4,959
4,898
5,356
5,289
6,800

3,460
3,604
3,646
4,098
5,650

7,991
8,187
8,522
9,957
13,566

14,414
14,241
15,066
18,340
24,079

9,831
9,394
9,894
12,055
13,999

14,626
13,804
14,802
16,478
19,258

4,200
4,203
4,707
5,743
6,714

2388
2,990
3,175
3,803
4,859

1975
1976
1977
1978

158,178
170,156
180,224
198,334

101,766
109,095
115,751
129,456

3,738
3,993
4,294
4,873

15,701
17,621
17,618
17,875

8,611
10,085
9,645
9,761

6,125
6,487
6,791
6,876

13,193
14,045
14,866
16,940

23,647
24,281
26,375
31,013

12,817
13,937
15,490
17,082

19,604
20,627
21,475
24,151

6,105
7,711
: -966
7,798

4,733
5,276
5,770
6,510

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

159,528
160,123
159,701
159,282
158,604
157,886

103,107
104,159
103,994
104,365
104,292
103,804

3,638
3,661
3,736
3,737
3,719
3,683

13,871
14,616
14,914
15,273
15,561
15,750

7,222
7,755
7,967
8,256
8,508
8,728

5,638
5,826
5,928
6,010
6,048
6,034

13,710
13,829
13,892
13,881
13,842
13,668

24,345
24,643
24,881
24,987
24,884
24,706

14,138
14,100
13,746
13,559
13,431
13,285

19,514
19,573
19,283
19,591
19,588
19,608

6,583
6,520
6,400
6,439
6,344
6,340

4^87
4,866
4,847
4,785
4,780
4,715

157,356
157,071
157,193
157,630
158,079
158,178

103,490
102,819
102,404
102,240
102,131
101,766

3,647
3,647
3,674
3,709
3,722
3,738

15,728
15,696
15,497
15,637
15,832
15,701

8,720
8,715
8,495
8,636
8,765
8,611

6,033
6,024
6,072
6,064
6,145
6,125

13,554
13,421
13,323
13,213
13,174
13,193

24,695
24,617
24,427
24,269
23,906
23,647

13,141
12,931
12,863
12,859
12,833
12,817

19,713
19,511
19,600
19,574
19,651
19,604

6,362
6,307
6,170
6,075
6,118
6,105

4,682
4,696
4,717
4,721
4,740
4,733

158,709
159,200
160,323
160,849
161,940
163,755

101,885
102,058
102,772
103,046
103,581
104,538

3,736
3,701
3,682
3,709
3,755
3,796

15,638
15,860
16,079
16,237
16,329
16,443

8,607
8,752
8,866
9,004
9,112
9,206

6,093
6,202
6,282
6,292
6,253
6,262

13,348
13,192
13,215
13,120
13,176
13,298

23,607
23,533
23,499
23,457
23,477
23,621

12,779
12,749
12,887
12,966
13,069
13,223

19,609
19,736
19,969
20,033
20,165
20,367

6,282
6,485
6,636
6,799
7,000
7,072

4,801
4,789
4^23
4,846
4,905
4,932

164,691
165,610
167,269
168,760
169,690
170,156

104,953
105,445
106,528
107,739
108,537
109,095

3,836
3,892
3,885
3,941
3,953
3,993

16,561
16,787
17,019
17,338
17,424
17,621

9,310
9,511
9,658
9,878
9,918
10,085

6,267
6,257
6,331
6,416
6,459
6,487

13,347
13,383
13,628
13,916
14,029
14,045

23,647
23,759
23,862
24,059
24,075
24,281

13,320
13,413
13,541
13,714
13,760
13,937

20,327
20,157
20,461
20,517
20,852
20,627

7,146
6,948
7,229
7,449
7,675
7,711

4,991
5,028
5,049
5,122
5,226
5,276

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

170,863
171,952
172,772
174,134
175,617
176,064

109,794
110,405
110,580
111,151
112,015
112,345

4,079
4,033
4,006
4,048
4,090
4,125

17,639
17,850
17,807
17,920
17,979
18,058

10,123
10,292
10,251
10,370
10,399
10,414

6,484
6,502
6,484
6,483
6,508
6,562

14,224
14,126
14,085
14,170
14,263
14,369

24,438
24,485
24,571
24,644
24,780
24,980

13,994
14,157
14,388
14,410
14,685
14,839

20,662
20,832
20,733
20,853
21,030
20,882

7,552
7,658
7,653
7,584
7,741
7,868

5,272
5,343
5,390
5,379
5,461
5,417

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

176,789
177,543
178,702
179,064
180,131
180,224

112,887
113,638
114,449
114,407
115,311
115,751

4,187
4,180
4,222
4,261
4,376
4,294

18,102
17,999
17,963
17,916
17,764
17,618

10,378
10,234
10,135
10,035
9,879
9,645

6,627
6,651
6,683
6,708
6,719
6,791

14,503
14,649
14,755
14,696
14,857
14,866

25,213
25,316
25,441
25,669
25,983
26,375

14,805
14,999
15,158
15,219
15,277
15,490

20,875
21,220
21,529
21,096
21,451
21,475

7,805
7,888
8,047
7,886
8,132
7,966

5,538
5,606
5,648
5,720
5,760
5,770

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

181,482
182,938
184,216
185,847
187,412
188,991

116,613
117,746
118,734
119,851
121,305
122,374

4,424
4,465
4,526
4,511
4,549
4,570

17,559
17,326
16,975
17,171
17,219
17,306

9,500
9,217
8,819
9,005
9,023
9,078

6,877
6,919
6,948
6,956
6,988
7,009

14,958
15,294
15,553
15,775
15,926
16,052

26,737
26,951
27,364
27,748
28,238
28,652

15,624
15,787
16,001
16,148
16,374
16,563

21,538
21,885
22,150
22,267
22,661
22,711

8,121
8,022
8,035
7,911
8,020
7,962

5334
5,938
6,051
6,056
6,090
6,142

190,466
192,068
193,691
194,467
196,969
198,334

123,447
124,745
126,200
126,744
128,493
129,456

4,606
4,679
4,739
4,717
4,798
4,873

17,325
17,457
17,549
17,595
17,913
17,875

9,127
9,290
9,379
9,451
9,764
9,761

6,978
6,959
6,955
6,939
6,921
6,876

16,227
16,341
16,397
16,695
16,740
16,940

29,017
29,357
29,714
30,091
30,423
31,013

16,682
16,813
17,000
17,008
17,168
17,082

22,890
23,210
23,783
23,472
24,062
24,151

7,827
8,109
8,550
7,825
8,187
7,798

6,146
6,222
6,304
6,382
6,439
6,510

1958,
1959.
1960
1961
1962
1963

... .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . .
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

/

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




3

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 195 and 196.

1

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES-Con.
INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

By industry group
Durable goods industries—by stage of fabrication
Materials and supplies

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total2

Primary
metals

Machinery,
except
electrical

Work in process

Electrical
machinery

Transportation
equipment

*

Total2

*

Primary
metals

Machinery,
except
electrical

Finished goods

Electrical
machinery

Transportation
equipment

Total2

Primary Machinery, Electrical
except
metals
machinery
electrical

Transportation
equipment

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950

1951. .
1952, .

8,966
7,894

1953
1954

1,718
1,535

1,656
1,390

9,194

1,835

10,417
10,608
3
10,032
10;776

2,222
2,329
32,228
2,258

1,498
1,679

951
1,134

1964

10,353
10,279
10,810
11,068
11,970

2,306
2,284
2,279
2,246
2,285

1,563
1,544
1,691
1,729
1,881

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

13,325
15,489
16,454
17,389
18,710

2,404
2,726
2,799
2,815
2,854

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

19,198
19,778
20,893
26,062
35,228

1975
1976
1977
1978

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1955. . ,
1956

1957. . . .
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962

1963.

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . . . .
July
August ....
September. .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,620
1,846
1,939

1,127
1,075

10,720

9,721

6,206
6.040

3,638

3,516

1J39
1,440
1,481
1,500
1,571

2,317
2,570

1,393
1,609

903
936

565
460

921
1,141
1324
1,425
1,274

579
653
730
1,706
1,840

991
1,109

3655
740

1,842

10,756
12,317
12,837
12,387
13,063

1,106
1,130
1,307
1,272
1,381

1,680
1,677
1,791
1,957
2,254

12,772
13,203
14,159
14,871
16,191

1,527
1,785
1,712
1,749
1,863

2,516
2,568
2,919
3,074
3,647

1,698
1,896
2,397
2,426
2,544

3,908
3,806
4,034
4,381
4,693

9,245
9,063
9,662
9,925
10,344

1,639
1,711
1,699
1,743
1,792

1,939
1,877
2,042
2,082
2,228

1,273
1,224
1,371
1,462
1,491

826
728
808
786
769

2,200
2,613
2,799
2,949
3,471

1,671
2,237
2,293
2,348
2,666

2,385
2,707
3,124
3,140
3,306

18,075
21,939
25,001
27,314
30,377

2,005
2,312
2,575
2,611
2,835

4,191
4,852
5,126
5,415
6,213

2,881
3,658
4,032
4,319
4,665

5,155
6,610
8,538
9,879
11,146

10,854
12,491
13,542
14,167
15,651

1,776
1,979
2,176
2,117
2,364

2,384
2,764
3,093
3,199
3,649

1,554
1,890
2,065
2,094
2,259

891
1,133
1,200
1,362
1,460

3,149
3,230
3,278
3,764
5,717

3,619
3,671
3,850
4,953
6,981

2,592
2,561
2,716
3,590
4,428

3,239
3,194
3,451
4,304
5,395

29,836
28,654
30,819
35,546
42,683

3,133
3,132
3,465
3,721
4,702

6,326
6,164
6,740
8,538
11,027

4,630
4,349
4,498
5,467
6,109

9,929
9,119
9,752
10,370
11,738

17,756
17,882
18,597
19,818
23,956

2,679
2,693
2,846
2,538
3,008

4,469
4,406
4,476
4,849
6,071

2,609
2,484
2,680
2,998
3,462

1,458
1,491
1,599
1,804
2,125

33,629
36,562
38,785
41,480

6,386
7,181
7,052
6,533

6,715
6,910
7,290
8,670

3,797
4,105
4,527
4,952

5,033
5,678
6,856
7,006

42,923
44,843
47,030
55,523

5,513
6,026
5,719
6,320

10,465
10,587
11,777
14,298

5,810
6,180
6,890
7,883

12,257
12,343
11,710
14,091

25,214
27,690
29,937
32,454

3,802
4,414
4,847
5,022

6,467
6,784
7,308
8,045

3,210
3,652
4,073
4,247

2,314
2,606
2,909
3,054

35,994
36,446
36,073
35,793
35,920
35,046

6,014
6,364
6,306
6,354
6,378
6,488

7,152
7,279
7,364
7,301
7,249
7,237

4,461
4,435
4,351
4,216
4,131
4,061

5,381
5,382
5,283
5,259
5,153
5,104

42,609
42,869
42,797
43,243
43,484
43,345

4,645
4,837
5,101
5,261
5,434
5,469

11,081
11,056
11,032
11,060
10,913
10,765

6,037
6,058
5,896
5,918
5,920
5,887

11,953
11,981
11,770
12,063
12,152
12,228

24,503
24,844
25,124
25,330
25,518
25,412

3,212
3,415
3,507
3,658
3,749
3,793

6,112
6,308
6,485
6,626
6,722
6,704

3,640
3,607
3,499
3,425
3.380
3,337

2,180
2,210
2,230
2,269
2,283
2,276

34,638
34,437
34,178
33,908
33,899
33.629

6,495
6,454
6,480
6,497
6,555
6,386

7,149
7,138
7,097
6,934
6,837
6,715

3,930
3,867
3,807
3,802
3,813
3,797

5,186
5,162
5,113
5,022
5,087
5,033

43,518
43,101
42,928
43,027
43,017
42,923

5,476
5,452
5,350
5,407
5,498
5,513

10,882
10319
10,677
10,680
10,505
10,465

5,891
5323
5,799
5,818
5,793
5,810

12,219
12,005
12,175
12,251
12,313
12,257

25,334
25,281
25,298
25,305
25,215
25,214

3,757
3,790
3,667
3,733
3,779
3302

6,664
6,660
6,653
6,655
6,564
6,467

3,320
3,241
3,257
3,239
3,227
3,210

2,308
2,344
2,312
2,301
2,251
2,314

34,229
34,353
34,668
34,696
34,936
35,216

6,491
6,595
6,678
6,663
6,694
6,740

6,842
6,830
6,804
6,817
6,802
6,820

3,818
3,779
3,784
3,834
3,882
3,887

5,108
5,264
5,437
5,506
5,637
5,737

42,635
42,490
42,728
42,739
42,932
43,245

5,416
5,457
5,504
5,585
5,669
5,718

10,287
10,234
10,211
10,189
10,199
10,248

5,776
5,784
5,859
5,831
5,864
5,922

12,188
12,145
12,173
12,139
12,116
12,160

25,021
25,216
25,376
25,612
25,713
26,077

3,731
3,808
3,897
3,989
3,966
3,985

6,478
6,469
6,484
6,451
6,476
6,553

3,185
3,222
3,244
3,301
3,323
3,414

2,313
2,327
2,359
2,388
2,412
2,470

35,381
35,281
35,738
36,246
36,711
36,562

6,676
6,724
6,854
6,996
7,047
7,181

6,825
6,880
6,857
6,893
7,019
6,910

3,924
3,962
4,015
4,073
4,083
4,105

5,761
5,430
5,610
5,755
5,905
5,678

43,242
43,466
43,860
44,125
44,542
44,843

5,709
5,784
5,831
5,949
5,989
6,026

10,247
10,232
10,331
10,411
10,494
10,587

5,935
5,958
5,931
6,008
6,067
6,180

12,111
12,238
12,383
12,168
12,288
12,343

26,330
26,699
26,930
27,368
27,284
27,690

4,176
4,279
4,334
4,393
4,388
4,414

6,575
6,647
6,674
6,755
6,562
6,784

3,461
3,493
3,595
3,633
3,610
3,652

2,455
2,489
2,468
2,594
2,659
2,606

36,821
36,923
37,189
37,419
38,166
38,595

7,231
7,354
7,416
7,499
7,457
7,496

6,916
6,860
6,856
6,822
6,856
6,891

4,146
4,207
4,281
4,235
4,311
4,373

5,720
5,755
5,790
5,733
6,353
6,574

45,126
45,463
45,214
45,566
45,219
44,867

5,997
6,058
5,962
5,925
5,923
5,931

10,705
10,799
10,844
10,983
11,006
11,043

6,191
6,233
6,271
6,356
6,476
6,517

12,345
12,456
12,343
12,512
11,988
11,526

27,847
28,019
28,178
28,165
28,630
28,882

4,411
4,438
4,429
4,496
4,599
4,631

6,817
6,826
6,871
6,839
6,918
7,046

3,657
3,717
3,836
3,819
3,898
3,949

2,597
2,621
2,600
2,608
2,689
2,782

38,457
38,685
38,936
38,806
38,752
38,785

7,485
7,391
7,335
7,249
7,130
7,052

6,942
6,931
7,043
7,134
7,179
7,290

4,390
4,449
4,480
4,454
4,451
4,527

6,438
6,740
6,858
6,855
6,826
6,856

45,346
45,855
46,309
46,060
46,662
47,030

5,961
5,973
5,912
5,877
5,819
5,719

11,096
11,255
11,386
11,428
11,571
11,777

6,531
6,615
6,714
6,775
6,816
6,890

11,649
11,654
11,746
11,372
11,654
11,710

29,083
29,097
29,202
29,540
29,896
29,937

4,656
4,635
4,716
4,790
4,815
4,847

7,175
7,130
7,012
7,107
7,233
7,308

3,884
3,935
3,964
3,990
4,010
4,073

2,788
2,826
2,925
2,869
2,971
2,909

38,466
38,821
38,660
38.957
39,387
39,626

6,751
6,669
6,459
6,486
6,491
6,486

7,348
7,420
7,515
7,719
7,879
7,998

4,511
4,573
4,590
4,653
4,718
4,784

6,842
6,953
6,821
6,743
6,757
6,787

47,796
48,643
49,365
50,155
50,934
51,509

5,839
5,889
5,696
5,850
5,818
5,876

12,000
12,107
12,400
12,475
12,718
12,999

7,006
7,143
7,229
7,299
7,372
7,434

11,766
12,095
12,260
12,622
12,999
13,027

30,352
30,281
30,710
30,738
30,984
31,239

4,969
4,768
4,820
4,835
4,910
4,944

7,389
7,424
7,449
7,554
7,641
7,655

4,107
4,071
4,182
4,196
4,284
4,345

2,930
2,837
3,069
2,902
2,905
2,897

39,733
40,131
41,129
40,736
41,277
41,480

6,407
6,503
6,524
6,447
6,521
6,533

8,144
8,217
8,390
8,626
8,574
8,670

4,828
4,845
4,927
4,919
4,958
4,952

6,668
6,744
7,301
6,634
6,983
7,006

52,468
53,032
53,308
54,163
54,895
55,523

5,999
6,020
6,101
6,206
6,288
6,320

13,149
13,377
13,575
13,618
14,003
14,298

7,476
7,584
7,672
7,745
7,889
7,883

13,422
13,503
13,442
13,847
13,985
14,091

31,246
31,583
31,764
31,846
32,320
32,454

4,919
4,934
4,924
4,942
5,104
5,022

7,724
7,763
7,749
7,847
7,846
8,045

4,378
4,384
4,401
4,344
4,321
4,247

2,800
2,983
3,040
2,991
3,094
3,054

3

1,664

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




3

3

3,768
4,308
4,464
4,328
4,382

3

6,348
7,565
3

8,125

7,839
8,239

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 196 «nd 197.

3

25

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES-Con.
INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By industry group
Nondurable goods industries
By stage of fabrication

YEAR AND
MONTH
Tota|2

Food and
kindred
products

Tobacco
products

Textile mill
products

Paper and
allied
products

Chemicals
and allied
products

Petroleum
and coal
products

Rubber and
plastics
products

Materials
and supplies

Work in
process

Finished
goods

*

*

*

*
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

12,836
UJB81
13261

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

15,539
18,315
17,405
18,070
17J902

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

18,664
20,195
20,143
19,983
20,868

3

4,840
4,776
4,883
5,311
5,097
5,305
5,339

3

2,086
2,163
2,179
2,187
2,021
1,980
2,079

3

2316
2,112
2,146
2J3W
2209
2,147
2,238

3

2,488
2,448

1,099
1,1O5

3

1,195
1,388
1,445
1,456
1,534

2,602
2,863
3,013
2,949
3,140

3

3

1,448
1,437

754
722

1,483
1,666
1,879
1,678
1,745

841
898
941
972
1,066
3

8,317
8,167

2,472
2,440

8,556
8,971
8,775
8,662
9,080

2,571
2,721
2,864
3
2,828
2,944

3

7,409
7,415
7,666
8,622
8,624
8,491
8,845

3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964.

21,409
22,341
23,554
24,180
24,903

5,491
5,882
6,204
6,454
6,631

2,188
2,403
2,398
2,310
2,303

2,302
2,419
2,586
2,617
2,677

1,569
1,602
U15
1,776
1,798

3,252
3,353
3,611
3,726
3,909

1,708
1,758
1,830
1,820
1,805

1,102
1,112
1,213
1,256
1,343

9,082
9,493
9,813
9,978
10,131

2,946
3,110
3,296
3,406
3,511

9,380
9,738
10,444
10,796
11,261

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

25,928
28,032
29,662
31,746
33,471

6,486
6,009
7,484
8,010
8,325

2,277
2,206
2,277
2,222
2,196

2,865
3,047
3,187
3,616
3,679

1,954
2,189
2,257
2,330
2,423

4,339
4,897
5,248
5,484
6,112

1,808
1,858
2,018
2,095
2,147

1,460
1,663
1,730
1,908
2,110

10,448
11,155
11,715
12,289
12,726

3,806
4,204
4,423
4,849
5,124

11,674
12,673
13,524
14,608
15,621

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

34,877
36,364
37,987
43,245
56,048

8,734
9,254
9,675
11,645
14,663

2,063
2,112
2,372
2,442
3,036

3,689
3,879
4,064
4,600
5,045

2,761
2,854
2,919
3,342
4,843

6,693
6,867
7,038
7,503
11,501

2,224
2,324
2,197
2,540
4,043

2,273
2,339
2,571
2,960
3,838

13,154
13,680
14,676
18,134
23,689

5,275
5,669
5,983
6,713
8,179

16,448
17,015
17,328
18,398
24,180

1975
1976
1977
1978

56,412
61,061
64,472
68,878

14,456
15,616
15,729
17,298

3,305
3,431
3,492
3,602

4,751
5,136
5,333
5,664

4,832
5,220
5,642
5,889

11,878
12,979
14,137
15,439

4,668
5,104
5,898
5,359

3,740
3,989
4,324
4,629

23,199
25,056
25,316
26,719

8,692
9,576
10,152
10,729

24,521
26,429
29,005
31,430

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

56,421
55,963
55,707
54,917
54,312
54,082

14,506
14,208
13,999
13,734
13,405
13,081

3,139
3,109
3,117
3,119
3,160
3,218

4,868
4,745
4,626
4,510
4,477
4,454

4,991
5,035
5,028
4,899
4,844
4,832

11,577
11,693
11,859
11,914
11,931
11,948

4,250
4,397
4,438
4,377
4,288
4,328

3,882
3,819
3,794
3,722
3,669
3,712

23,761
23,409
23,250
22,756
22,519
22,223

8,129
8,125
8,040
8,053
8,033
8,141

24,531
24,429
24,417
24,108
23,760
23,718

53367
54,252
54,789
55,391
55,948
56,412

12,959
13,251
13,712
14,019
14,211
14,456

3,242
3,229
3,177
3,301
3,282
3,305

4,460
4,506
4,551
4,677
4,763
4,751

4,761
4,869
4,859
4,865
4,847
4,832

11,720
11,798
11,750
11,679
11301
11,878

4,390
4,435
4,495
4,557
4,647
4,668

3,743
3,698
3,703
3,722
3,718
3,740

22,188
22,139
22,308
22,769
22,972
23,199

8,217
8,333
8,475
8,517
8,648
8,692

23,462
23,780
24,006
24,105
24,328
24,521

June

56,824
57,142
57,551
57,803
58,359
59,218

14,494
14,493
14,487
14,521
14,666
15,029

3,307
3,374
3,422
3,429
3,473
3,439

4,797
4,858
4,875
4,915
4,968
5,002

4,905
4,953
4,967
4,985
5,079
5,121

11,978
11,978
12,128
12,158
12,284
12,457

4,655
4,694
4,731
4,584
4,615
4,792

3,775
3,770
3,783
3,838
3,779
3,770

23,325
23,330
23,448
23,527
23,803
24,049

8,881
8,984
9,100
9,102
9,192
9,335

24,618
24,828
25,003
25,174
25,364
25,834

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

59,738
60,165
60,741
61,021
61,153
61,061

15,330
15,565
15,628
15,508
15,585
15,616

3,463
3,497
3,504
3,500
3,477
3,431

5,026
5,087
5,103
5,079
5,094
5,136

5,149
5,201
5,192
5,219
5,290
5,220

12,624
12,760
12,870
12,942
12,982
12,979

4,812
4,789
4,956
5,140
5,104
5,104

3,731
3,723
3,805
3,864
3,958
3,989

24,341
24,470
24,670
24,447
24,941
25,056

9,347
9,412
9,506
9,642
9,588
9,576

26,050
26,283
26,565
26,932
26,624
26,429

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . .

61,069
61,548
62,193
62,983
63,603
63,719

15,708
15,986
16,117
16,501
16,729
16,426

3,422
3,409
3,428
3,447
3,450
3,471

5,124
5,198
5,261
5,333
5,369
5,391

5,227
5,302
5,367
5,387
5,465
5,507

12,941
13,002
13,026
13,135
13,206
13,401

5,122
5,154
5,295
5,468
5,567
5,691

3,992
4,055
4,113
4,126
4,157
4,203

24,943
25,261
25,544
25,962
25,998
25,986

9,565
9,589
9,809
9,815
9,898
9,890

26,558
26,697
26,839
27,207
27,707
27,842

63,902
63,905
64,253
64,658
64,820
64,472

16,206
16,100
16,137
16,266
16,090
15,729

3,534
3,456
3,517
3,485
3,502
3,492

5,368
5,342
5,306
5,332
5,327
5,333

5,545
5,613
5,619
5,640
5,667
5,642

13,561
13,674
13,836
14,037
14,111
14,137

5,760
5,794
5,925
5,862
6,032
5,898

4,233
4,274
4,286
4,294
4,266
4,324

25,764
25,677
25,687
25,647
25,373
25,316

9,965
9,941
10,000
10,069
10,201
10,152

28,172
28,287
28,568
28,943
29,245
29,005

64,869
65,193
65,482
65,997
66.107
66,617

15,834
15,801
16,016
16,247
16,406
16,416

3,444
3,444
3,447
3,471
3,484
3,467

5,414
5,429
5,434
5,388
5,425
5,465

5,657
5,691
5,708
5,688
5,760
5311

14,223
14,336
14,546
14,768
14,768
14,890

5,921
5,986
5,706
5,674
5,317
5,481

4,361
4,419
4,400
4,417
4,467
4,499

25,296
25,428
25,708
25,687
25,751
26,100

10,168
10,262
10,245
10,336
10,305
10,308

29,406
29,504
29,529
29,973
30,050
30,208

67,019
67,322
67,491
67,722
68,475
08,878

16,424
16,649
16,722
16,948
17,078
17,298

3,431
3,362
3,464
3,508
3,614
3,602

5,517
5,529
5,608
5,608
5,675
5,664

5,865
5,782
5,836
5,799
5,790
5,889

15,008
15,073
15,162
15,148
15,234
15,439

5,530
5,472
5,399
5,431
5,610
5,359

4,511
4,559
4,542
4,562
4,538
4,629

26,063
25,886
26,054
26,207
26,443
26,719

10,350
10,370
10,465
10,610
10,708
10,729

30,605
31,065
30,972
30,907
31,324
31.430

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December , .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp.197 and 198.

26

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES AND ORDERS
INVENTORIES, BOOK VALUE, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

NEW ORDERS, NET1
Without seasonal adjustment
(but adjusted for trading-day and
calendar-month variation)

Supplementary series2

By market category

Capital goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH

Home
goods
and apparel

Consumer
staples

Equipment
and defense
products,
except
automotive

Automotive
equipment

Construction
materials,
supplies, and
intermediate
products

Other
materials
and supplies
and Intermediate
products

Household
durable
goods
industries

Total

Nondefense

Total
Defense

*

Durable
goods
industries

Nondurable
goods
industries

*

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

183,072
212,311
187,369

76,660
97,517
79,593

106,412
114,794
107,776

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

241,320
286,879
278,445
283,026
268,017

121,983
154,086
144,735
145,759
129221

119,337
132,793
133,710
137,267
138,796

12,521

329,574
340,414
330,711
3
324,021
368,693

179,948
184,384
164,330
3
159,469
192,046

149,626
156,030
161,381
3
164,552
176,647

12,278
12,221
13,550
14,003
15,185

362,808
373,245
401,243
426,290
460,292

183,625
189,105
208,499
224,509
247,819

179,183
184,140
192,744
201,781
212,473

16,877
20,983
24,720
27,057
30,234

279,325
314,137
309,969
337,358
358,647

225,882
242,703
254,774
270,847
288,954

4,929
4,525

7,600
7,652

8,926
8,466

2,295

1,916

3,723
3,559

16,475
15,494

10,890
9,976

7,791

9,009
10,644
11,139
3
10,501
11,082

2,583
2,572
2,584
3
2,375
2,830

3,972
4,576
4,958
3
4,685
4,963

16,762
19,224
20,090
3
19,630
20,464

10,609
10,687
13243

4,875
5,247

8284
7,999
3
8,175
8,359

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

5,399
5,386
5,960
6,342
6,685

8,653
9,260
9,648
9,836
10,077

10,897
10,887
11,894
12,461
13,466

2,695
2,679
2,974

5,047

21,089
21,656
22,529
22,963
23,941

2,503
2,449
2,662
2,896

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

7,276
8,364
8,605
9,402
10,137

10,134
10,818
11,613
12,304
12,928

14,854
18,325
22,028
24,131
26,939

4,078
4,348
4,447
4,984
5,327

3,304
4,044

7,591

25,882
29,683
31,464
32,820
35,287

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

10,448
10,932
11,844
13,773
14,897

13,258
13,912
14,696
16,854
21,618

26,427
25,342
26,532
30,915
38,758

5,650
5,779

8,156
8,541

6,518

8,962
10,345
13,318

37,727
38,171
39,745
45,109
60,498

4,907
5,023
5,535
6,563

13,599
14,828
15,444
17,010

21,782
22,994
24,017
26,542

39,100
39,556
42,877
50,369

8,130

13,291
14,298
15,054
17,116

62,275
68,694
72,607
77,186

21,713
21,570
21,483
21,240
21,077
20,841

39,456
39,816
39,920
40,190
40,169
39,950

8,712
8,614

June

14,807
14,409
13,882
13,568
13,434
13,248

13,241
13,259
13,327
13,367
13,379
13,350

61,597
62,454
62,648
62,464
62,206
62,155

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

13,272
13,068
13,106
13,258
13,451
13,599

20,546
20,761
20,964
21,395
21,563
21,782

39,960
39,757
39,752
39,678
39,425
39,100

8,412

61,891
61,878
61,903
61,972
62,196
62,275

6,719
6,601

8,217
8,111
8,143
8,130

13,277
13,284
13,250
13,216
13,302
13,291

21,864
21,934
21,973
21,933
22,077
22,347

38,930
38,759
38,857
38,803
38,760
39,083

8,253
8,453
8,594
8,739
8,875
8,950

13,400
13,328
13,375
13,277
13,384
13,420

62,527
62,815
63,225
63,506
64,090
65,017

6,684
6,723
6,909
7,008
7,058

June

13,735
13,911
14,298
14,591
14,754
14,938

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

14,955
14,974
15,052
15,097
14,928
14,828

22,671
22,928
23,028
22,970
23,008
22,994

39,076
39,123
39,260
39,373
39,571
39,556

8,964
8,769
9,097
9,384
9,692
9,787

13,522
13,601
13,841
14,007
14,161
14,298

65,500
66,215
66,990
67,930
68,328
68,694

7,246
7,307
7,329
7,330
7,304

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

23,048
23,239
23,468
23,829
23,987
23,969

39331
40,005
40,085
40,328
40,626
40,578

9,635
9,777
9,792
9,767
9,888
10,062

14,677
14,601
14,525
14,543
14,567
14,496

68,917
69,599
69,937
70,550
71,264
71,709

7,310

June

14,755
14,731
14,965
15,118
15,286
15,249

July . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

15,208
15,255
15,216
15,355
15,332
15,444

23,941
24,091
24,407
24,370
24,375
24,017

40,981
41,311
41,731
41,774
42,289
42,877

9,982
10,116
10,278
10,134
10,325
10,225

14,655
14,695
14,863
14,976
15,142
15,054

72,023
72,075
72,207
72,455
72,668
72,607

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

15,756
15,858
15,918
16,021
16,168
16,302

24,195
24,121
24,367
24,718
24,904
25,169

43,109
43,928
44,639
45,253
46,065
46,635

10,356
10,268
10,265
10,118
10,264
10,223

15,250
15,595
15,771
15,915
15,988
16,220

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,557
16,702
16,830
16,738
16,870
17,010

25,292
25,460
25,636
25,831
26,250
26,542

47,206
47,704
48,353
48,957
49,421
50,369

10,119
10,388
10,799
10,087
10,492
10,111

16,323
16,472
16,615
16,768
16,959
17,116

4,952
5,342

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

3

1975 .
1976
1977
1978

. . .

1975:, January
February . . .
March
April

May .

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

May

May

May

5,101

3,152
3,636

7,676
8,824
9,787
10,225
10,111

8,442
8,453
8,340

8,341
8,323

5,017
5,181
5,292
5,604

5,961
6,414
6,503
6,975

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




3

2,221
2,387

3,010

3

1 1,854

19,838
22,681

7,219
7,554

505,207
556,840
564,743
608,205
647,601

28,230
29,592
34,340
42,561

24,642
24,246
25,542
30,034
37,495

4,870
3,984
4,049
4,306
5,067

624312
671,883
769,948
914,202
1,045,889

329,014
360,053
420,705
514,242
560,884

295,798
311,830
349,243
399,960
485,005

42,642
43,114
46,804
55,444

36,506
36,774
40,411
48,274

6,138

1,020,987
1,190,203
1,349,416
1,541,864

503,481
612,562
714,748
841,736

517,506
577,641
634,668
700,127

43,299
43,687
43,547
43,869
43,775
43,589

38,145
38,457
38,245
38,481
38,311
37,972

5,153
5,231

76,084
82,381
81,415
83,708
81,882
87,497

37,667
40,976
40,225
41,612
40,569
43,912

38,417
41,405
41,190
42,096
41,313
43,585

43,651
43,329
43,312
43,219
43,013
42,642

37,902
37,553
37,384
37,201
36,934
36,506

5,750
5,777
5,928

83,166
87,275
91,624
92,470
88,984
84,501

41,580
42,353
45,127
45,080
43,073
41,307

41,586
44,922
46,497
47,390
45,911
43,194

42,335
42,193
42,291
42,215
42,229
42,480

36,243
36,076
36,001
35,898
35,886
36,050

6,091
6,117

86,127
95,338
100,867
99,788
98,761
105,219

41,958
48,063
52,567
51,294
51,242
56,088

44,169
47,275
48,300
48,494
47,519
49,131

42,439
42,561
42,726
42,782
43,037
43,114

35,989
36,146
36,264
36,293
36,467
36,774

6,450

94,632
98,351
103,929
104,395
101,981
100,815

49,000
50,086
53,043
53,808
52,573
52,840

45,632
48,265
50,886
50387
49,408
47,975

37,022
37,429
37,636
37,921
38,264
38,211

6,450
6,404
6,263
6,225
6,220

7,741

43,473
43,833
43,898
44,147
44,485
44,502

99,332
108,333
115,378
112,938
111,182
117,760

51,342
56,020
61,461
59,884
59,417
63,803

47,990
52,313
53,917
53,054
51,764
53,957

7,699
7,764
7,775
7330
7,790
7349

44,700
45,114
45,563
45,592
46,030
46,804

38,394
38,775
39,219
39,395
39,744
40,411

6,304
6,340
6,344

103,236
111,193
117,493
122,165
115,720
114,686

53,41 1
57,405
62,205
66,627
61,530
61,643

49325
53,788
55,288
55,538
54,191
53,043

72,816
73,168
73,256
73,822
74,022
74,442

8,049
8,090

47,104
47,939
48,742
49,508
50,406
51,208

40,663
41,333
42,115
42,773
43,577
44,406

6,441

108,943
122,426
129,181
130,343
128,013
133,433

57,709
65,890
71,358
71,487
70,247
73,701

51,234
56,535
57,823
58,857
57,766
59,732

74,969
75,341
75,458
76,085
76,977
77,186

8,505
8,568
8,634
8,596
8,642

51,918
52,503
53,121
53,962
54,559
55,444

45,018
45,606
46,216
46,950
47,554
48,274

116,544
128,293
135,330
142,775
136,069
130,514

61,398
68,395
73,975
80,553
75,126
71,897

55,147
59398
61,354
62,222
60,943
58,616

4,183
4,298
4,705

7,641
6,697

7,310
7,849

8,701
7,621
7,470

7,178
7,027
6,950

6,816

6,558
6,604
6,656
6,697

7,185

7,310
7,426
7,542
7,657
7,750

8,109
8,186
8,282
8,308

8,701

29,51 1

6,339
6,392

7,170

5,300
5,389
5,465

5,616

6,018
6,081
6,138

6,289

6,318
6,343
6,430

6,415
6,462
6,489
6,570
6,339

6,291

6,197
6,286
6,392
6,606
6,626
6,736
6,828
6,804

6,901
6,896
6,905

7,013
7,004

7,170

"^ Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 198 and 199.

STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS'
NEW ORDERS, NET-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By industry group
Nondu rable goods industries

Durable goods industries
Transportation
equipment

Primary metals

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
Total2
Total

*

Blast
furnaces,
steel mills

Nonferrous
and other
primary
metals

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electrical
machinery
Total

Total

Aircraft,
missiles,
and parts

Industries
with
unfilled
orders^

Industries
without
unfilled
orders^

*

*
Millions of dollars

19475
1948s
19495

183,072
212,311
187,369

76,660
97,517
79,593

106,412
114,794
107,776

19505
19515
19525
19535
19545

241,320
286,879
278,445
283,026
268,017

121,983
154,086
144,735
145,759
129,221

119,337
132,793
133,710
137267
138,796

35,436
35,989

149,626
156,030
161,381
164,552
176,647

39,644
39,869
40,856
638,852
43,387

19555
1956s
1957s
19585
1959s

-.

325,574
340,414
330,711
324,021
368,693

6

6

179,948
184,384
169,330
159,469
192,046

15,705
11,627

26,982
21,802
37,785
37,750
31J851
25,786
34,503

6

23,150
22,443
18,718
14,81 8
21,009

6

6

8,798
10,515

18,377
19,623
19,109
20,882
24,053

6

16,673
13,286

19,323
16,484

15,396
14^40

22,819
22,580
22,537
27,538

6

18,791
20,398
19,776
19,688
22,915

6

35,381
33,411

6

48,121
46,057
41,955
37,057
44,712

6

14,191
14,646

6

101,831
102,807

6

109^82
116,161
120,525
125,700
133,260

s

1960
1961s
1962s
1963s
1964s

362,808
373,245
401,243
426,290
460,292

183,625
189,105
208,499
224,509
247,819

26,354
32,069
31,179
34,780
41,521

13,603
18,647
16,635
19,122
23,758

10,236
10,870
11,628
12,412
14,003

23,331
24,224
26.441
27,745
30,598

25,972
27,234
29,913
32,832
38,023

23,278
25,277
28,053
29,551
31,366

47,481
43,138
53,728
57,625
61,607

15,304
14,448
16,884
18,536
18,680

179,183
184,140
192,744
201,781
212,473

42,798
44,621
46,359
48,797
51,637

136,385
139,519
146,385
152,984
160,836

1965s
1966s
1967s
1968s
1969s

505,207
556,840
564,743
608,205
647,601

279,325
314,137
309,969
337,358
358,647

43,380
49,111
45,100
48,089
54,880

22,590
25,134
23,435
24,416
27,247

16,414
19,448
17,547
19,182
22,496

33,907
38,568
41,697
45,131
47,710

42,968
50,878
49,775
51,943
59,441

36,570
42,647
43,163
46,339
48,001

73,803
80,607
75,979
85,895
83,945

22,781
28,461
30,375
28,197
24,704

225,882
242,703
254,774
270,847
288,954

55,805
60,035
62,221
66,800
71,546

170,077
182,668
192,553
204,047
217,408

1970s
1971s
1972s
1973s
1974s

624,812
671,883
769,948
914,202
1,045,889

329,014
360,053
420,705
514,242
560,884

51,793
51,273
61,387
80,761
99,045

25,521
25,560
30,936
41,779
51,261

21,883
20,704
24,607
31,417
38,394

44,360
44,364
52,951
64,163
73,313

54,932
56,074
70,749
89,046
104,884

46,966
48,507
54,116
64,723
67,113

67,380
89,900
96,506
118,191
114,862

17,417
22,459
20,963
26,669
31,621

295,798
311,830
349,243
399,960
485,005

71,915
74,374
84,491
94,115
104,762

223,883
237,456
264,752
305,845
380,243

1975s
1976s
1977s
1978s

1,020,987
1,190,203
1,349,416
1,541,861

503,481
612,562
714,748
841,739

73,654
94,226
105,968
128,002

37,780
47,396
53,394
65,307

27,863
37,377
41,360
49,500

66,676
76,997
85,609
99,016

90,406
103,901
121,849
142,863

62,223
75,884
88,241
103,216

109,926
144,205
176,468
210,419

27,993
32,878
40,270
53,503

517,506
577,641
634f668
700,121

109,523
124,527
139,673
153,795

407,983
453,114
494,995
546,326

81,763
81,162
78,646
82,252
81,913
82,877

41,035
40,381
38,408
40,724
40,423
40,214

6,580
6,214
5,210
5,256
5,592
5,757

3,578
3,334
2,488
2,479
2,728
2,887

2,360
2,199
2,065
2,175
2,246
2,234

5,359
5,164
5,192
5,386
5,307
4,915

7,867
7,431
7,465
7,589
7,561
7,309

4,896
4,809
4,648
5,086
5,010
5,050

8,206
8,908
8,334
9,308
8,827
8,839

2,025
3,372
1,979
2,603
2,334
2,365

40,727
40,782
40,237
41,529
41,490
42,664

8,482
8,686
8,530
8,718
8,850
9,060

32,246
32,096
31,708
32,810
32,640
33,604

87,025
87,460
88,826
89,180
90,281
89,898

43,348
43,020
43,894
43,305
44,427
44,525

6,129
6,479
6,378
6,756
6,604
6,733

3,031
3,287
3,341
3,520
3,382
3,767

2,445
2,472
2,386
2,508
2,512
2,246

5,501
5,802
5,995
5,924
6,062
6,113

7,526
7,361
7,589
7,630
7,888
7,246

5,354
5,718
5,293
5,483
5,660
5,201

10,142
9,079
9,914
8,670
9,525
10,286

2,840
1,946
2,021
1,708
2,481
2,206

43,677
44,439
44,933
45,874
45,854
45,373

9,249
9,272
9,554
9,847
9,929
9,393

34,428
35,167
35,378
36,027
35,926
35,980

92,666
94,219
97,420
97,670
98,217
99,444

45,796
47,684
50,279
50,012
50,432
51,308

6,732
7,166
7,847
7,793
8,302
8,496

3,633
3,581
3,998
3,887
4,404
4,421

2,480
2,720
3,077
3,156
3,065
3,241

6,032
6,177
6,290
6,365
6,393
6,785

8,111
8,079
8,029
8,551
8,529
8,526

5,647
5,773
5,991
6,058
6,353
6,415

10,133
11,035
12,633
11,762
11,303
11,461

2,045
1,950
3,346
2,584
2r300
2,428

46,889
46,535
47,141
47,658
47,785
48,136

10,004
9,972
10,214
10,277
10,407
10,347

36,865
36,563
36,927
37,381
37,378
37,789

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

100,807
99,065
100,195
100,516
103,194
106,734

52,749
51,328
51,078
51,576
53,862
56,525

8,322
7,844
8,055
7,790
8,245
7,752

4,101
3,776
3,887
3,782
3,846
4,205

3,427
3,240
3,409
3,241
3,596
2,728

6,703
6,321
6,451
6,131
6,473
6,857

8,938
8,614
9,040
8,918
9,241
9,246

6,374
6,329
6,190
6,706
6,717
7,280

12,558
12,251
11,247
11,891
11,030
15,180

2,299
2,334
3,053
3,350
2,929
4,180

48,057
47,737
49,118
48,940
49,332
50,209

10,063
10,086
10,694
10,597
10,555
11,252

37,994
37,651
38,423
38,343
38,777
38,958

1977: January
February . , .
March
April
May
June

106,328
106,902
110,331
110,096
110,177
111,993

55,320
55,461
57,840
57,924
58,246
59,279

8,287
8,594
8,730
8,564
8,533
8,392

3,973
4,277
4,339
4,313
4,288
4,148

3,429
3,462
3,510
3,354
3,326
3,311

6,507
6,686
7,426
7,004
6,961
7,119

9,744
9,484
9,581
9,557
9,830
10,160

7,068
6,917
6,649
7,075
7,485
7,220

13,078
13,061
14,165
14,757
14,384
15,300

2,508
2,568
2,546
3,915
3,344
3,979

51,008
51,441
52,490
52,172
51,931
52,714

11,183
11,138
11,606
11,442
11,323
11,659

39,825
40,303
40,884
40,729
40,608
41,055

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

110,357
113,266
114,348
117,028
117,358
121,344

57,879
59,914
60,954
63,222
63,239
65,810

8,845
9,131
9,157
8,830
9,661
9,547

4,459
4,688
4,780
4,515
5,087
4,799

3,416
3,475
3,402
3,350
3,574
3,772

6,834
7,106
7,358
7,447
7,609
7,452

9,909
10,553
10,549
10,652
10,805
10,125

7,350
7,471
7,397
7,500
8,153
7,937

13,837
13,876
14,702
16,949
15,138
17,347

2,478
2,760
3,279
4,350
3,325
5,113

52,479
53,352
53,394
53,806
54,119
55,533

11,599
11,761
11,758
11,863
11,963
12,324

40,879
41,591
41,636
41,943
42,156
43,209

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

116,657
120,732
123,289
126,896
126,791
126,780

62,031
65,048
67,041
69,195
68,875
68,537

9,405
9,737
9,823
10,206
10,222
10,528

4,669
5,086
5,029
5,295
5,292
5,542

3,752
3,627
3,791
3,868
3,861
3,951

7,393
7,914
7,716
8,634
7,900
7,881

10,378
11,160
11,177
11,471
11,784
11,491

8,316
8,397
8,216
8,528
8,478
8,254

14,294
15,400
17,371
17,348
17,526
17,188

3,068
3,455
3,997
4,630
4,509
4,714

54,627
55,683
56,248
57,701
57,916
58,244

12,056
12,006
12,470
12,812
12,898
12,858

42,570
43,678
43,777
44,888
45,018
45,386

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

125,565
130,743
132,003
136,732
138,093
137,772

67,392
71,291
72,708
76,420
77,207
78,540

10,483
11,268
11,474
11,971
11,617
12,085

5,353
5,626
5,899
6,210
5,917
6,002

4,048
4,446
4,453
4,593
4,458
4,840

7,849
8,367
8,447
8,470
8,768
9,625

11,882
11,902
12,661
13,036
13,037
12,954

8,152
8,771
8,936
8,901
9,042
9,211

16,099
17,547
18,129
20,166
20,892
18,366

3,585
4,357
4,872
4,681
7,150
4,235

58,172
59,452
59,285
60,312
60,887
61,232

12,992
13,176
12,901
13,112
13,251
13,294

45,181
46,278
46,394
47,200
47,635
47,938

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October
November . .
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

June

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 199 and 200.

28

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS-Con.
UNFILLED ORDERS,
END OF PERIOD1

NEW ORDERS, NET-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
Supplementary series2

By market category

Unadjusted for seasonal variation

Capital goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH

Home
goods and
apparel

Consumer
staples

Equipment
and
defense
products,
except
automotive

Construction
Automotive
equipment

supplies,
and
intermediate
products

Other
materials
and
supplies
and intermediate
products

Non-

Household
durable
goods
industries

Durable
Total
Non-

Total

defense

industries

Defense

*

*

*

durable
goods
industries
with
unfilled
orders3

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952

34,266
30,552
23,877

28,379
26,459
19,504

5,887
4,093
4,373

35^22
63,077
72,317
57,854
45,233

5,944
3,785
3,161
2,492
2,962

4

29,718
28,534

60,392
60,981

34,380
30,140

24,369
23,103

23,748
23,585

110,419
101,674

44,452
37,919

41,166
66,862
75,478
60,346
48,195

4

32,784
33215
33,629
S
32,770
35,956

62,737
66,157
68,805
5
73,7 11
76,429

38,163
44,030
38,650
5
39,646
45,632

35,737
29,179
31,061
5
23,820
31,077

28,591
29,748
28,851
5
29,061
33,108

131,562
138,085
129,715
5
125,01 3
146,491

12,998
14,491

48,688
57,381
48,606
5
47,846
55,160

60,044
67,473
53,251
5
47,358
52,612

56,369
64,067
50,464
5
44,609
49,343

3,675
3,406
2,787
5
2,749
3,269

19624
19634
19644

35,730
36,654
38,868
41,577
44,165

79,189
81,445
84,165
87,050
91,461

45,677
46,900
53,571
57,642
64,792

32,636
29,516
36,467
39,391
42,116

31,937
31,925
33,519
36,410
38,957

137,639
146,805
154,653
164,220
178,801

13,979
14,496
15,345
16,850
17,941

55,979
57,060
65,437
70,429
77,767

44,888
47,062
48,011
53,607
65,931

42,382
44,092
45,446
50,594
62,770

2,506
2,970
2,565
3,013
3,161

19654
19664
19674
19684
19694

48,213
51,768
53,825
59,058
62,014

95,146
101,836
108,291
113,705
121,611

72,050
87,337
89,021
95,277
100,120

51,414
51,301
46,661
57,651
60,117

41,708
44,357
45,622
49,614
52,395

196,676
220,241
221,323
232,900
251,344

20,335
22,223
22,229
24,961
25,603

87,846
106,394
106,191
111,624
117,020

84,841
92,947

26,783
24,073

79,201
97,604
104,507
109,499
114,616

75,444
93,786
100,552
105,536
110,464

3,757
3,818
3,955
3,963
4,152

4

61,284
65,132
74,862
81,710
81,928

127,315
133,745
148,275
168,754
196,469

89,084
94,032
106,851
134,386
155,233

51,366
69,754
78,170
91,956
83,470

50,856
54,707
67,114
80,473
87,069

244,907
254,513
294,676
356,923
441,720

25,341
26,908
31,666
34,960
34,694

103,133
109,195
124,622
155,494
178,293

81,603
90,204
105,630
133,072
152,839

21,530
18,991
18,992
22,422
25,454

105,447
106,234
119,674
158,431
186,465

100,896
101,278
113,469
151,273
181,124

4,551
4,956
6,205
7,158
5,341

83,322
93,444
103,442
114,547

212,487
227,963
242,157
268,264

138,544
158,650
186,569
226,205

82,972
112,788
138,805
155,910

80,594
94,415
110,261
131,384

423,068
502,943
568,182
645,552

35,287
40,642
45,733
51,456

154,603
180,335
214,060
261,400

129,266
150,011
181,010
219,693

25,337
30,324
33,050
41,706

168,045
172,532
191,843
237,134

160,469
164,668
183,296
226,975

7,576
7,864
8,547
10,159

6,146
6,154
6,127
6,589
6,566
6,762

17,114
17,216
16,883
17,587
17,291
17,862

12,163
11,391
11,212
11,981
11,448
10,920

5,728
6,058
6,241
6,647
6,651
6,939

6,449
6,144
6,078
6,274
6,385
6,352

34,163
34,198
32,104
33,174
33,572
34,042

2,595
2,591
2,571
2,882
2,865
2,871

13,371
13,168
12,268
13,271
12,765
12,149

11,739
10,659
10,205
10,864
10,517
10,234

1,631
2,509
2,063
2,407
2,249
1,915

184,145
181,914
178,643
175,991
173,063
170,985

178,955
176,762
173,372
170,473
167,370
165,058

5,190
5,152
5,271
5,518
5,693
5,927

7,254
7,317
7,484
7,541
7,623
7,605

18,170
17,967
18,026
18,300
18,117
17,909

11,771
11,830
11,731
11,105
11,928
11,059

7,444
7,170
7,443
7,383
7,340
8,181

6,771
6,906
7,040
7,319
7,338
7,444

35,614
36,271
37,103
37,531
37,934
37,700

3,164
3,146
3,150
3,089
3,209
3,133

13,450
12,927
13,391
12,134
13,372
12,323

11,005
10,772
10,743
10,758
11,279
10,517

2,446
2,153
2,648
1,375
2,093
1,805

173,277
173,170
171,589
170,135
169,331
168,045

167,037
166,702
164,816
162,815
161,663
160,469

6,240
6,468
6,773
7,320
7,668
7,576

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

7,828
7,740
7,825
7,681
7,796
7,662

18,627
18,195
18,520
18,894
18,858
19,100

11,420
12,291
12,097
13,065
12,659
13,178

8,659
8,946
9,541
9,061
9,236
9,329

7,431
7,537
7,501
7,733
7,748
7,857

38,701
39,509
41,935
41,236
41,920
42,317

3,349
3,289
3,398
3,300
3,380
3,302

12,753
13,494
14,702
14,714
14,378
14,768

11,032
11,304
11,812
11,920
12,172
12,356

1,721
2,190
2,891
2,795
2,207
2,412

167,542
167,627
168,634
169,065
168,292
169,034

159,642
159,587
160,439
160,585
159,727
160,677

7,900
8,040
8,195
8,480
8,565
8,357

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,842
7,780
7,642
7,826
7,946
7,885

19,164
18,726
19,489
19,366
19,393
19,534

13,817
12,586
13,688
14,270
13,824
15,522

9,920
9,954
8,473
8,606
10,236
1.1,127

8,076
7,933
8,011
7,949
8,137
8,404

41,988
42,088
42,894
42,499
43,658
44,262

3,435
3,432
3,324
3,542
3,482
3,400

15,468
14,498
15,270
16,323
15,994
17,719

13,172
12,521
13,096
13,591
13,013
13,761

2,296
1,977
2,174
2,733
2,982
3,957

171,229
170,514
169,699
170,933
170,859
172,532

163,112
162,785
162,058
163,141
163,201
164,668

8;117
7,729
7,641
7,792
7,658
7,864

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8,202
8,312
8,190
8,263
8,304
8,566

19,711
19,838
20,153
20,067
19,677
20,112

13,916
13,913
14,413
15,281
15,448
16,105

10,846
10,866
11,618
11,325
11,277
11,692

8,141
8,555
9,115
8,840
8,975
9,148

45,51 1
45,418
46,841
46,320
46,497
46,369

3,630
3,676
3,528
3,536
3,583
3,768

16,253
15,803
16,432
17,458
17,596
17,951

14,240
13,882
14,009
14,310
14,845
15,534

2,012
1,921
2,422
3,149
2,751
2,417

174,723
175,849
176,729
178,341
178,806
179,890

166,600
167,533
168,107
169,537
170,195
171,346

8,123
8.316
8,622
8,804
8,611
8,544

8,611
8,926
8,727
9,064
8,909
9,274

19,615
20,389
20,292
20,213
20,752
21,166

14,556
14,930
15,436
17,601
17,173
17,736

11,745
11,713
11,803
12,071
11,669
12,434

8,936
9,423
9,590
9,548
9,890
9,970

46,894
47,884
48,500
48,533
48,965
50,765

3,761
4,075
3,851
4,078
4,006
4,217

16,472
17,122
18,108
20,233
19,561
21,055

14,487
14,701
16,098
15,860
16,238
16,781

1,985
2,420
2,012
4,371
3,323
4,273

180,882
182,043
183,446
186,131
188,057
191,843

172,166
173,526
174,022
177,630
179,555
183,296

8,716
8,517
8,424
8,501
8,502
8,547

9,051
9,236
9,130
9,733
9,391
9,490

20,704
21,711
21,744
22,216
22,225
22,285

16,468
17,122
18,385
18,300
18,867
18,048

11,391
12,193
12,392
13,071
12,996
12,709

9,850
10,348
10,314
11,127
10,536
10,824

49,193
50,122
51,324
52,448
52,777
53,424

4,003
4,005
4,208
4,488
4,159
4,355

18,802
19,516
21,231
21,000
21,632
20,890

16,067
16,988
16,837
17,240
17,685
17,655

2,735
2,529
4,393
3,761
3,946
3,237

195,847
199,472
203,954
207,846
211,238
213,607

186,951
190,469
194,745
198,263
201,499
203,819

8,896
9,003
9,209
9,583
9.739
9,788

9,324
9,938
9,900
9,718
9,781
9,626

22,272
22,761
22,656
23,000
23,173
23,414

17,097
19,022
19,859
21,736
21,444
19,606

12,701
13,077
13,291
13,779
14,177
14,250

10,661
11,067
10,929
11,524
11,679
12,404

53,509
54,877
55,369
56,975
57,940
58,473

4,122
4,585
4,477
4,227
4,310
4,393

20,21 1
21,786
22,971
24,991
25,299
22,859

18,054
18,572
19,692
21,125
20,919
18,759

2,157
3,214
3,279
3,867
4,381
4,101

216,339
219,067
221,770
229,031
233,600
237,134

206,315
209,057
211,688
219,003
223,466
226,975

10,024
10,010
10,082
10,028
10,134
10,159

1953
19544.
1955
19564
19574
19584
4

1959

I9604.
4

1961

1970
4

1971

19724
19734
19744

....

19754
19764
19774
19784
1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




5

!

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 200 and 201.

29

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS-Con.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1
By industry group
Durable goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH

Primary metals

Total
Total2
Total

*

Blast furnaces,
steel mills

Transportation equipment
Nonferrous
and other
primary
metals

Fabricated
metal products

Machinery,
except electrical

Electrical
machinery
Total

Nondurable
goods
industries with
unfilled orders^

Aircraft,
missiles, and
parts

*

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

34,473
30,736
24,045

28,579
26,619
19,622

5J894
4,117
4,423

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

41,456
67^66
75,857
61,178
48,266

35,435
63,394
72,680
58,637
45^50

6,021
3,872
3,177
2,541
3,016

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

60,004
67,375
53,183
4
47,370
52,732

56,241
63,880
50,352
4
44,559
49,373

45,080
47,407
48,577
54,327
66,882

42,514
44,375
45,965
51,270
63,691

3,386
4,858
3,526
3,925
6,606

1,933
3,387
1,973
2,149
4,309

1,156
1,131
1,167
1,316
1,693

4,539
5,105
5,419
6,369
8,138

5,606
6,284
6,982
8,843
11,542

7,547
7,734
7,703
8,155
9,493

18,240
17,230
18,957
20,251
23,854

14,342
13,238
13,977
15,764
17,744

2,566
3,032
2,612
3,057
3,191

80,071
98,401
105,030
109,912
115,142

76,298
94,575
101,058
105,935
110,969

6,017
7,194
7,152
6,521
7,890

2,930
3,520
3,838
3,338
4,175

2,236
2,752
2,572
2,473
2,876

9,645
11,379
12,952
13,911
15,040

14,987
18,914
19,434
20,392
23,701

11,781
14,573
15,479
16,437
16,849

29,371
37,497
40,827
43,310
42,127

23,005
30,181
34,852
35,515
33,419

3,773
3,826
3,972
3,977
4,173

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

105,916
106,772
120,395
159,468
187,574

101,323
101,744
114,059
152,089
182,037

7,684
7,368
10,347
18,464
21,967

4,505
4,268
6,554
12,121
13,781

2,660
2,551
3,114
4,953
5,935

14,871
13,541
14,764
19,806
25,591

22,144
22,195
27,137
38,402
50,879

16,630
17,208
18,039
21,967
23,317

34,921
35,979
37,730
45,254
51,721

26,318
26,371
26,199
27,806
32,027

4,593
5,028
6,336
7,379
5,537

1975
1976
1977
1978

169,126
173,646
193,561
239,321

161,286
165,509
184,708
228,819

14,767
16,091
19,024
27,055

9,385
10,187
12,331
17,450

3,998
4,857
5,375
7,489

23,542
22,983
23,400
26,213

45,528
43,850
47,251
53,071

21,347
23,329
25,877
30,487

48,058
51,311
59,61 1
81,003

30,850
33,110
40,391
56,133

7,840
8,137
8,852
10,502

1975: January. . . ,
February . , ,
March
April
May
June

184,650
181,775
178,473
176,056
174,266
172,164

179,396
176,624
173,250
170,718
168,745
166,320

20,593
19,250
17,757
16,252
15,510
15,094

12,954
12,115
11,014
9,836
9,309
9,076

5,498
5,059
4,736
4,533
4,393
4,270

25,459
25,170
25,086
24,834
24,673
24,142

50,627
49,991
49,534
49,095
48,755
48,177

23,063
22,693
22,260
22,014
21,719
21,444

51,261
51,287
50,612
50,653
50,249
49,597

31,629
32,390
31,819
32,036
31,998
31,914

5,254
5,151
5,224
5,338
5,521
5,844

172,112
171,454
170,888
169,727
169,998
169,126

165,976
164,956
163,977
162,282
162,138
161,286

14,910
14,877
14,300
14,533
14,606
14,767

9,016
9,079
8,661
8,913
9,050
9,385

4,197
4,142
4,106
4,133
4,134
3,998

23,866
23,849
23,780
23,559
23,614
23,542

47,949
47,479
47,077
46,574
46,347
45,528

21,367
21,685
21,537
21,404
21,559
21,347

50,009
49,146
49,380
48,304
48,081
48,058

32,358
31,762
31,509
30,844
30,923
30,850

6,136
6,499
6,911
7,444
7,860
7,840

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

167,923
167,430
168,427
168,982
169,017
169,503

159,940
159,406
160,320
160,817
160,712
161,240

14,524
14,668
15,136
15,533
15,905
16,414

9.405
9,353
9,566
9,692
10,091
10,436

3,912
4,070
4,386
4,709
4,663
4,830

23,339
23,168
22,915
22,754
22,500
22,750

45,456
45,199
44,694
44,649
44,353
44,167

21,295
21,319
21,380
21,543
21,912
22,277

47,334
47,022
48,236
48,476
48,193
47,793

30,477
29,902
30,752
30,699
30,392
30,293

7,983
8,024
8,106
8,166
8,305
8,262

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. , . .
November . .
December . .

170,273
169,133
169,318
170,575
171,488
173,646

162,298
161,366
161,536
162,662
163,632
165,509

16,634
16,247
16,150
15,973
16,210
16,091

10,447
10,245
10,101
10,017
9,930
10,187

5,055
4,897
4,970
4,910
5,244
4,857

22,932
22,855
22,965
22,895
22,919
22,983

44,241
43,852
43,719
43,667
43,793
43,850

22,520
22,531
22,412
22,825
22,994
23,329

48,106
48,012
48,408
49,295
49,697
51,311

30,041
29,894
30,552
31,334
31,749
33,110

7,975
7,767
7,783
7,913
7,856
8,137

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

174,876
175,279
175,967
177,292
178,555
180,149

166,653
167,020
167,422
168,793
170,146
171,680

16,543
17,032
17,120
17,134
17,127
16,785

10,493
10,854
10,987
11,080
11,105
10,781

4,970
5,095
5,048
4,928
4,863
4,820

22,957
22,828
22,968
22,887
22,906
22,912

44,274
44,283
44,230
44,106
44,197
44,804

23,559
23,663
23,433
23,619
24,207
24,369

51,192
51,087
51,284
52,553
53,130
54,290

33,077
33,022
32,886
34,219
34,625
35,868

8,223
8,259
8,544
8,498
8,409
8,469

180,271
181,705
183,194
186,237
189,267
193,561

171,715
173,141
174,660
177,616
180,587
184,708

17,124
17,651
18,029
18,089
18,753
19,024

10,995
11,348
11,681
11,759
12,262
12,331

4,914
5,060
5,086
5,058
5,187
5,375

22,908
22,948
23,015
22,986
23,318
23,400

44,914
45,404
45,848
46,278
46,686
47,251

24,464
24,721
24,852
24,953
25,558
25,877

53,775
53,655
53,890
56,086
66,900
59,61 1

35,563
35,615
36,069
37,450
38,009
40,391

8,555
8,564
8,534
8,622
8,680
8,852

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

195,950
198,597
202,873
206,436
210,697
213,643

186,934
189,660
193,720
197,166
201,161
203,949

19,526
19,814
20,492
21,067
21,833
22,631

12,665
12,895
13,361
13,796
14,291
14,944

5,506
5,510
5,669
5,791
6,019
6,146

23,763
24,083
24,103
24,729
24,773
24,784

47,587
48,081
48,485
48,736
49,516
49,616

26,403
27,090
27,432
27,841
28,314
28,438

59,894
60,656
63,079
64,516
66,374
67,981

40,624
41,215
42,164
43,775
45,280
46,864

9,016
8,937
9,154
9,270
9,536
9,694

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

215,737
219,111
223,194
229,493
235,318
239,321

205,887
209,037
212,988
219,306
225,015
228,819

23,205
24,055
25,044
26,057
26,542
27,055

15,342
15,833
16,465
17,070
17,455
17,450

6,278
6,466
6,757
7,076
7,065
7,489

24,985
25,127
25,292
25,532
25,641
26,213

50,109
50,359
51,052
51,825
52,603
53,071

28,445
28,779
29,182
29,524
29,995
30,487

68,598
70,166
71,969
75,709
79,527
81,003

47,466
48,612
49,950
51,468
55,240
56,133

9,850
10,074
10,206
10,187
10,303
10,502

•.

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

,

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,516
4,427
8,892
9,833
6 £81
5,150
8,230

4

5,054
3,429
6,925
7,704
4,548
3,653
6,359

4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




5,011
3,843

4

1,154
1,384

4,648
5,109
4,078
4,792
5,145

4

7,270
9,071
6,897
5,437
6,419

25,607
21,747

8,697
5,305

7,431
5,148

4

6,273
7,231
6,880
7,122
7,774

4

*

24,065
27,575
21,693
19,107
18,354

4

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 201 and 202.

4

15,103
13,939

3,763
3,495
2,831
2,811
3,359

4

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS AND BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS
NEW BUSINESS
INCORPORATIONS3

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF PERIOD-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

By market category

Supplementary series^
Capital goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH

Home goods
and apparel,
consumer
staples

Equipment
and defense
products,
including
automotive

Construction
materials,
supplies, and
intermediate
products

Other
materials
and supplies
and
intermediate
products

Household
durable
goods
industries

Unadjusted
for seasonal
variation
Total

Nondefense

Adjusted
for seasonal
variation

Defense

Millions of dollars

Number

1947
1948
1949

112,897
96,346
85,640

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

35,813
29,244

93,092
83,778
92,946
102,706
117,411

33,235
39,343
32,221
29,285
29,407

139,915
141,163
137,112
150,781
193,067

3,094
1,860

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

2,214
2,280
1,818
1,513
1,788

4

31,578
26,112
29,970
33,636
27,777
24,858
25,900

4

21,048
15,578

5,458
4,716
5,359
5,538
4,710
3,934
4,209

4

4

22,461
25,921
18,878
17,065
20,835

4

1,048
1,221

4

5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

1,653
1,871
1,676
2,002
2,099

24,574
24,417
26,824
29,672
36,699

4,014
4,359
4,593
5,615
6,778

14,839
16,760
15,484
17,038
21,306

1,128
1,304
1,214
1,571
1,701

29,223
28,476
30,509
34,477
41,894

182,713
181,535
182,057
5 186,404
197,724

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2,417
2,578
2,321
2,582
2,354

44,548
55,549
59,259
63,208
66,477

7,784
8,727
10,091
11,344
12,323

25,322
31,547
33,359
32,777
33,988

2,027
2,189
1,925
2,208
2,050

51,666
66,019
70,721
74,187
76,349

49,485
53,917

24,702
22,433

203,897
200,010
206,569
233,635
274,267

1970
1971
1972 . . .
1973
1974

2,452
2,774
3,365
4,027
3,002

60,253
62,387
67,318
85,422
103,303

12,446
11,237
12,032
16,726
21,070

30,764
30,375
37,680
53,293
60,198

2,166
2,381
2,937
3,446
2,497

67,995
69,030
75,400
93,506
114,276

47,758
49,408
55,442
71,240
88,110

20,237
19,623
19,959
22,268
26,168

264,209
287,577
316,601
329,358
319,149

1975
1976
1977
1978 . . . .

3,192
3,289
4,136
4,167

96,202
99,099
109,620
134,836

19,147
17,971
18,980
20,326

50,585
53,287
60,825
79,993

2,584
2,596
3,392
3,394

106,040
108,133
120,067
147,964

78,172
76,585
85,636
104,402

27,868
31,549
34,430
43,563

326,345
375,766
436,170
478,019

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,855
2,798
2,674
2,730
2,752
2,744

102,851
101,761
100,867
100,612
99,996
98,824

20,935
20,728
20,674
20,439
20,218
19,989

58,009
56,489
54,259
52,275
51,301
50,606

2,358
2,283
2,162
2,219
2,224
2,189

114,078
113,524
112,228
111,915
111,289
109,961

88,221
87,114
85,731
85,010
84,013
82,725

25,858
26,410
26,498
26,905
27,275
27,235

26,473
22,755
26,677
28,440
28,117
27,493

24,406
24,298
24,923
26,506
26,634
26,843

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,835
2,920
3,021
3,020
3,166
3,192

98,794
98,320
98,116
96,979
96,837
96,202

19,693
19,625
19,410
19,228
19,193
19,147

50,790
50,589
50,341
50,499
50,802
50,585

2,275
2,354
2,429
2,438
2,578
2,584

110,029
109,335
109,281
107,533
107,207
106,040

82,248
81,447
80,625
79,579
79,233
78,172

27,779
27,888
28,656
27,954
27,974
27,868

30,105
26,030
26,944
29,885
24,078
29,348

28,896
27,429
29,000
30,651
27,299
29,704

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April.
May
June

3,278
3,251
3,284
3,231
3,223
3,187

95,608
95,463
95,433
95,703
95,432
95,754

18,951
18,794
18,351
18,120
17,932
17,862

50,085
49,921
51,360
51,928
52,430
52,699

2,658
2,628
2,641
2,590
2,574
2,558

104,959
104,280
104,641
104,913
104,511
104,667

77,538
76,826
76,472
76,135
75,742
75,604

27,422
27,453
28,169
28,778
28,769
29,063

30,350
27,184
35,216
32,714
29,210
33,938

29,755
29,043
31,022
29,876
28,637
31,600

3,311
3,356
3,167
3,276
3,305
3,289

96,600
95,991
96,392
97,359
97,571
99,099

17,966
17,859
17,870
17,770
17,833
17,971

52,396
51,927
51,889
52,170
52,779
53,287

2,618
2,646
2,478
2,603
2,635
2,596

105,320
104,692
104,930
105,991
106,556
108,133

76,135
75,788
76,043
76,694
76,557
76,585

29,184
28,905
28,885
29,297
29,999
31,549

31,469
30,585
30,944
30,749
29,845
33,562

30,114
32,746
32,368
32,887
33,496
33,495

1977: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,363
3,477
3,372
3,421
3,491
3,505

99,019
98,969
99,099
100,181
101,130
102,922

18,013
17,920
17,986
17,968
18,077
18,180

54,480
54,913
55,510
55,722
55,857
55,542

2,657
2,780
2,690
2,725
2,805
2,796

108,519
108,267
108,284
109,393
110,282
111,863

77,495
77,808
77,919
78,280
78,898
80,544

31,024
30,459
30,364
31,114
31,384
31,319

33,863
30,420
39,712
35,130
36,577
39,909

24,519
33,173
35,300
33,394
34,442
37,229

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,606
3,912
3,932
4,110
4,104
4,136

102,757
103,016
103,287
105,548
107,188
109,620

18,181
18,342
18,464
18,458
18,857
18,980

55,727
56,435
57,51 1
58,122
59,117
60,825

2,880
3,157
3,195
3,343
3,350
3,392

111,423
111,529
112,346
114,956
116,811
120,067

80,669
80,799
82,159
82,937
84,068
85,636

30,755
30,730
30,188
32,019
32,743
34,430

35,963
39,169
36,110
36,723
34,586
38,008

35,749
39,525
37,812
38,943
38,344
39,674

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,214
4,269
4,240
4,405
4,400
4,392

111,115
112,782
115,398
117,232
119,988
121,213

19,238
19,614
19,713
20,166
20,054
20,109

61,383
61,933
63,522
64,633
66,256
67,930

3,448
3,477
3,442
3,574
3,561
3,601

121,251
122,698
125,490
127,445
130,254
131,885

86,618
88,189
89,382
90,295
91,871
92,971

34,633
34,51 1
36,108
37,150
38,382
38,914

36,986
35,249
43,130
38,690
41,960
43,060

36,547
39,253
37,602
38,498
38,320
39,796

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,329
4,490
4,615
4,361
4,236
4,167

121,492
123,291
125,469
129,593
133,128
134,836

20,076
19,953
19,835
20,002
19,813
20,326

69,839
71,377
73,274
75,536
78,141
79,993

3,530
3,681
3,803
3,550
3,450
3,394

132,813
134,772
137,131
141,629
146,152
147,964

94,346
95,780
97,631
100,970
103,859
104,402

38,467
38,993
39,499
40,660
42,293
43,563

39,242
42,406
38,845
41,001
37,728
39,722

39,400
42,619
41,949
41,923
41,423
42,179

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appea n the section immediately
following these tables.




31

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES1

Failures

Liabilities (current)

Failure annual rate

Trade
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Commercial
service

Construction

*

Manufacturing
and
mining

Trade

Total
Retail

Wholesale

Commercial
service

*

Number

Construction

Manufacturing
and
mining

Retail

Wholesale

Unadjusted
for
seasonal
variation

Number of failures
*
per 10,000 concerns

Thousands of dollars

1947
1948
1949

3,474
5,520
9,246

291
476
721

239
439
838

1,275
1,481
2,331

1,222
2,185
4,246

447
669
1,110

204,612
234,620
308,109

12,077
22,834
23,163

7,211
15,609
27,245

142,727
130,292
143,265

21,459
39,819
71,273

21,138
26,066
43,163

14.3
20.4
34.4

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

9,162
8,058
7,611
8,862
11,086

731
653
611
667
876

912
957
838
1,024
1,305

2,074
1,533
1,581
1,857
2,282

4,429
4,088
3,833
4,381
5,491

1,016
827
748
933
1,132

248,283
259,547
283,314
394,153
462,628

21,253
16,596
25,772
22,474
32,704

25,651
37,473
36,145
43,327
56,829

95,094
90,970
104,954
158,854
171,284

72,691
72,936
75,547
117,299
145,473

33,594
41,572
40,896
52,199
56,338

34.3
30.7
28.7
33.2
42.0

10,969
12,686
13,739
14,964
14,053

860
1,019
1,092
1,177
1,264

1,404
1,834
2,105
2,162
2,064

2,202
2,285
2,411
2,680
2,465

5,339
6,341
6,895
7,514
6,873

1,164
1,207
1,236
1,431
1,387

449,380
562,697
615,293
728,258
692,808

29,955
39,906
43,356
60,284
54,183

83,179
100,803
110,312
115,115
121,883

156,945
191,230
196,841
245,598
207,736

121,619
156,048
186,847
225,277
226,832

57,682
74,710
77,937
81,984
82,174

41.6
48.0
51.7
55.9
51.8

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

15,445
17,075
15,782
14,374
13,501

1,367
1,472
1,339
1,373
1,226

2,607
2,752
2,703
2,401
2,388

2,612
2,825
2,575
2,409
2,254

7,386
8,292
7,552
6,681
6,241

1,473
1,734
1,613
1,510
1,392

938,630
1,090,123
1,213,601
1,352,593
1,329,223

99,376
80,328
93,972
89,104
182,527

201,369
193,005
243,535
231,354
262,392

289,635
325,282
400,001
557,699
361,864

241,094
333,043
349,716
299,365
281,948

107,156
158,465
126,377
175,071
240,492

57.0
64.4
60.8
56.3
53.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

13,514
13,061
12,364
9,636
9,154

1,299
1,368
1,329
1,106
1,159

2,513
2,510
2,261
1,670
1,590

2,097
1,852
1,832
1,513
1,493

6,250
6,076
5,696
4,366
4,070

1,355
1,255
1,246
981
842

1,321,666
1,385,659
1,265,277
940,996
1,142,113

248,523
185,202
144,965
87,289
126,537

290,980
326,376
323,680
212,459
171,717

350,324
352,861
325,869
291,700
406,450

287,478
344,346
334,279
220,223
265,122

144,361
176,874
136,434
129,325
172.287

53.3
51.6
49.0
38.6
37.3

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

10,748
10,326
9,566
9,345
9,915

1,392
1,464
1,252
1,182
1,320

1,687
1,545
1,375
1,419
1,840

2,035
1,932
1,576
1,463
1,557

4,650
4,428
4,398
4,341
4,234

984
957
965
940
964

1,887,754
1,916,929
2,000,244
2,298,606
3,053,137

298,736
356,923
231,813
244,958
348,166

231,533
222,357
193,530
309,075
526,598

360,603
817,841
444,086
712,611
558,270
766,991
672,831
797,490
833,824 1,069,656

179,041
180,952
249,640
274,252
274,893

43.8
41.7
38.3
36.4
38.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

....

2

11,432
2
9,628
7,919
6,619

1975
1976
1977
1978

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2
2

1,637
1,331
1,041
773

1,080
963
1,145
1,202
1,045
805
2

904
891
853
987
801
756

2

2

2

2,262
1,770
1,463
1,204

2

2

2

177
152
186
138
136

128
123
140
121
109
114

130
108
132
131
107
111

167
158
188
166
151
150

144
109
121
124
118
100

745
770
696

105
108
109
90
101
99

664
693
858
804
724
732

171

2

2

2

2

4,799
4,139
3,406
2,889

191
130
164
170
145
110

133
117
164
121
107

141

689
798

1,645
1,360
1,122
1,013

221
192
230
258
223
178

128
136
158
164
153
115

886
867
965
888
835
775

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2

92
127

1,089
1,028
887
740

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4,380,170
3,01 1,271
3,095,317
2,656,006

445
414
491
494
425
336

95
91
102
116
99
66

380
378
365
411
351
309

284
80
79
105
82
90

242,028
222,442
205,526
1,295,393
252,868
136,881

358
408
434
374
353
326

87
84
90
93
106
88

257,071
211,762
247,653
206,420
233,284
373,635

2

391,141
384,762
343,348
372,076
357,788
175,917
2

475,485
490,140
358,686
325,681

640,845
428,737
420,220
328,378

1,020r609 2 1,835,908
2
556,91 2
1, 121,722
482,560
1,221,122
777,450
878,727

20,546
43,335
31,569
117,559
23,086
20,404

33,223
54,133
43,890
58,581
199,262
27,248

190,470
123,242
97,444
107,746
55,459
47,471

2

2

57,483
32,497
31,918
54,648
28,756
19,206

2

42,933
34,873
37,342
32,244
39,003
61,184

71,485
52,958
105,665
60,251
61,910
57,417

77,441
31,684
20,803
43,71 1
15,756
29,591

29,263
32,144
27,034
28,952
41,767
179,643

2
42,232
38,417
70,889
57,046
84,673
49,124
92,736 1,083,690
55,134
120,243
30,643
41,214

105
101
105

87
85
104
109
99
94

107
142
158
137
147
139

74
114
110
108
102
98

315
284
398
367
300
319

81
68
88
83
76
82

168,539
194,197
248,196
207,272
473,886
305,860

27,408
41,971
37,873
45,938
14,647
21,041

24,419
29,435
33,487
40,516
141,306
29,165

63,480
72,809
71,219
43,570
52,094
166,517

36,825
33,854
54,743
58,477
37,874
42,515

513
687
560
546
621
517

63
95
67
85
76
77

83
129
102
98
132
89

91
85
92
65
87
96

223
293
219
226
262
200

53
85
80
72
64
55

577,825
338,252
96,994
1 1 5,692
200,287
168,317

89,511
21,671
10,299
15,682
18,659
13,986

9,653
26,658
16,375
37,264
21,527
10,415

443,140
91,859
28,656
20,703
65,286
101,789

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

504
559
666
594
583
519

63
63
79
78
75
62

69
104
106
107
109
99

74
83
114
81
87
70

231
250
288
257
246
228

67
59
79
71
66
60

168,308
205,014
324,412
202,990
160,395
178,839

21,359
70,081
12,319
31,388
14,872
42,981

9,764
24,297
16,543
24,490
17,547
21,733

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

459
675
458
511
556
535

60
73
38
60
63
59

94
131
92
80
102
111

76
104
61
78
94
91

181
308
215
233
235
217

48
59
52
60
62
57

231,821
206,395
127,022
475,342
178,933
196,535

54,753
32,569
8,732
10,714
12,465
13,448

32,405
39,278
15,263
15,223
25,101
86,734

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April . .
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

714

2

2

119
130

122

2114

2

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




2

89
75
76
73
98
69

305,552
263,965
250,318
183,572
277,598
200,441

2

21,928
25,066
31,768
16,089
35,323
21,163

2

23,028
23,838
18,103
38,074
21,647
56,468

2

2

206,547
120,800
157,475
56,138
123,329
47,747

40,285
47,966
26,628
41,357
39,296
43,259

2

42.6
34.8
28.4
23.9

37,557
96,254
29,567
28,707
39,484
30,151
2

26,455
30,326
19,008
20,608
32,979
16,227

2

13,764
46,295
16,344
31,914
58,003
31,804

46.8
44.9
46.3
49.1
43.4
36.5

47.3
51.2
49.5
52.0
45.1
36.1
2

39.0

23,855
33,783
34,035
45,754
47,773
30,436

89,535
58,004
43,577
39,219
42,831
44,955

138
153
128

2

407,323
41 3,760
612,729
345,770

109,345
67,798
140,881
59,483
40,497
50,643

284
358
293
339
317
295

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Adjusted
for
seasonal
variation

2

41.9

38.5
38.0
44.0
38.5
32.2

41.4
42.2
44.9
37.0
35.4

37.6
43.5
39.2
37.5
36.4
32.4

36.9
38.2
36.3
35.4
35.0
32.7
31.2
35.7

28.7
33.2
2

31.4

2

34.9

34.0
34.8
29.1

34.7
33.8
32.0

16,407
16,128
50,874
18,771
227,965
46,622

28.7
34.0
34.6
33.6
31.4
30.5

28.4
29.6
32.3
31.7
30.2
30.8

18,494
60,813
20,701
23,622
62,418
32,224

17,027
137,251
20,963
18,421
32,397
9,903

22.2
27.6
24.3
23.7
28.1
22.5

24.1
29.7
27.0
24.2
27.0
24.7

82,393
46,080
230,159
78,094
77,213
55,154

40,513
34,854
37,867
35,824
27,850
33,947

14,279
29,702
27,524
33,194
22,913
25,024

21.8
27.4
26.3
25.3
24.3
21.7

21.6
24.0
24.6
24.1
23.4
21.9

59,220
81,522
46,935
45,234
46,192
30,531

25,832
40,005
28,943
386,550
39,424
45,841

59,61 1
13,021
27,149
17,621
55,751
19,981

20.2
27.4
20.3
21.8
26.0
24.0

22.0
29.8
22.6
22.5
25.2
26.4

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 202.

32

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES-INDEXES OF PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, PARITY RATIO
PRICES RECEIVED1

PR ICES PAID3

Crops

YEAR AND
MONTH

All
farm
products

*

1947
1948. . . ,
1949

Total2

Commercial
vegetables

Cotton

Feed
grains
and
hay

Livestock and products

Food
grains

Fruit

*

Tobacco

Total2

Dairy
products

Meat
animals

Poultry
and
eggs

All
commodities
and
services

Production
items

*

*
1910-14=100

All
commodities
and
services,
interest,
taxes,
and farm
wage
rates
(parity
index)

PARITY4
RATIO

*

*

276
287
250

263
255
224

262
253
232

274
272
246

256
258
177

271
250
218

186
166
196

374
380
398

288
315
272

273
301
252

329
361
311

223
242
221

230
250
240

224
250
238

240
260
251

115
110
100

258
302
288
255
246

233
265
267
240
242

211
269
271
230
216

282
336
310
268
274

193
226
234
206
203

224
243
244
234
232

194
181
188
196
209

402
436
432
433
443

280
336
306
268
249

249
286
303
267
246

340
409
353
288
283

186
228
206
221
178

246
271
273
261
262

246
273
274
256
255

256
282
287
277
278

101
107
100
92
89

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

232
230
235
250
240

231
235
225
223
222

223
232
226
241
239

272
268
263
253
267

183
182
166
154
156

228
224
225
208
202

202
215
203
248
215

437
452
466
482
506

234
226
244
273
256

247
255
259
254
257

246
235
275
335
313

191
176
162
170
143

259
260
267
273
275

251
250
257
264
266

276
278
287
294
298

84
83
82
85
81

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

239
240
244
243
237

222
227
232
240
239

230
225
248
236
248

254
261
271
271
262

152
152
155
165
167

203
209
226
224
190

244
246
233
291
306

500
526
530
494
490

253
251
255
245
236

259
260
253
253
256

296
299
310
290
270

160
146
145
146
142

275
276
280
283
282

265
266
270
273
270

300
302
307
312
313

80
79
80
78
76

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

245
264
250
255
268

222
238
225
225
217

257
285
283
305
300

236
215
190
192
173

168
181
174
157
167

169
185
176
160
154

233
246
227
304
228

549
552
555
567
594

286
290
275
286
322

283
295
308
322
337

348
353
335
346
398

158
157
131
139
157

288
299
301
306
319

277
289
290
290
302

322
335
341
349
366

76
79
73
73
73

1970,
1971
1972
1973
1974.

274
281
313
447
481

225
242
257
394
504

292
322
326
379
403

183
206
245
274
433

179
187
181
283
423

162
166
192
379
529

217
246
265
312
319

604
627
685
718
821

325
323
372
502
454

350
359
372
440
510

405
407
496
664
553

147
134
137
231
214

332
347
368
427
485

313
328
351
424
481

382
399
424
489
557

72
71
74
91
86

1975
1976
1977
1978.

463
464
457
525

452
443
432
457

458
456
498
532

348
504
511
466

400
379
316
320

426
355
275
336

313
294
370
513

899
906
972
1,061

474
485
481
595

537
591
594
647

567
569
564
757

235
233
228
242

533
564
591
638

528
559
579
628

612
652
687
746

76
71
66
70

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

455
439
431
445
458
466

486
460
440
453
446
447

450
450
444
465
450
512

312
275
283
299
308
329

450
417
392
398
401
395

473
460
429
432
411
356

287
285
305
319
345
373

902
922
922
924
923
922

421
416
419
436
470
485

516
512
503
500
494
489

473
468
479
523
589
615

233
228
224
209
215
225

515
511
511
527
533
541

509
502
501
524
530
539

594
591
590
606
612
612

77
74
73
73
75
76

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

477
483
495
486
461
463

456
471
468
452
425
422

468
428
434
432
460
498

343
367
399
421
420
419

398
428
409
392
357
361

391
446
464
453
408
390

345
285
321
298
303
288

831
863
918
917
871
869

498
494
521
520
499
505

505
528
566
593
612
630

627
605
636
628
576
583

237
244
256
246
251
249

540
543
549
543
542
545

535
539
548
538
535
538

620
623
629
623
623
625

77
78
79
78
74
74

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

463
467
462
472
475
488

429
433
436
434
442
470

493
461
465
478
385
417

426
437
445
455
485
565

369
375
377
373
398
412

389
410
401
391
384
385

287
280
295
287
293
279

875
875
875
877
877
877

498
500
489
511
509
505

618
597
596
575
566
559

577
592
577
633
627
626

243
241
229
223
231
226

553
558
561
562
561
568

550
557
559
559
558
566

641
646
649
650
649
656

72
72
71
73
73
74

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

487
466
467
445
433
447

481
449
460
435
420
428

447
433
464
489
480
454

581
504
527
534
556
538

421
394
394
360
322
347

376
336
326
297
283
277

278
296
315
330
308
280

851
924
980
948
948
963

492
481
472
454
446
446

577
593
602
609
605
594

588
558
537
506
487
524

233
238
236
225
231
243

570
568
567
564
563
568

567
562
561
555
552
558

658
656
656
652
651
656

74
71
71
68
67
68

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June ....

460
468
475
481
481
459

450
458
477
484
475
441

573
604
623
543
473
416

529
547
592
577
564
505

361
362
365
359
352
329

282
287
282
277
261
245

311
322
331
338
339
344

959
954
957
966
966
966

468
478
472
475
486
476

590
583
578
577
573
574

529
547
544
555
587
567

243
251
239
232
219
219

576
583
589
597
599
596

568
576
582
591
593
587

673
680
686
693
695
692

68
69
69
69
69
66

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

449
435
434
441
448
453

407
385
383
398
419
411

449
427
437
461
515
455

521
492
499
453
440
411

291
260
255
264
290
300

243
259
263
283
305
310

330
365
398
480
467
414

843
983
1,075
983
993
1,015

492
486
486
485
478
495

580
591
610
618
624
624

590
577
569
570
552
583

230
224
225
214
217
223

594
590
588
590
592
595

581
574
571
573
575
577

691
687
685
686
688
691

65
63
63
64
65
66

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

467
483
500
520
537
543

423
425
442
465
477
486

518
520
541
677
582
577

415
434
432
441
454
463

307
313
325
337
348
342

314
320
328
344
340
336

430
424
433
433
512
579

1,023
1,018
1,006
1,017
1,020
1,017

512
542
560
576
601
602

624
624
624
618
618
612

618
665
701
731
782
786

219
236
238
243
239
239

604
610
621
629
637
640

591
599
612
621
631
632

712
718
729
738
746
749

66
67
69
70
72
72

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

535
528
542
545
542
556

475
459
462
456
455
461

524
465
484
467
482
543

477
485
475
503
516
498

324
307
302
302
309
318

336
337
336
343
349
347

570
578
654
577
495
467

1,038
1,079
1,147
1,110
1,116
1,143

599
600
625
639
632
656

618
642
667
691
709
722

767
769
805
828
800
835

256
243
247
238
250
261

642
643
650
655
658
664

632
631
639
644
646
654

751
751
758
763
765
772

71
70
72
71
71
72

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

.

...

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appe< in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 203 and 204

STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

COMMODITY PRICES-CONSUMER

PRICES

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR1
Food

Special group indexes

YEAR AND
MONTH

All items,
wage
earners
and
clerical
workers,
revised
(CP1-W)

Commodities
All items,
all
urban
consumers
(CPI-U)

Services

Nondurables
All items All items
less shelter less food

All items
less medical
care

Commodities
less food2

Total2

Non-

Total

*

*

Durables2

Total4
Total3

durables
less food

1967

Services
less rent^

*

= 100

Food
at
home

*

1947
1948
1949

66.9
72.1
71.4

68.5
73.9
72.6

64.9
69.6
70.3

75.0
80.4
78.3

71.9
77.2
74.9

72.2
77.8
76.3

80.3
86.2
87.4

76.8
82.7
81.5

51.1
54.3
56.9

49.0
51.9
54.5

70.6
76.6
73.5

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

72.1
77.8
79.5
80.1
80.5

73.1
79.2
80.8
81.0
81.0

71.1
75.7
77.5
79.0
79.5

78.8
85.9
87.0
86.7
85,9

75.4
82.5
83.4
83.2
83.2

76.2
82.0
82.4
83.1
83.5

88.4
95.1
96.4
95.7
93.3

81.4
87.5
88.3
88.5
87.5

58.7
61.8
64.5
67.3
69.5

66.0
59.3
62.2
64.8
66.7

74.5
82.8
84.3
83.0
82.8

87.8
86.2
85.8

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

80.2
81.4
84.3
86.6
87.3

80.6
81.7
84.4
86.9
87.6

79.7
81.1
83.8
85.7
87.3

85.2
87.5
88.2

85.1
85.9
88.6
90.6
90.7

82.5
83.7
86.3
88.6
88.2

83.5
85.3
87.6
88.2
89.3

91.5
91.5
94.4
95.9
97.3

86.9
87.8
90.5
91.5
92.7

70.9
72.7
75.6
78.5
80.8

68.2
70.1
73.3
76.4
79.0

81.6
82.2
84.9
88.5
87.1

84.1
84.4
87.2
91.0
88.8

88.7
89.6
90.6
91.7
92.9

88.9
89.9
90.9
92.1
93.2

88.8
89.7
90.8
92.0
93.2

89.4
90.3
91.2
92.3
93.5

91.5
92.0
92.8
93.6
94.6

89.4
90.2
90.9
92.0
93.0

90.7
91.2
91.8
92.7
93.5

96.7
96.6
97.6
97.9
98.8

93.1
93.4
94.1
94.8
95.6

83.5
85.2
86.8
88.5
90.2

81.9
83.9
85.5
87.3
89.2

88.0
89.1
89.9
91.2
92.4

89.6
90.4
91.0
92.2
93.2

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

...

1965
1966
1967

94.5
97.2

94.6
97.4

94.5
96.7

94.9
97.7

95.7
98.2

94.6
98.1

94.8
97.0

98.4
98.5

96.2
97.5

92.2
95.8

91.5
95.3

94.4
99.1

100.0
104.2
109.8

100.0
104.1
109.0

100.0
104.4
110.1

100.0
104.1
109.7

100.0
103.7
108.4

100.0
103.9
108.9

100.0
104.1
108.8

100.0
103.1
107.0

100.0
103.7
108.1

100.0
105.2
112.5

100.0
105.7
113.8

100.0
103.6
108.9

100.3
100.0
103.2
108.2

1974. . . .

116.3
121.3
125.3
133.1
147.7

114.4
119.3
122,9
131.1
146.1

116.7
122.1
125.8
130.7
143.7

116.1
120.9
124.9
132.9
147.7

113.5
117.4
120.9
129.9
145.5

114.0
117.7
121.7
132.8
151.0

113.1
117.0
1 1-9.8
124.8
140.9

111.8
116.5'
118.9
121.9
130.6

112.5
116.8
119.4
123.5
136.6

121.6
128.4
133.3
139.1
152.1

123.7
130.8
135.9
141.8
156.0

114.9
118.4
123.5
141.4
161.7

113.7
116.4
121.6
141.4
162.4

1975
1976
1977
1978

161.2
170.5
181.5
195.3

159.1
168.3
179.1
191.3

157.1
167.5
178.4
191.2

160.9
169.7
180.3
194.0

158.4
165.2
174.7
187.1

163.2
169.2
178.9
192.0

151.7
158,3
166.5
174.3

145.5
154.3
163.2
173.9

149.1
156.6
165.1
174.7

166.6
180.4
194.3
210.9

171.9
186.8
201.6
219.4

175.4
180.8
192.2
211.4

175.8
179.5
190.2
210.2

156.1
157.2
157.8
158.6
159.3
160.6

154.1
155.0
155.6
156.3
157.0
158.4

151.9
153.0
153.9
154.9
155.6
156.6

156.0
156.9
157.5
158.2
158.9
160.3

153.4
154.4
155.0
155.7
156.5
157.9

158.7
159.6
159.7
160.1
160.8
162.4

147.2
148.2
148.8
149.8
150.5
151.2

139.3
140.3
142.1
143.6
144.8
1.45.8

143.9
144.9
146.0
147.2
148.1
148.9

161.3
162.6
163.2
164.1
164.5
165.7

166.2
167.5
168.3
169.2
169.6
170.9

170.9
171.6
171.3
171.2
171.8
174.4

171.4
172.0
171.4
171.0
171.6
174.9

162.3
162.8
163.6
164.6
165.6
166.3

160.3
160.8
161.6
162.6
163.4
164.1

157.6
158.3
159.5
160.4
161.5
162.1

162.0
162.4
163.2
164.1
165.2
165.8

160.1
160.4
160.8
161.7
162.2
162.7

165.0
165.2
165.4
166.4
167.1
167.6

152.2
153.0
153.8
154.6
155.1
155.4

146.9
147.5
148.2
148.9
149.2
149.3

149.9
150.7
151.4
152.2
152.6
152.8

166.6
167.4
169.1
170.1
172.0
173.1

171.9
172.7
174.6
175.7
177.7
179.0

178.6
178.1
177.8
179.0
179.8
180.7

179.9
179.0
178.2
179.3
180.0
180.9

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

166.7
167.1
167.5
168.2
169.2
170.1

164.4
164.9
165.3
166.1
167.1
168,1

162.6
163.4
164,2
165.0
166.0
167.0

166.2
166.5
166.8
167.4
168.4
169.4

162.4
162.3
162.3
163.1
164.2
165.2

167.3
167.2
166.7
167.2
168.2
169.0

154.7
155.2
155.5
156.0
157.0
157.9

149.0
149.3
150.4
151.9
153.5
154.7

152.3
152.7
153.3
154.2
155.5
156.5

174.9
176.1
177.2
177.7
178.4
179.5

181.0
182.2
183.4
184.0
184.7
185.8

180.8
180.0
178.7
179.2
180.0
180.9

180.8
179.6
177.7
178.1
178.8
179.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

171.1
171.9
172.6
173.3
173.8
174.3

169.0
169.7
170.4
171.0
171.6
172.2

167.9
168.9
170.0
170.8
171:6
172.2

170.3
171.1
171.7
172.4
172.7
173.2

166.0
166.6
167.0
167.4
167.7
168.1

169.7
170.4
170.7
171.0
171.3
171.7

158.1
159.1
160.4
161.0
161.9
162.3

155.8
156.4
156.9
157.8
158.0
158.4

157.1
158.0
158.9
159.6
160.3
160.6

180.7
181.8
183.2
184.1
185.1
185.8

187.2
188.4
189.8
190.8
191.8
192.6

182.1
182.4
181.6
181.6
181.1
181.7

180.9
181.0
179.9
179.6
178.9
179.3

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

175.3
177.1
178.2
179.6
180.6
181.8

175.3
177.1
178.2
179.6
180.6
181.8

173.0
175.0
176.1
177.5
178.4
179.6

172.9
174.0
175.1
176.2
177.3
178.4

174.1
176.0
177.0
178.4
179.4
180.6

168.7
170.9
171.8
173.3
174.3
175.4

172.4
175.0
175.9
177.4
178.3
179.7

161.9
163.1
163.9
164.7
165.7
166.6

158.9
159.7
160.8
162.2
163.4
163.9

160.6
161.6
162.6
163.6
164.7
165.4

187.4
188.7
190.0
191.2
192.2
193.7

194.3
195.6
197.0
198.4
199.4
201.1

183.4
187.7
188.6
190.9
191.7
193.6

181.2
186.2
186.9
189.3
189.8
191.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

182.6
183.3
184.0
184.5
185.4
186.1

182.6
183.3
184.0
184.5
185.4
186.1

180.2
180.8
181.2
181.7
182.5
183.0

179.1
179.8
180.9
181.6
182.5
183.1

181.4
182.0
182.6
183.1
184.1
184.7

175.8
176.3
176.6
177.0
177.9
178.3

180.1
180.8
181.0
181.4
182.4
182.9

166.6
167.3
168.4
169.2
170.1
170.3

164.3
164.3
164.5
165.0
165.5
165.9

165.6
166.0
166.7
167.4
168.1
168.4

195.3
196.3
197.7
198.5
199.5
200.5

202.8
203.8
205.3
206.2
207.2
208.2

194.6
195.2
194.5
194.4
195.6
196.3

192.8
193.2
192.2
191.7
193.0
193.7

January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

187.1
188.4
189.7
191.4
193.3
195.3

187.2
188.4
189.8
191.5
193.3
195.3

183.8
185.0
186.3
188.1
189.9
191.8

183.8
184.7
185.9
187.4
189.0
190.6

185.8
186.9
188.3
190.1
191.9
193.9

179,2
180.2
181.6
183.5
185.5
187.5

183.9
185.1
186.8
188.8
190.7
192.7

169.7
169.6
170.7
171.8
172.8
173.7

166.6
167.2
168.3
169.9
172.0
173.9

168.6
168.8
170.0
171.3
173.0
174.4

202.0
203.5
204.9
206.5
208.0
209.9

209.8
211.4
213.0
214.6
216.2
218.3

199.2
202.0
204.2
207.5
210.3
213.8

197.0
200.1
202.5
206.5
209.7
213.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

196.7
197.7
199.1
200.7
201.8
202.9

196.7
197.8
199.3
200.9
202.0
202.9

192.7
193.5
194.5
195.8
196.7
197.8

192.0
193.3
195.1
196.7
197.8
198.6

195.3
196.3
197.9
199.4
200.5
201.5

188.6
189.3
190.5
191.8
192.9
194.2

193.6
194.4
195.4
196.6
197.5
198.8

174.1
175.4
177.1
178.1
179.1
180.0

175.3
175.9
Ml. 2
178.8
180.0
181.2

175.4
176.3
177.8
179.1
180.3
181.3

211.7
213.4
215.6
217.6
218.6
219.2

220.4
222.2
224.6
226.7
227.8
228.2

215.0
215.4
215.6
216.8
217.8
219.4

214.7
214.5
214.1
215.4
216.1
217.9

. .
1968. . . .
1969

1970
1971
1972
1973

.

. ..

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1978:

181.5
195.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 204 and 205.

95.5

34

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES-CONSUMER PRICES-Con.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR1
Housing
Transportation
Fuel and utilities

Shelter

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
Total2

Rent

Horns
ownership3

Fuel oil,
coal,
and
bottled

Total4

*

Household
Gas
furnishings
(piped)
and
and
operation
electricity

Apparel
and
upkeep
Total

Public
Total6

*

1967=100

New cars

55.5
61.8
66.4

61.5
68.2
72.3

69.2
75.6
82.8

91.1
91.3
90.9

79.0
86.1
85.3
84.6
84.5

68.2
72.5
77.3
79.5
78.3

72.5
75.8
80.8
82.4
80.3

83.4
87.4
94.9
95.8
94.3

87.5
88.4
89.3
92.4
94.7

89.9
89.9
91.9
92.3
93.1

84.1
85.8
87.3
87.5
88.2

77.4
78.8
83.3
86.0
89.6

78.9
80.1
84.7
87.4
91.1

90.9
93.5
98.4

101.5
105.9

89.2
91.0
91.5
93.2
92.7

98.6
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4

93.8
93.7
93.8
94.6
95.0

89.6
90.4
90.9
91.9
92.7

89.6
90.6
92.5
93.0
94.3

90.6
91.3
93.0
93.4
94.7

104.5
104.5
104.1
103.5
103.2

98.3
98.8

94.6
97.0

99.4
99.6

95.3
97.0

93.7
96.1

95.9
97.2

96.3
97.5

100.9

100.0
105.7
116.0

100.0
101.3
103,6

100.0
103.1
105.6

100.0
100.9
102.8

100.0
103.8
107.7

100.0
105.4
111.5

100.0
103.2
107.2

100.0
103.0
106.5

100.0
102.8
104.4

110.1
115.2
119.2
124.3
130.6

128.5
133.7
140.1
146.7
163.2

107.6
115.0
120.1
126.9
150.2

110.1
117.5
118.5
136.0
214.6

107.3
114.7
120.5
126.4
145.8

111.5
115.7
118.3
121.6
135.3

116.1
119.8
122.3
126.8
136.2

112.7
118.6
119.9
123.8
137.7

111.1
116.6
117.5
121.5
136.6

107.6
112.0
111.0
111.1
117.5

169.7
179.0
191.1
210.4

137.3
144.7
153.5
164.0

181.7
191.7
204.9
227.2

167.8
182.7
202.2
216.0

235.3
250.8
283.4
298.3

169.6
189.0
213.4
232.6

151.0
160.1
167.5
177.7

142.3
147.6
154.2
159.6

150.6
165.5
177.2
185.5

149.8
164.6
176.6
185.0

159.2
160.6
161.4
162.5
163.1
164.1

164.4
165.9
166.6
167.6
168.2
169.4

134.5
135.1
135.5
135.9
136.4
136.9

175.6
177.3
178.2
179.4
180.1
181.4

160.5
162.2
163.0
164.6
165.5
166.9

228,9
229.5
228.3
229.0
230.2
230.6

160.2
162.7
164.0
166.3
167.3
169.4

146.6
147.9
148.7
149.8
150.3
150.9

139.4
140.2
140.9
141.3
141.8
141.4

143.2
143.5
144.8
146.2
147.4
149.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

164.8
165.4
166.6
167.4
168.9
169.7

170.2
170.7
171.6
172.5
174,1
175.0

137.3
138.0
138.4
139,3
139.9
140.6

182.3
182.8
183.9
184.8
186.8
187.8

168.0
168.9
170.9
172.0
174.4
176.1

234.1
235.7
238.7
243.3
246.5
248.7

170.4
171.2
174.0
174.2
176.8
179.0

151.1
151.6
152.7
153.4
154.1
154.4

141.1
142.3
143.5
144.6
145.5
145.2

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . * . . .

170.7
171.3
172.0
172.4
173.0
173.9

175.9
176.0
176.3
176.6
177.3
178.2

141.2
142.1
142.7
143.2
143.8
144.4

188.8
188.6
188.7
188.9
189.6
190.7

176.3
177.9
178.9
179.3
180.2
181.7

248.9
249.4
247.6
246.6
246.2
247.3

179.5
181.9
183.7
184.4
186.1
187.9

155.9
157.2
158.5
159.1
159.6
160.1

174.9
175.7
176.8
177.4
178.0
178.8

179.5
180.6
181.5
182.0
182.1
182.4

145.0
145.6
146.2
146.9
147.5
148.3

192.2
193.4
194.4
194.8
194.8
195,0

182.5
183.7
185.1
186.5
188.2
192.0

248.1
249.3
250.8
253.1
258.0
264.5

189.6
190.3
192.2
194.4
196.1
201.4

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

180.3
181.4
182.6
183.7
184.6
186.0

184.1
185.3
186.3
187.7
188.9
190.3

149.5
150.2
150.8
151.6
152.2
152.9

196.7
198.1
199.3
201.0
202.3
203.9

194.8
196.4
198.5
199.4
200.2
201.8

271.7
278.3
281.4
282.0
282.6
283.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

187.4
188.3
189.5
190.4
191.4
192.4

192.2
193.2
194.7
195.6
196.9
198.2

153.6
154.4
155.3
156.1
157.0
157.9

206.2
207.4
209.1
210.0
211.5
213.0

203.5
204.5
205.5
206.8
207.4
207.6

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

193.8
195.0
196.7
198.3
199.9
202.0

200.0
201.3
202.9
204.7
206.6
208.9

158.8
159.7
160.5
161.5
162.7
163.6

215.0
216.4
218.3
220.4
222,5
225.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

203.8
205.2
207.5
209.5
210.6
211.5

211,3
213.3
216.2
218.6
220.1
221.0

164.2
165.1
166.4
187.4
168.5
169.5

228.3
230.6
234.2
237.0
238.8
239.5

77.1
79.1
81.0

82.1
83.0
83.5

72.7
76.5
78.0
81.5
81.2

81.2
81.5
82.6
84.2
85.3

77,0
78.3
81.7
83.5
84.4

85.1
87.3
89.9
91.7
93.8

82.3
85.9
90.3
88.7
89.8

91.7
92.9
94.0
95.0
95.9

86.3
86.9
87.9
89.0
90.8

95.9
97.1
97.3
98.2
98.4

93.8
96.8

96.9
98.2

92.7
96.3

100.0
104.0
110.4

100.0
104.8
113.3

100.0
102.4
105.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

118,2
123.4
128.2
122.2
148.8

123.6
128.8
134.5
140.7
154.4

1975
1976
1977
1978

164,5
174.6
186.5
202.8

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

65.2
69.8
70.9

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

72.8
77.2
78.7
80.8
81.7

75.3
76.5
78.2

76.2
80.3
83.2

74.4
75.0
76.3

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

82.3
83.6
86.2
87.7
88.8

79.1
80.4
83.4
85.1
86.0

84.3
85.9
87.5
89.1
90.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

90.2
90.9
91.7
92.7
93.8

87.8
88.5
89.6
90.7
92.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

94.9
97.2

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

61.1
65.1
68.0

704
73 2

36.0
40.7
45.2

48.1
51.1
52.7

95.0
89.2
75.9

48.9
54.0
57.5
61.3
65.5

56.3
59.3
61.4
63,4

71.8
69.1
77.4
80.2
89.5

67.4
70.0
72.7
76.1
78.3

64.8
67.2
69.9
73.2
76.4

83.6
86.9
94.8
96.0

81.0
84,6
87.4
88.5
90.1

79.1
81,4
83.5
85.6
87.3

100.1

53.7

99.4
97.0

91.9
95.2

89.5
93.4

100.0
103.1

100.0
104.6
112.7

100.0
106.1
113.4

104.3
110.2
110.5
117.6
122.6

128.5
137.7
143.4
144.8
148.0

120.6
128.4
132.5
137.7
150.5

127.6
135.7
142.9
153.8

146.4
167.9
182.8
186.5

158.6
174.2
182.4
187.8

168.6
184.7
202.4
219.4

142.2
142.5
144.0
145.5
146.8
149.3

123.4
124.5
127.3
127.5
126.8
127.0

134.9
133.5
135.3
138.1
142.2
147.5

152.2
152.3
152.3
152.4
152.5
154.1

161.0
163.0
164.6
165.8
166.8
168.1

152.6
153.6
155.4
156.1
157.4
157.6

152.3
153.4
153.9
154.8
156.1
156.2

126.6
126.8
126.5
129.9
131.3
134.0

153.2
156,1
156.6
156.5
153.7
149.6

155.0
155.0
169.5
168.8
168.9
170.1

169.8
170.9
172.2
173.5
173.3
174.7

143.3
144.0
145.0
145.7
146.8
146.9

158.1
158.5
159.8
161.3
163.5
165.9

156.8
157.2
158.5
160.1
162.5
165.0

134.2
134.3
134.5
134.4
134.5
134.5

144.6
144.9
150.9
159.4
167.8
173.4

170.2
170.4
172.3
172.4
172.4
173.6

176.6
178.8
180.6
181.6
182.6
183.7

160.4
160,6
161.6
162.2
162.9
163.4

146.5
148.1
150.2
150.9
151.9
151.8

167.6
168.5
169.5
170.9
171.4
171.4

166.8
167.8
168.6
170.2
170.6
170.7

134.4
134.4
134.2
139.1
139.7
140.4

177.5
179.6
180.1
179.9
179.0
178.0

174.4
174.6
176.9
177.4
177.6
178.0

185.5
186.8
187.9
188.9
191.3
192.3

204.2
205.4
208.5
209.8
210.9
213.0

163.7
164.5
165.4
166.1
166.5
167.6

150.0
150.8
151.7
152.3
153.4
153.9

172.2
173.2
174.7
176.7
178.1
179.1

171.5
172.6
174.0
176.2
177.7
178.6

141.1
140.7
140.9
140.6
141.4
141.7

177.7
179.1
182.7
187.8
191.4
192.2

178.7
178.9
180.4
180.4
181.5
183.2

194.1
195.8
197.6
199.1
200.5
201.8

283.7
284.1
285.1
287.2
289.9
291.9

216.0
217.4
218.0
219.3
219.5
218.9

167.8
168.4
169.1
169.6
170.2
171.0

153.4
154.8
156.2
157.2
158.5
158.2

179.2
178.8
178.4
178.6
178.7
178.8

178.7
178.2
177.8
177.9
178.0
178.0

141.6
141.6
141.1
145.7
148.2
150.5

190.6
186.4
182.5
178.0
175.0
170.7

183.5
183.5
184.1
184.4
184.7
185.7

203.5
204.9
206.3
207.2
208.1
209.3

208.5
210.6
212.6
213.9
215.5
217.5

295.2
296.9
297.2
296.6
295.6
295.1

219.7
233.3
226.6
229.2
232.5
236.5

171.3
172.1
173.6
175.0
176.0
177.6

155.7
154.5
156.5
158.4
159.8
159.9

179.0
179.4
179.9
181.1
183.2
185.5

178.2
178.6
179.1
180.3
182.6
185.0

150.9
151.2
151.1
151.2
152.5
153.5

169.8
170.0
172.3
177.3
184.6
191.5

186.6
186.8
187.2
187.3
187.4
187.2

211.2
213.3
214.5
215.7
216.9
217.9

218.0
218.1
218.8
220.1
218.5
219.9

294.5
294.2
295.7
300.1
306.1
311.8

237.2
236.9
237.9
240.0
234.9
236.2

178.1
178.9
180.5
181.9
183.0
184.0

158.0
159.6
161.9
163.3
164.1
163.2

187.2
188.1
188.7
189.7
191.4
192.6

186.8
187.7
188.3
189.4
191.1
192.5

153.9
153,8
153.5
155.5
158.5
159.8

195.9
196.7
195.9
195.4
194.7
194.0

187.7
187.6
188.2
189.3
189.7
189.1

219.4
221.4
222.6
224.7
227.0
227.8

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Used cars

*

78.2
83.3
80.1

58.4
68.6
70.3

1947
1948
1949

Medical
care

Private

i
I

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 206 and 207

99.1

35

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

COMMODITY PRICES-CONSUMER PRICES-Con.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR1
Adjusted for seasonal variation^
Food
YEAR AND
MONTH

All
items,
percent
change
from
previous
month

Transportation

Fuel and utilities

Private
Commodities

Commodities
less
food

*

Fuel
Total

Food
at
home

oil,

Total

*

*

1967 =

coal,
and
bottled
gas

Apparel
and
upkeep

Services
Total
Total

New
cars

*

100

1947
1948

1949.
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

1958, .
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
19§g
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

1976. i
1977
1978

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

0.5
.6
.3
.5
.5
.7

153.9
154.7
155.1
155.8
156.5
157.6

144.6
145.6
146.6
147.4
147.9
148.6

171.1
171.4
170.8
171.2
172.4
174.4

171,7
171.6
170.6
171.0
172.2
174.7

159.7
161.1
162.0
163.9
165.2
167.1

225.2
224.6
224.8
227.3
230.0
232.0

140.7
141.2
141.4
141.5
141.5
141.5

144.0
144.8
145.9
146.7
147.2
148.8

143,2
144.0
145.3
146.0
146.6
148.2

122.0
123.6
126.8
127.3
126.9
127.3

161.1
162.4
163.2
164.2
165.0
166.1

.9
.4
.6
.6
.7
.5

159.4
159.9
160.4
161.5
162.2
163.0

149.8
150.5
151.1
151.8
152.2
152.8

177.3
177.3
177.8
179.5
180.7
181.8

178.1
177.9
178.2
180.0
181.1
182.3

168.6
169.9
172.1
173.3
174.8
175.9

236.4
239.6
243.4
246.7
246.9
247.2

142.2
142.9
142.7
143.1
143.6
144.0

151.2
152.4
154.7
155.5
157.3
158.1

150.8
152.1
153.2
154.2
156.1
156.9

127.6
128.4
129.3
129.6
130.2
132.5

166.9
167.6
169.1
170.1
171.9
173.2

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

162.9
162.7
162.5
163.2
164.1
164.7

153.1
153.4
154.0
154.5
155.3
156.1

181.0
179.8
178.4
179.4
180.3
180.7

181.0
179.2
177.3
178.3
179.2
179.3

175.5
176.9
177.9
178.7
180.0
181.6

245.0
244.2
244,0
245.0
246.2
248.8

144.5
145.1
145.6
146.0
146.6
147.0

159.0
159.8
161.0
161.8
163.2
164,7

157.9
158.8
159.9
160.7
162.2
163.7

132.6
133.3
133.9
134.3
134.7
134.9

174.6
175.8
177.2
177.9
178.9
179.8

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

165.2
166.0
166.6
167.2
167.6
168.3

156.9
157.7
158.4
159.1
159.8
160.5

180.7
181.5
181.7
182.2
182.0
182.8

179.1
179.8
179.9
180.3
179.9
180.6

182.9
184.6
186.1
187.8
188.8
192.0

250.4
253.0
255.2
256.0
258.2
262.7

147.6
148.5
149.2
149.3
149.8
150.5

166.0
167.1
168.5
170.1
171.1
171.9

165.1
166.3
167.7
169.5
170.5
171.4

135.6
136.3
137.1
138.8
138.4
138.4

181.0
182.0
183.2
184.1
185.0
186.0

1977; January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

.7
1.0
.6
.7
.4
.6

169,5
171.4
172.2
173.5
174.1
174.8

161.7
162.7
163.4
164.0
164.6
165.0

183.9
187.7
188.6
191.2
191.8
193.0

181.6
186.0
186.8
189.5
189.8
191.0

194.1
195.5
197.6
198.9
200.2
202.1

268.0
273.2
277.8
280.5
282.9
284.9

151.4
152.1
152.5
152.7
153.3
154.0

173.5
175.0
176.2
177.3
177.8
177.8

173.1
174.6
175.8
176,9
177.3
177.2

139.4
139.7
140.3
140.6
141.6
142.3

187.4
188.6
190.1
191.5
192.7
194,1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

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

175.0
175.7
176.2
176.8
177.8
178.6

165.3
165.7
166.2
166.8
167.6
168.3

193.0
194.1
194.7
195.1
196.6
197.7

190.7
191.8
192.4
192.6
194.3
195.4

203.9
205.3
206,4
207.7
207.7
207.4

286.2
287.8
289.6
290.1
290.2
290.1

154.6
155.2
155.2
155.6
156.3
156.8

177.5
177.4
177.6
177.8
178.4
179.2

176.9
176.7
177.0
177.2
177.9
178.6

143.0
143.7
144.2
145.4
146.8
148.2

195.6
196.5
197.7
198.5
199.5
200.7

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

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

180.2
181.0
182.3
183.6
185.0
186.6

169.4
169.8
170.7
171.5
172.5
173.6

200.4
202.1
204.5
207.2
209.6
212.7

198,1
199.8
202.6
205.8
208.6
212.1

208.0
210.1
211.8
213.5
215.5
217.6

291.4
291.8
293.6
295.0
295.9
296.8

157.0
155.9
157.4
158,5
159.5
159.9

180.3
181.0
181.4
181.5
182.5
183.9

179.6
180.4
180.8
180.9
181.9
183.4

149.1
150.0
150.6
151,2
152.4
153.8

201.9
203.7
205.3
206.9
208.6
210.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

' .7
.6
.9
.9
.6
.6

187.8
188.8
190.4
191.9
193.3
195.0

174.8
175.7
177.3
178.6
180.0
181.3

213.5
214.6
216.2
218.3
219.9
222.2

212.4
213.2
214.8
217.0
218.6
221.0

218.2
218.9
219.6
221.0
218.9
220.0

297.0
297,9
300.3
303.2
306.8
310.3

159.5
159.9
160.8
161.6
162.0
161.9

185.4
186.8
188.3
189.6
191.5
193.2

185.0
186.5
188.0
189.3
191.3
193.2

155.0
155.8
156.6
156.0
157.2
157.7

212.0
213.6
215.5
217.5
218.5
219.3

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May .
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of
following these tables.

and description of series appear in the section immediately




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are

on pp, 206 and 207.

36

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES
Unadjusted for seasonal variation
Spot market price indexes,
basic commodities*

Producer price index^
By stage of processing

YEAR AND
MONTH

22
Commodities

9
Foodstuffs

13
Raw
industrials

*

All
Commodities

Crude
materials
for
further
processing

Intermediate
materials,
supplies,
and
components

*

1947
1948
1949

By durability of product

Finished goods

Total

Finished
consumer
goods

Manufactures

Capital
equipment

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Durable
manufactures

Nondurable
manufactures

*

1967 = 100

76.5
82.8
78.7

101.2^
110.9
96.0

72.4
78.3
75.2

74.0
79.9
77.6

80.5
86,5
82.5

55.4
60.4
63.4

59.9
66.1
67.5

89.2
95.5
87.2

72.2
78.2
75.6

59.3
65.3
67.3

86.0
91.8
84.3

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

116.4
142.0
114.5
103.9
106.6

113.4
130.0
117,2
115.5
124.1

119.0
151.1
112.7
96.5
96.0

81.8
91,1
88.6
87.4
87.6

104.6
120.1
110.3
101.9
101.0

78.6
88.1
85.5
86.0
86.5

79.0
86.5
86.0
85.1
85.3

83.9
91.8
90.7
89.1
89.1

64.9
71.2
72.4
73.5
74.5

70.2
77.0
77.3
78.8
79.6

90.6
101.8
97.1
93.9
93.7

78.4
87.0
85.1
85.0
85.6

69.6
76.3
76.7
78.4
79.4

87.7
98.4
93.8
91.9
92.2

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959. . .

105.7
106.4
103.6
101.2
101.3

105.7
102.3
106.2
111.4
99.5

106.0
109.3
101.8
94.7
102.7

87.8
90.7
93.3
94.6
94.8

97.1
97.6
99.8
102.0
99.4

88.1
92.0
94.1
94.3
95.6

85.5
87.9
91.1
93.2
93.0

88.5
89.8
92.4
94.4
93.6

76.7
82.4
87.6
89.7
91,5

82.8
88.3
91.2
92.1
94.2

91.8
92.6
94.9
96.5
95.1

86.6
90.0
92.8
93.8
94.6

82.2
87.5
90.9
92.1
94.0

91.2
92.4
94.7
95.4
94.8

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

99.4
99.7
96.1
95.8
99.7

96.4
97.5
95.4
97.1
93.8

101.5
101.2
96.7
94.8
104.2

94.9
94.5
94.8
94.5
94.7

97.0
96,5
97.5
95.4
94.5

95.6
95.0
94.9
95.2
95,5

93.7
93.7
94.0
93.7
94.1

94.5
94.3
94.6
94.2
94.3

91.6
91.8
92.2
92.4
93.3

94.1
93.7
93.4
93.4
94.7

95.4
95.1
95.6
95.1
94.7

94.7
94.4
94,5
94.3
94.8

94.1
93.6
93.5
93.6
94.6

95.2
95.0
95.1
94.8.
94.7

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

106.8
111.7
100.0
97.7
110.3

97.0
107.6
100.0
98.0
108.9

114.1
114.7
100.0
97.4
111.4

96.6
99.8
100.0
102.5
106.5

99.3
105.7
100.0
101.6
108.4

96.8
99.2
100.0
102.3
105.8

95.7
98.8
100.0
102.9
106.6

96.1
99.4
100.0
102.7
106.6

94.4
96.8
100.0
103.5
106.8

95.9
98.1
100.0
103.4
107.9

96.9
100.9
100.0
101.7
105.3

96.3
99.0
100.0
102.6
106.2

95.8
97.9
100.0
103.5
107.7

96.8
100.0
100.0
101.5
104.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

113.4
108.0
120.0
173.8
227.9

112.6
109.3
115.0
175.2
243.2

113.8
107.1
123.0
173.1
219.0

110.4
113.9
119.1
134.7
160.1

112.3
115.0
127.6
173.9
196.1

109.9
114.0
118.7
131.6
162.9

110.3
113.5
117.2
127.9
147.5

110.0
112.7
116.6
129.2
149.3

112.0
116.6
119.5
123.5
141.0

112.4
117.0
121.1
127.9
150.1

108.9
111.7
117.6
139.9
167.6

110.2
113.8
117.9
129.2
154.1

112.0
117.0
121.1
127.4
148.6

108.2
110.5
114.7
131.0
159.5

1975
1976. .
1977
1978

198.2
201.0
209.6
234.1

227.3
201.6
208.2
239.2

180.4
200.6
210.4
230.6

174.9
183.0
194.2
209.3

196.9
205.1
214.3
240.1

180.0
189,3
201.7
215.5

163.4
170.3
180.6
194.6

163.6
169.0
178.9
192.6

162.5
173.2
184.5
199.1

165.8
176.0
188.1
204.9

181.7
188.0
198.4
211.9

171.1
179.0
190.1
204.2

165.6
175.6
188.1
204.7

176.6
182.1
191.8
203.0

1975:

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

205.1
201.9
198.6
201.2
194.5
187.2

247.2
236.1
224.5
224.6
210.3
209.4

180.1
181.1
182.3
186.4
184.2
173.2

171.8
171.3
170.4
172.1
173.2
173.7

189.3
185.8
182.4
189.4
196.7
197.1

179.1
178.8
178.1
179.0
178.4
178.4

159.3
159.3
158.9
160.0
161.2
162.5

159.8
159.4
158.5
159.7
161.1
162.6

157.4
158.3
159.7
160.7
161.2
161.7

162.4
163.6
164.1
164.8
165.3
165.2

179.0
177.1
175.2
177.6
179.1
180.2

168.2
168.0
167.8
168.7
169.5
170.1

162.0
163.2
163.7
164.4
164.9
165.1

174.4
172.8
171.9
173.1
174.1
175.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

195.5
205.6
206.3
201.4
191.7
189.7

236.0
249.8
242.8
233.2
210.1
203.3

171.5
179.6
184.2
181.9
179.8
180.6

175.7
176.7
177.7
178.9
178.2
178.7

203.0
204.1
207.5
206.8
199.8
201.3

179.3
180.9
181.0
182.2
182.3
182.6

164.5
164.9
166.2
168.0
168.0
168.5

165.0
165.3
166.7
168.3
168.1
168.5

162.4
163.0
164.0
166.5
167.4
168.0

165.1
165.7
166.5
168.2
168.8
169.4

183.6
184.9
186.1
186.9
185.3
185.8

171.4
172.3
173.0
174.5
174.4
174.7

165.2
165.7
166.2
168.2
168.8
169.4

177.6
179.1
179.9
181.0.
180.1
180.1

January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

190.4
193.2
196.0
202.3
202.8
207.4

200.5
202.9
200.0
204.3
202.7
210.6

183.6
186.6
193.2
200.9
202.7
205.2

179.4
179.4
179.7
181.3
181.9
183.2

201.2
199.3
198.5
205.3
205.7
210.2

183.8
184.6
185.7
186.9
187.7
189.1

168.8
168.2
168.0
169.0
169.4
169.9

168.4
167.4
166.8
168.0
168.5
168.9

169.5
170.0
170.6
171.3
171.4
172.1

170.9
171.8
172.8
173.9
174.4
175.3

185.8
184.9
184.5
186.7
187.4
189.0

175.4
175.6
176.0
177.1
177.7
178.9

170.7
171.5
172.4
173.2
173.8
174.8

180.1
179.6
179.5
180.7
181.4
182.8

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

216.0
206.9
203.1
196.5
197.2
200.6

218.8
202.9
198.5
189.2
191.7
196.7

214.1
209.6
206.2
201.6
201.0
203.2

184.4
183.8
184.8
185.3
185.6
187.1

211.8
206.2
206.4
204.1
204.5
207.9

190.6
191.1
192.6
192.7
193.1
194.0

170.5
170.0
170.7
172.2
172.3
174.0

169.6
168.7
169.3
170.0
170.1
172.0

172.6
173.1
174.0
177.2
177.6
178.7

176.4
177.1
178.2
179.8
180.0
181.1

190.2
188.5
189.5
189.0
189.3
191.2

179.8
179.8
180.9
181.5
181.9
183.2

175.7
176.6
177.8
179.7
180.0
181.0

183.8
182.8
183.7
182.9
183.4
185.0

January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

207.3
213.0
218.4
220.8
218.7
208.5

203.0
208.0
212.0
219.0
219.4
211.3

210.2
216.4
222.8
221.9
218.1
206.4

188.1
190.2
192.0
194.3
195.2
194.5

208.1
215.5
219.9
226.1
224.4
215.4

195.0
196.6
198.7
201.2
202.1
202.1

175.1
176.6
177.5
178.8
180.3
180.5

173.2
175.0
176.1
177,5
179.4
179.4

179.6
180.2
180.7
181.6
182.4
183.1

182.3
183.1
184.8
185.9
186.5
186.8

192.0
195.2
197.1
200.5
201.7
200.0

184.2
185.4
186.9
188.9
190.2
190.4

182.1
182.9
184.3
185.4
186.2
186.7

185.8
187.6
189.2
192.0
194.1
193.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

204.1
200.8
201.3
203.3
205.9
212.7

203.8
198.0
198.9
201.2
208.8
215.1

204.1
202.7
202.9
204.7
203.8
210.9

194.8
194.6
195.3
196.3
197.1
198.2

212.9
207.7
207.8
207.6
210.6
215.5

202.6
203.4
204.2
204.4
204.9
205.4

181.3
181.3
181.9
183.9
184.6
185.5

180.2
179.8
180.3
181.4
181.9
183.0

183.8
184.8
185.6
189.8
190.8
191.6

188.3
189.6
190.9
192.6
192.9
193.9

199.3
197.9
198.0
198.3
199.5
200.8

190.9
191.2
191.9
193.1
193.8
194.6

188.3
189.5
191.0
192.9
193.3
194.1

193.2
192.3
192.4
192.8
193.6
194.5

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

218.0
220.3
226.3
225.0
228.1
229.6

215.4
220.8
236.0
237.9
243.7
240.8

219.7
219.9
219.8
216.5
217.8
221.1

200.1
202.1
203.7
206.5
208.0
209.6

219.6
225.0
230.5
239.0
241.2
245.4

207.2
208.9
210.7
212.5
213.9
215.1

187.0
188.5
189.1
191.5
193.1
194.5

184.4
186.2
186.8
189.7
191.4
193.0

193.0
193.7
194.6
195.6
196.9
198.1

196.1
198.0
199.3
201.5
202.8
204.1

202.3
204.5
206.5
209.5
211.3
213.2

196.2
197.8
198.9
201.0
202.5
203.9

196.1
197.9
199.1
201.3
202.6
203.9

195.6
197.1
198.1
200.0
201.7
203.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

228.9
236.2
243.0
251.0
252.2
250.8

234.9
241.4
248.7
253.1
248.3
249.1

224.7
232.6
239.1
249.4
254.8
251.8

210.7
210.6
212.4
214.9
215.7
217.5

245.4
240.2
244.8
249.2
248.4
252.5

216.0
217.3
218.7
220.8
222.0
223.0

196.0
195.6
197.1
199.6
200.3
202.5

194.6
193.6
195.4
197.5
197.9
200.5

199.2
200.0
201.1
204.4
206.1
207.0

205.5
207.3
208.2
210.7
212.1
213.2

213.9
212.1
214.7
217.3
217.5
220.0

205.0
205.7
207.3
209.7
210.7
212.1

205.3
207.1
208.0
210.5
211.8
212.8

203.9
203.4
205.7
208.0
208.6
210.6

1976:

1977:

Footnotes giving sourc i of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




^ Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 207 and 208.

37

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES-Con.
U,S, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES1
Unadjusted for seasonal variation
Farm products

YEAR AND
MONTH

Farm
products,
processed
foods and
feeds2

Total3

i Fruits and |
vegetables,
fresh and
dried

Grains

Foods and feeds, processed^

Live
poultry4

Livestock4

Beverages
and
beverage
materials*"

Total3

*

*

Cereal
and
bakery
products

Dairy
products7

Industrial commodities^

Fruits
and
vegetables,
processed^

Meats,
Poultry,
and fish

Total
3

Total

Agricultural
chemicals
and
chemical
productslO

*

1967=100

109.4
117.5
101.6

91.3
95.0
92.0

149.8
141.8
113.9

214.5
246.9
202.6

106.7
120.4
100.9

82.9
88.7
80.6

68.3
71.3
72.6

72.8
74.0
70.3

69.8
77.9
70.2

87.1
86.8
86.3

106.7
124.2
117.2
106.2
104.7

84.7
90.3

111.6

121.3
134.2
132.6
121.8
123.6

185.7
204.2
194.6
192.9
156.9

110.2
131.1
113.8

83.4
92.7
91.6
87.4
88.9

78.4
83.6
85.3
86.8
96.6

71.6
77.4
77.4
79.2
82.4

68.9
78.3
82.5
80.3
77.1

86.6
91.5
91.0
90.8
90.7

98.2
96.9
99.5

96.6
96.7
96.2

103.9

97.5

95.3

166.9
137.1
127.4
125.0
113.9

81.9
78.8
90.9

103.9

117.6
117.6
113.6
107.4
104.4

98.5

85.0
84.9
87.4
91.8
89.4

93.1
95.3
95.4
93.3
93.0

84.1
83.3
84.6
85.3
86.3

77.1
78.9
81.1
81.9
83.1

91.5
93.7
90.1
95.1
94.6

93.7
93.7
94.7
93.8
93.2

97.2
96.3
98.0
96.0
94.6

99.0
92.2
96,2
94.6

102.2
103.7
107.2
110.5
102.1

121.6
101.1
104.2
103.4
100.1

94.5
92.8
96.5
88.3
84.1

89.5
91.0
91.9
92.5
92.3

92.8
92.6
93.0
94.7
99.7

88.1
89.8
91.9
91.6
92.1

86.1
88.2
87.7
88.2
88.4

92.8
94.9
91.4
96.9
97.8

97.1

98.7

95.5

108.8
100,0
103.7
117.0

101.2
100.0
102.2
107.3

99.2
99.3

93.1
98.5

89.0
97.2

95.2
97.8

99.0
99.4

98.3
99.2

100.0
102.8
106.0

100.0
100.9
102,6

100.0
104.8
108.2

100,0
106.5
107.9

105.0
100.0
103.1
113.8

96.4
98.5

100.0
102.5
106.0

100.0

100.0

1969.

105.5
111.6
100.0
103.7
112.8

99.4

105.9
100.0
102.5
109.1

100.2
100.9
100.0
106.6
110.0

97.2

103.5
100.0
102.4
108.0

99.8
99.9

96.1
86.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

111.7
113.9
122.4
159.1
177.4

111.0
112.9
125.0
176.3
187.7

111.6
120.1
127.6
168.1
192.3

98.8

99.5

100.9
102.9
183.6
257.9

100.3
104.0
179.5
157.4

116.7
118.3
142.5
190.4
170.6

112.1
114.3
120.8
148,1
170.9

112.9
115.8
118.0
121.7
140.7

107.6
111.4
114.7
134.4
171.2

111.2
115.4
118.6
131.1
146.4

110.4
114.3
119.7
129.6
154.6

115.8
116.0
130.0
167.5
163.5

110.0
114.1
117.9
125.9
153.8

102.2
104.2
104.2
110.0
146.8

88.4
92.2
91.7
96.6

137.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

184.2
183.1
188.8
206.6

186.7
191.0
192.5
212.5

183.7
178.4
192.2
216.5

223.9
205.9
165.0
182.5

189.8
166.9
175.4
199.8

187.9
173.3
173.0
220.1

182.6
178.0
186.1
202.6

162.4
173.5
201.0
200.0

178.0
172.1
173.4
190.3

155.8
168.5
173.4
188.4

169.8
170.2
187.4
202.6

191.0
181.6
182.0
217.1

171.5
182.4
195.1
209.4

181.3
187.2
192.8
198.8

203.6
188.4
187.8
198.4

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

183.8
179.5
174.9
178.8
181.2
182.3

179.7
174.6
171.1'
177,7
184.5
186.2

174.9
169.0
163.8
183.4
183.1
206.7

255.4
242.8
223.5
218.5
213.0
203.3

173.6
176.7
170.1
168.3
177.6
190.6

156.0
152.0
155.4
173.5
197.9
202.4

186.4
182.6
177.3
179.4
179.0
179.7

162.6
162.2
162.2
161.7
161.0
160.4

182.3
183.6
181.9
179.1
176.2
174.4

148.3
148.5
148.6
148.9
149.6
150.5

171.2
170.9
169.5
170.8
171.0
170.9

165.6
164.6
163.7
174.4
190.7
199.6

167.5
168.4
168.9
169.7
170.3
170.7

176.0
178.1
181.8
182.4
182.1
181.2

190.1
192.9
211.6
212.5
212.1
211.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

188.2
189.0!
190.4
190.5
186.1
186.0

193.7
193.2
197.1
197.3
191.7
193,8

208.6
179.6
182.6
183.3
179.0
190.3.

219.3
237.8
232.9
227.4
207.9
205.5

219.1
202.4
203.9
210.8
203.7
181.3

211.3
203.0
209.9
207.8
193.4
191.6

184.6
186.3
186.1
186.2
182.6
181.0

159.4
161.6
162.5
165.1
165.1
165.4

176.7
175.8
177.0
177.6
177.0
174.6

153.2
156.3
160.8
165.6
168.1
171.3

169.4
168.6
168.4
169.3
169.0
168.5

209.7
204.5
209.8
210.4
200.8
198.1

171.2
172.2
173.1
174.7
175.4
176.1

181.4
182.1
182.2
182.3
182.9
183.4

210.3
206.5
201.2
199.9
197.7
197.9

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

184.6
181.9
180.0
183.7
184.8
187.4

192.8
190.7
186.5
192.9
192.6
196.5:

194.8
189.4
184.5
195.2
179.0
160.7

210.5
214.3
217.8
209.0
213.5
225.1

169.0
173.1
182.6
165.4
174.3
174.9

184.7
179.5
170.9
192.3
186.9
185.1

179.4
176.4
175.8
178.0
179.9
181.8

165.1
167.1
167.1
169.2
172.4
172.8

175.1
175.3
174.6.
172.6
173.2
173,7

169.9
163.6
166.8
167.8
167.3
167.2

167.4
166.4
166.3
166.9
168.0
168.8

193.2
186.1
180.6
189.2
190.3
190.0

177.4
178,1
179.0
180.1
180.5
181.5

184.5
185.1
185.8
187.0
187.1
187.3

198.0
191.4
190.4
189.9
189.8
188.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

188.1
181.7
182.9
179.5
178.3
183.9

196.9
189.7
191.9
186.7
183.6
191.6

164.6
159.3
180.2
192.4
166.5
174.5

224.3
217.1
205.5
186.7
175.4
180.6

184.0
179.0
164.9
150.5
139.1
145.7

175.9
166.2
161.6
156.1
154.4
166.1

182.6
176.7
177.2
174.9
174.8
179.0

175.9
175.8
176.4
177.5
178.8
183.8

173.6
170.2
169.7
169.9
168.7
168.6

170.2
173.9
170.5
169,8
168.1
167.3

169.7
171.1
172.1
174.4
175.7
175.6

185.3
174.7
176.1
168.5
168.4
176.9

182.7
183.8
184.8
186.3
187.1
187.4

187.1
188.0
188.6
188.6
188.6
188.2

184.5
186.2
186.9
186.8
184.1
183.4

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . . . .
June

184.8
188.4
190.9
195.9
196.8
191.5

193.5
199.1
202.5
208.2
204.3
192.8

198.5
212.7
219.2
205.7
201.8
176.3

184.9
185.8
183.4
184.4
171.2
157.7

153.7
183.7
177.2
182.3
183.1
182.7

166.0
166.2
163.5
167.9
180,2
172.3

179.3
181.9
183.9
188.5
191.9
190.1

184.1
189.3
199.6
202.1
206.1
207.9

168.4
169.9
171.5
171.6
172.0
171.1

166.8
166.8
168.0
173.5
174.2
174.3

175.2
182.7
184.0
185.2
185.8
187.7

176.6
177.4
174.2
174.9
183.6
183.5

188.4
190.0
191.7
193.3
194.2
194.7

188.9
190.1
191.2
192.9
194.0
193.9

182.3
183.9
187.1
189.0
188.6
189.0

188.7
184.3
184.0
184.0
187.0
189.4

190.2
181.8
182.0
182.0
185.6
188.3

182.1
176.5
182.9
188.0
193.5
169.5

151.1
140.5
144.2
144.7
164.6
167.3

193.7
176.1
181.7
170.5
162.7
157.8

180.5
175.2
172.9
177.5
171.6
182.7

187.2
184.9
184.4
184.3
186.9
189.3

204.7
205.5
204.8
205.0
201.7
201.3

171.9
172.1
174.6
175.5
179.9
182.1

175.1
175.3
175.6
175.9
176.9
178.2

188.3
190.4
191.1
190.4
193.1
194.4

189.5
182.7
182.8
184.7
183.4
190.8

195.9
196.9
197.8
199.1
199.3
200.0

193.6
193.6
193.2
193.7
193.9
194.1

188.5
188.6
189.9
190.2
188.2
187.1

192.2
196.8
200.0
205.5
207.6
210.4

192.2
198.9
204.2
213.7
215.8
219.5

196.6
204.2
201.2
227.2
220.1
230.3

169.1
170.8
178.9
198.7
189.2
188.1

170.2
188.8
187.9
196.0
194.5
221.6

188.2
202.1
208.3
218.1
230.3
236.2

191.5
194.9
196.9
200.2
202.4
204.6

202.1
201.3
200.1
200.1
199.6
200.0

184.3
185.0
186.4
188.8
188.2
190.0

178.0
178.7
180.3
184.5
184.5
185.4

194.3
194.5
195.6
196.5
197.4
198.8

193.6
205.4
204.7
211.7
220.4
226.2

201.6
202.9
204.1
206.1
207.4
208.7

194.1
195.2
196.1
196.9
198.6
198.9

187.5
189.1
191.0
192.3
203.5
202.6

210.3
205.3
209.4
213.2
212.3
216.2

219.9
210.3
215.1
219.4
218.2
222.7

252.4
215.3
208.0
214.2
207.0
221.6

183.8
178.9
176.9
182.0
189.0
184.7

246.5
204.8
211.1
184.9
192.4
198.5

226.8
216.6
226.8
235.1
222.4
230.1

204.2
201.8
205.5
209.0
208.2
211.8

198.4
196.9
197.8
201.1
201.4
201.0

191.0
192.5
191.0
193.3
196.2
196.8

186.1
190.8
192.9
197.0
199.6
202.8

200.4
203.3
205.1
210.1
216.3
218.4

224.4
215.9
224.4
228.2
220.9
229.2

210.1
211.4
212.5
214.7
216.0
217.2

199.8
199.5
200.3
201.6
202.3
202.3

202.1
202.1
202.7
203.4
202.3
201.9

94.3

1947
1948
1949

101.5
89.6
93.9

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

106.9

102.?;
96.0!
95.7

1955
1956

91.2
90.6
93.7
98.1
93.5

1957.
1958,
1959
1960
1961

1962.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

93.1
92.0

101.6

105.5
100.0
88.8
90.3

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




96.7
95.4

107.3

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 208 and 209.

90.9

105.7
92.3
97.7

112.4
104.2
89.5
88.5

70.8
76.9
75.3
78.0
86.1
84.1
84.8
85.0

94.5

86.9
90.8
93.3
93.6
95.3

93.1
90.9
94.4
88.9
86.5

95.3
94.8
94.8
94.7
95.2

81.6
78.6
88.5

102.8

96.2

93.7
95.9
87.6

84.7
88.8
91.7

88.9

89.4
94.9
96.8
96.5
97.1

101.7
96.5
97.7
98.9
98.5
99.1

101.2
102.0
101.6
101.8
100.7
99.1
97.9
98.3

96.5
94.9
95.2
97.2
97.3
98.5
98.8
98.4
96.7
96.1

38

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES-Con.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES1
Unadjusted for seasonal variation
Industria commodities2
Chemicals and allied products

Furniture and household durables

Fuels and related products, and power

Hides, skins, leather and related products

YEAR AND
MONTH
Chemicals,
industrial

Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals3

Fats
and oils,
inedible

Prepared
paint

Total4

Coal

Electric
power5

Petroleum
products,
refined

Gas
fuels5

Total4

Appliances,
household

Home
Furniture,
electronic
houseequiphold
ment6

Total4

Footwear

Hides
and
skins

Leather

1967= 100

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

82.1
87.2
79.9

119.8
114.9
106.5

260.6
236.8
115.5

70.6
71.8
72.6

76.9
90.5
86.2

69.1
83.3
83.1

74.2
92.8
81.4

77.0
81.6
82.9

102.5
107.5
106.9

68.7
74.0
73.0

124.2
129.2
133.7

83.3
84.2
79.9

63.3
67.6
66.7

170.8
159.8
139.1

97.8
93.2
86.3

84.0

105.2
108.8
105.2
105.7
106.8

140.3
181.4
102.2
107.6
118.0

71.2
78.1
79.1
79.7
80.9

87.1
90.3
90.1
92.6
91.3

83.3
85.1
85.4
88.5
83.4

85.1
91.8
90.6
92.6
90.2

84.7
91.8
90.1
91.9
92.9

107.6
114.0
113.4
114.5
115.7

75.6
83.7
81.2
81.8
81.5

124.9
119.9
119.7

86.3
99.1
80.1
81.3
77.6

70.2
80.1
74.0
73.7
73.7

161.4
186.2

115.3

86.5

82.7
86.3
78.8

105.6
104.8
106.2
106.9
106.1

115.6
114.8
125.3
127.9
115.7

82.1
86.0
90.6
91.9

91.2
94.0
99.1
95.3

82.3
89.8
97.6

92.0
97.2

104.1

93.3
95.8
98.3

599.7
100.1

576.1

99.1
99.3

82.9
94.2

80.5
85.4

78.2
84.4
83.3
85.3

82.9

94.9
94.4

88.6
92.6
86.5
90.0

96.2

120.0
120.1
121.8
121.7
119.7

74.0
78.7
79.9

95.3

81.9
85.6
88.0
88.4
89.2

77.3
81.9
82.0

91.9

112.9
111.4
111.4
110.6
110.5

142.0

103.4

106.6
104.6
102.1
101.2
101.1

100.2
107.6

92.1
94.8
95.0
95.0
95.8

96.1
97.2
96.7
96.3
93.7

95.6
94.6
93.7
93.8
93.8

101.2
101.7
102.1
101.3
100.4

87.2
88.7
89.2
91.8
90.7

95.5
97.2
96.1
95.1
90.7

99.0
98.4
97.7
97.0
97.4

107.5
105.5
104.2
101.8
101.2

90.0
91.1
91.9
92.6
93.3

117.8
115.4
110.3
107.3
105.6

90.8
91.7

87.6
88.0
88.9
88.7
88.9

106.7
114.5
112.7
89.2
92.9

93.8
96.1
98.4
92.4
93.3

100.4
100.5
100.0

138.6
126.4
100.0

103.1
101.2
100.0

90.7
96.8

99.3
99.8

100.2
95.6
97.6
97.6
98.2

.

100.8
102.6
102.6
102.9
103.2
101.0

1960
1961
1962
1964

98.9
97.3
96.7

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

100.0
101.0
100.3

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

100.9
102.0
101.2
103.4
151.7

1963. . .

93.8
98.8

119.1

96.5,

96.4
97.7

95.5
97.8

93.4
95.5

100.1

92.8
96.7

93.8
97.4

96.9
98.0

98.9
98.8

94.1
96.6

100.0

100.0
100.9
102.0

100.0

92.7
93.1

98.1

101.0

100.0
103.7
112.5

100.0

109.1

100.0
104.8
109.1

99.6

100.0
102.8
104.9

100.0
101.8.
103.1

100.0
103.9
108.3

101.1
102.4
103.0
104.3
112.7

133.3
133.5
115.8
228.3
338.2

112.4
115.6
118.0
122.2
145.7

105.9
114.2
118.6
134.3
208.3

150.0
181.8
193.8
218.1
332.4

104.8
113.6
121.5
129.3
163.1

103.3
108.0
114.1
126.7
162.2

101.1
106.8
108.9
128.7
223.4

107.5
109.9
111.4
115.2
127.9

105.3
107.2
107.6
108.5
117.9

206.9
219.3
223.9
225.6

126.6
134.0
140.5
148.1

255.2
249.9
279.0
315.8

166.9
174.4
182.4
192.3

245.1
265.6
302.2
322.5

385.8
368.7
389.4
430.0

193.4
207.6
232.9
250.6

216.7
286.8
387.8
428.7

257.5
276.6
308.2
321.0

139.7
145.6
151.5
160.4

196.8
202.1
207.5
207.4
208.8
207.0

123.8
124.1
124.5
125.9
125.9
126.4

235.3
231.6
218.2
261.5
250.5
246.7

163.7
164.0
164.7
164.7
166.1
165.9

232.2
232.3
233.0
236.5
238.8
243.0

428.8
409.9
388.3
387.3
389.3
385.9

183.3
186.5
191.1
194.6
192.9
190.6

181.0
188.5
188.1
206.9
219.1
220.0

242.3
240.7
242.3
243.6
246.1
252.2

206.3
207.4
208.2
209.2
210.4
211.1

127.5
127.5
127.4
128.5
128.8
129.3

260.4
285.7
289.7
264.3
260.6
257.3

167.1
167.1
169.7
169.7
170.2
170.2

246.6
252.4
254.9
256.5
257.0
258.0

382.2
377.9
373.3
371.3
364.6
371.2

192.6
195.2
197.5
199.5
199.3
197.6

226.4
226.8
231.5
231.6
235.3
245.6

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

213.6
216.6
217.9
218.3
218.7
218.4

130.8
131.7
132.2
132.9
133.1
134.4

246.4
245.3
256.2
243.6
235.5
243.5

170.6
172.0
172.0
173.2
173.2
173.9

257.2
255.6
255.8
257.0
257.2
260.5

370.1
369.2
368.1
367.3
367.6
366.6

198.6
199.2
201.6
204.4
204.7
206.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

219.2
221.2
221.7
222.2
222.6
221.5

134.7
135.2
135.4
135.4
135.9
136.4

258.9
249.4
262.9
251.2
251.2
254.6

173.9
175.7
176.2
176.9
177.3
177.3

265.3
269.2
271.2
277.1
281.6
279.0

367.7
367.8
368.0
368.4
369.1
374.0

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

221.6
222.8
222.3
223.5
224.2
224.2

137.5
138.5
139.0
139.6
139.7
140.8

255.0
268.1
273.7
304.9
337.5
318.8

177.3
177.3
178.9
180.6
181.7
182,3

278.8
289.1
293.7
298.8
302.4
304.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

224.6
224.5
224.1
224.9
225.1
225.3

141.2
141.2
141.4
141.8
142.3
142.9

281.9
268.9
246.9
260.9
265.4
266.1

183.9
183.9
185.1
185.1
186.7
185.9

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

224.3
224.2
224.1
224.2
224.0
224.0

144.1
145.0
145.3
146.2
146.6
147.8

263.2
281.5
294.6
301.3
315.2
313.2

225.1
226.4
226.4
228.1
227.4
229.1

148.5
148.9
149.6
150.3
152.1
153.2

335.6
312.9
338.5
340.0
361.2
332.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

97.5
98.3

..

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

90.9

90.0
90.3

106.9

98.9

98.1
94.7

103.4
100.0
103.2
108.6

100.0
104.8
109.1

118.0
149.5
100.0
106.1
124.1

109.8
100.0
102.1
108.7

111.6
114.8
117.3
123.0
136.6

93.6
93.8
92.7
91.9
93.1

110.1
114.0
131.3
143.1
145.1

113.0
116.8
124.5
130.5
140.0

104.4
115.1
213.7
253.9
195.9

107.7
112.5
140.3
160.1
154.3

132.3
139.2
145.1
153.0

146.3
153.6
162.2
173.5

93.5
91.3
87.7
90.2

148.5
167.8
179.3
200.0

147.8
158.9
168.7
183.0

174.5
258.4
286.7
360.5

151.5
188.1
201.0
238.6

138.8
139.1
138.5
138.5
138.6
139.0

130.1
130.6
130.1
130.6
131.0
132.2

145.4
145.5
145.3
145.4
145.3
145.3

95.4
95.6
95.4
91.9
91.9
93.0

142.1
141.7
143.2
147.5
147.7
148.7

145.4
145.9
146.0
146.8
146.9
146.9

124.7
122.3
138.5
173.9
170.6
182.5

141.1
138.8
141.6
151.5
153.3
153.2

258.8
268.6
272.1
274.2
275.0
274.7

139.2
139.8
140.1
141.1
141.5
142.0

132.2
132.4
133.6
134.1
135.4
135.7

145.4
145.5
146.1
147.8
148.5
149.6

93.3
94.6
92.8
92.8
92.8
92.8

149.3
149.3
151.3
152.4
154.4
154.6

147.3
147.5
149.5
150.1
150.2
150.5

186.8
186.6
192.3
201.0
209.1
205.2

152.6
151.5
154.1
154.9
162.4
162.9

244.0
246.7
254.3
266.1
267.8
275.9

272.8
272.5
269.6
267.2
266.9
270.6

143.3
143.7
144.0
144.5
144.9
145.3

136.4
137.5
138.3
138.8
138.8
139.1

150.9
150.5
150.9
151.1
151.8
153.0

92.3
91.7
91.3
91.3
91.3
91.2

158.2
160.8
162.9
166.1
170.1
168.1

152.2
153.7
154.9
156.1
156.8
158.7

224.6
229.6
239.5
270.6
285.9
261.1

164.9
172.7
178.9
183.8
203.3
191.2

210.1
213.6
214.5
213.2
214.0
211.5

277.3
286.6
289.5
330.9
365.0
337.6

276.8
280.7
283.7
285.0
285.8
287.6

145.7
146.1
146.7
147.2
147.5
147.9

139.7
140.0
140.2
140.4
140.6
141.0

153.5
153.9
155.0
156.5
157.5
158.6

91.2
91.2
91.2
91.3
91.0
90.9

170.3
171.6
173.6
170.9
169.8
171.5

160.7
161.2
162.5
162.6
162.6
162.9

278.6
284.8
292.1
251.4
231.8
251.2

192.2
196.3
197.5
193.1
191.4
191.7

376.2
377.4
378.8
379.8
386.7
390.5

213.8
219.7
223.4
229.4
230.5
234.3

322.2
363.7
370.9
379.0
390.2
386.6

289.6
295.6
301.9
306.8
310.3
312.2

148.8
149.1
149.6
150.1
150.6
151.5

141.3
142.2
142.9
143.3
143.3
144.8

158.8
158.9
159.7
160.7
161.2
162.2

89.7
89.4
89.4
88.3
88.3
88.4

175.3
176.9
177.9
179.9
181.9
179.4

164.4
165.5
166.4
167.2
168.1
168.2

278.9
282.5
285.9
305.0
313.0
288.8

199.5
201.3
201.4
204.1
210.7
202.3

307.0
309.5
309.8
310.7
310.5
312.0

393.0
394.2
395.1
398.5
400.6
402.0

239.0
244.6
242.8
242.1
237.6
237.0

391.8
400.9
405.2
406.2
414.0
422.3

313.8
313.1
313.2
314.2
313.6
313.9

151.4
152.6
152.7
153.0
153.8
154.2

145.7
146.6
147.5
147.8
148.0
148.0

162.9
163.2
163.3
164.1
165.1
166.4

86.8
86.8
86.4
86.2
86.6
86.5

180.0
180.2
179.6
179.2
180.0
181.5

169.8
169.9
170.0
171.2
171.6
171.6

291.5
288.3
274.4
266.6
273.2
291.9

198.7
200.3
200.5
196.4
196.3
200.4

186.1
189.3
189.5
191.6
192.6
192.6

312.8
312.9
315.3
317.3
319.7
323.2

403.8
404.9
407.0
426.4
432.4
434.5

239.5
242.6
249.8
250.6
252.6
256.9

420.4
417.7
424.8
428.6
428.8
428.8

314.3
312.9
310.9
311.7
314.5
318.4

156.5
156.7
157.7
158.4
159.2
159.5

149.5
149.8
151.2
152.4
152.4
152.7

168.2
168.8
169.3
169.9
170.7
172.3

89.0
88.7
89.1
88.7
90.0
88.5

185.8
187.2
187.9
191.9
193.6
195.3

173.4
175.7
175.7
180.0
180.9
181.1

300.4
298.2
296.0
320.5
321.7
346.5

210.8
211.9
215.3
217.4
217.3
217.4

192.6
192.6
192.6
192.6
196.5
198.7

324.5
324.9
326.7
328.5
329.7
334.3

437.1
441.7
442.7
443.9
442.2
443.8

254.8
253.6
252.5
252.7
250.3
250.7

430.6
425.3
431.4
429.2
433.9
444.6

321.1
323.3
325.7
329.4
331.9
338.2

161.4
161.8
162.0
162.9
163.5
164.6

153.5
154.0
154.2
154.5
155.6
155.7

174.6
175.6
176.1
177.9
178.8
179.3

90.8
90.8
91.6
91.3
91.5
92.3

197.3
205.1
210.7
213.0
215.8
216.2

181.7
184.0
186.0
190.7
192.2
194.3

360.4
400.8
435.3
427.9
417.0
401.3

224.5
251.9
269.4
269.4
278.7
279.6

98.9

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




9247

98.6

99.6

94.3

98.0

39

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES-Con.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES1
Unadjusted for seasonal variation
Industrial commodities2
Lumber and
wood products

Machinery and equipment

4

Total

Lumber

Total4

Agricultural
machinery
and
equipment

Con-

struction
machinery
and
equipment

Nonmetallic m neral products

Metals and metal products

YEAR AND
MONTH
Electrical
machinery
and
equipment

Metalworking
machinery
and
equipment5

4

Total

1967

Heating
equipment

Iron and
steel

Nonferrous
metals

Total4

Clay
products,
structural,
excluding
refractories6

Concrete
products

Gypsum
products

= 100

1947
1948
1949

73.4
84.0
77.7

71.5
81.2
74.3

53.7
58.2
61.0

53.3
59.7
63.8

44.0
49.8
53.0

62.2
65.1
66.8

46.0
49.5
51.9

54.9
62.5
63.0

84.9
90.1
92.2

51.3
59.6
60.5

59.1
65.4
61.0

66.3:
71.6
73.5

62.3
67.1
69.0

71.3
74.7
76.4

70.3
76.8
76.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

89.3
97.2
94.4
94.3
92.6

86.6
93.7
91.3
90.5
88.9

63.1
70.5
70.6
72.2
73.4

65.2
70.8
71.1
72.1
72.0

54.5
60.5
61.4
63.2
64.4

68.9
78.9
77.8
80.0
81.6

55.1
61.6
62.6
63.5
64.5

66.3
73.8
73.9
76.3
76.9

93.5

102.0
101.3
102.3
101.8

64.6
70.4
71.2
75.0
76.0

64.4
76.8
76.3
77.3
76.8

75.4
80.1
80.1
83.3
85.1

72.1
78.0
77.8
79.2
80.5

78.2
83.3
83.4
85.5
87.1

77.8
87.4
87.5
90.1
90.9

1955
1956
1957

97.1
98.5
93.5
92.4
98.8

94.5
96.5
90.9
89.5
96.4

75.7
81.8
87.6
89.4
91.5

72.6
75.2
78.7
81.9
84.5

67.0
72.6
78.2
81.2
84.1

82.9
89.5
96.4
98.4
99.9

67.9
74.3
78.8
80.8
82.7

82.1
89.2
91.0
90.4
92.3

102.5
105.9
108.4
107.4
107.9

80.3
88.4
95.0
96.4
98.3

88.3
96.5
85.0
79.0
84.2

87.5
91.3
94.8
95.8
97.0

83.8
88.1
89.4
90.1
92.2

88.0
91.1
93.6
94.9
96.1

90.9
94.6
94.6
98.2
99.0

95.3
91.0
91.6
93.5
95,4

92.1
87.4
89.0
91.2
92.9

92.0
91.8
92.0
92.2
92.8

86.1
87.7
89.5
90.8
92.2

85.9
87.3
87.5
89.0
91.2

99.5
98.2
96.7
95.7
95.1

85.1
85.9
87.3
87.6
89.3

92.4
91.9
91.2
91.3
93.8

105.8
101.8
100.5
100.2

97.1
97.2
95.8
95.7
97.0

85.9
83.0
82.1
82.0
87.6

97.2
97.6
97.6
97.1
97.3

93.7
94.2
95.0
95.5
95.8

97.2
97.2
97.3
96.5
95.7

101.0
102.1
102.5
105.3

93.9
96.8

94.0
96.8

93.6
96.5

95.1
97.2

91.8
96.0

96.4
98.8

1958, . .
1959
1960
1961

1962.
1963
1964

99.2

99.1

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

95.9

94.0

100.1
100.0
117.4
131.5

98.9
99.8

97.9
98.7

96.6
98.2

96.3
97.7

100.0
103.2
106.4

100.0
103.9
108.5

100.0
105.7
110.0

100.0
101.3
102.9

100.0
104.0
107.8

100.0
102.6
108.5

100.0
102.7
105.3

100.0
101.9
107.1

100.0
100.0
103.5
113.6

97.5
98.4

101.2

100.2
100.0
113.3
125.2

100.0
103.7
108.1

100.0
102.6
106.0

100.0
102.6
106.5

100.0
103.6
103.5

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

113.7
127.0
144.3
177.2
183.6

113.7
135.5
159.4
205.2
207.1

111.4
115.5
117.9
121.7
139.4

113,0
117.2
122.3
125.9
143.8

115.5
121.4
125.7
130.7
152.3

106.4
109.5
110.4
112.4
125.0

114.0
117.3
120.2
125.5
146.9

116.6
119.0
123.5
132.8
171.9

110.6
115.5
118.2
120.4
135.0

115.1
121.8
128.4
136.2
178.6

125.0
116.0
116.9
135.0
187.1

113.3
122.4
126.1
130.2
153.2

109.8
114.2
117.3
123.3
135.2

112.2
120.6
125.6
131.7
151.7

100.0
106.8
114.7
120.9
137.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

176.9
205.6
236.3
276.0

192.5
233.0
276.5
322.4

161.4
171.0
181.7
196.1

168.6
183.0
197.9
213.1

185.2
198.9
213.5
232.9

140.7
146.7
154.1
164.9

171.6
182.7
198.5
217.0

185.6
195.9
209.0
227.1

150.7
158.0
165.5
174.4

200.9
215.9
230.4
253.6

171.6
181.6
195.4
207.8

174.0
186.3
200.5
222.8

151.2
163.5
179.8
197.2

170.5
180.1
191.8
214.0

144.0
154.4
183.5
229.1

1975: January. . , .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

164.7
169.3
169.6
174.9
183.0
181.0

176.5
181.3
182.3
189.3
200.7
199.7

156.6
157.7
158.8
159.7
160.4
161.0

163.6
164.4
166.0
166.7
167.5
167.8

177.3
180.4
182.0
183.8
184.0
184.4

138.1
138.7
139.1
139.5
140.1
140.4

164.9
167.1
168.8
169.6
170.2
171.9

185.5
186.3
186.1
185.7
185.1
184.5

148.3
149.0
149.5
149.8
150.2
150.5

199.4
200.5
200.6
201.1
200.6
199.4

178.8
176.1
173.9
172.2
171.1
169.1

168.5
170.3
170.8
173.0
173.1
173.3

145.4
146.8
146.8
148.7
149.2
151.0

167.1
168.1
169.0
169.9
170.0
170.3

143.7
143.7
145.6
144.0
143.5
143.4

179.6
179.7
179.9
179.1
178.3
183.1

196.8
197.8
196.6
196.0
193.1
200.2

161.7
162.2
163.1
164.1
165.3
165.8

168.5
168.9
169.2
171.3
174.2
175.1

184.9
185.4
187.5
188.6
191.2
192.5

140.8
140.9
141.8
142.3
143.1
143.1

172.7
173.0
173.1
175.1
176.3
176.9

183.4
184.3
185.5
187.2
187.0
187.1

150.2
150.3
150.3
151.9
152.9
155.2

197.3
198.4
200.4
204.7
204.1
204.3

167.7
169.3
170.8
170.7
170.1
169.4

174.7
175.8
176.1
177.1
177.7
178.0

151.3
152.3
154.0
155.8
156.3
156.3

171.2
171.3
171.2
172.3
172.6
173.1

140.8
143.2
143.8
145.2
146.9
144.3

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

190.7
196.3
202.5
203.3
202.4
199.9

210.2
219.6
230.4
230.4
227.3
224.2

167.1
167.8
168.4
169.2
169.6
170.4

177.0
178.0
179.3
179.9
181.1
182.1

193.4
194.5
195.0
195.3
196.4
197.8

144.2
144.7
145.0
145.3
145.5
146.0

178.2
178.6
179.3
180.5
181.4
182.1

187.8
189.2
190.7
193.0
194.2
196.6

155.4
155.3
155.1
155.8
156.8
157.0

206.1
209.7
211.4
213.3
213.3
218.2

169.0
169.7
171.7
177,.7
181.6
183.1

181.2
181.5
182.7
185.4
186.0
186.3

159.0
160.2
160.6
161.3
161.7
162.1

177.6
178.2
178.1
178.4
179.4
179.5

150.2
148.4
150.4
150.9
153.7
153.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

203.7
207.5
212.8
213.6
214.3
220.0

231.2
236.2
244.3
245.6
244.3
252.1

171.2
171.6
172.8
174.0
174.5
175.4

182.9
183.8
185.6
186.3
188.8
190.6

199.9
200.6
201.0
202.7
204.5
205.8

146.4
146.7
148.2
149.2
149.5
150.0

182.6
183.7
184.4
185.8
187.2
188.7

198.9
199.5
200.1
200.0
200.1
200.9-

158.4
159.3
160.3
160.1
160.9
161.8

220.1
219.9
218.8
218.8
218.9
222.6

187.2
187.8
189.9
188.4
187.5
185.1

187.3
188.0
188.6
189.4
189.5
189.6

163.1
164.9
166.1
166.2
168.2
168.8

181.0
181.4
181.2
181.4
182.4
183.0

153.4,
155.1
157.6
159.1
160.1
160.1

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

222.8
224.4
229.0
229.8
229.5
228.8

257.9
259.4
266.4
268.8
268.3
264.8

176.7
177.5
178.2
178.9
180.0
180.7

192.3
193.5
194.5
194.8
195.4
195.9

207.2
208.0
208.3
210.2
211.7
212.0

150.8
151.4
151.9
152.0
152.7
153.0

190.9
192.7
193.7
194.7
195.8
197.9

202.1
203.2
206.5
208.2
208.5
207.7

162.9
163.1
163.7
163.5
164.0
164.5

224.3
224.8
227.4
228.3
228.0
227.0

186.3
189.4
195.8
200.1
200.9
197.3

192.4
193.6
195.1
198.6
199.3
200.6

170.1
168.4
170.7
177.5
178.8
180.2

187.2
187.9
188.4
189.9
190.6
191.0

160.8
162.7
164.0
172.2
175.9
187.1

235.6
242.7
252.9
247.8
243.3
249.2

275.9
286.4
301.7
292.4
284.8
291.0

181.8
182.8
183.8
185.6
186.8
187.5

196.6
198.6
200.4
201.4
205.3
206.3

213.9
215.3
214.7
217.2
220.8
223.0

154.1
154.6
155.7
157.3
157.9
158.0

199.3
200,8
202.0
203.5
204.9
206.0

210.6
211.7
212.6
211.8
212.0
213.3

165.4
166.0
166.8
168.0
168.3
169.3

232.1
233.2
236.0
234.4
233.5
235.7

198.0
198.5
195.1
193.6
194.2
195.1

201.7
202.5
204.3
205.4
205.7
206.6

183.8
184.5
185.7
187.8
185.1
185.5

192.8
193.5
194.0
195.0
195.4
195.7

186.6
189.2
193.7
201.6
203.2
204.9

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

256.4
263.7
266.2
269.6
273.4
278.5

300.4
308.5
312.5
316.7
316.5
320.8

189.3
190.3
191.6
192.7
193.9
195.3

206.7
207.7
208.1
209.0
209.7
210.8

223.5
224.8
225.7
228,4
230.3
231.1

160.0
160.7
161.8
162.7
163.4
164.6

208.3
209.5
210.8
212.2
214.0
215.6

215.2
219.1
221.1
223.9
224.6
225.9

171.3
170.7
171.3
172.7
173.4
173.9

237.9
244.8
247.6
252.0
252.0
252.5

198.0
199.7
201.1
202.9
203.2
205.4

212.9
215.1
215.9
218.4
219.3
222.0

189.6
190.4
192.6
193.7
194.2
195.5

202.9
205.2
206.0
207.9
209.7
211.8

209.7
215.9
217.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

277.5
281.6
282.8
284.2
290.0
288.6

319.1
326.7
332.2
334.5
342.0
339.1

196.5
197.5
198.8
200.5
202.7
203.8

212.2
214.1
217.8
218.6
220.6
221.9

232.8
234.6
237.0
240.4
242.3
243.8

165.4
165.8
166.4
167.5
169.6
170.5

216.7
218.2
220.3
223.8
226.3
228.2

227.3
231.0
231.4
234.1
235.5
236.6

174.4
176.2
176.0
176.9
177.2
179.1

253.9
258.6
258.5
259.9
261.7
263.2

205.9
211.1
211.4
217.1
218.2
219.0

224.7
227.2
228.2
229.1
230.0
231.1

196.6
197.7
202.3
202.4
204.4
206.5

214.4
219.7
221.4
222.2
229.9
224.2

234.0
235.9
236.0
236.8
242.1
242.7

.

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




95.3

99.6

2212

228.2
230.2

40

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES-Con.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDEXES1
Unadjusted for seasonal variation
Industrial commodities^
Rubber and
plastics products

Pulp, paper and
allied products

Transportation equipment5

Textile products and apparel

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total3

Paper

Total3

Tires and
tubes

Total

Synthetic4
fibers

Processed
yarns and
threads4

Gray
fabrics4

Finished
fabrics4

Textile
housefurnishings

1967=100

December 1975= 100

1967=100

Apparel

Total3

Motor
vehicles
and
equipment^

December
1968=100

1967= 100

70.5
72.8
70.5

69.6
71.3
69.1

103.6
108.1

85.9
95.5
89.1
90.4

79.5
93.6
90.8
89.0
91.4

102.7
114.6
103.4
100.8
98.6

90.5
97.6
94.0
93.4
92.6

82.8
87.6
90.5
90.7
91.5

102.4
103.8
103.4
103.3
102.9

101.5
106.6
105.5
106.7
100.3

98.7
98.7
98.8
97.0
98.4

92.6
93.6
93.6
93.4
94.0

94.9
95.8
96.5
92.7
93.8

100.3

92.7
92.9
93.3
93.1
94.2

103.1

96.9
96.3
90.7
93.9
92.7

99.5
97.7
98.6
98.5
99.2

94.9
94.6
95.0
95.4
96.3

96.1
96.6
98.3
97.1
97.6

98.8
98.6
98.6
97.8
98.3

1947
1948
1949

72.5
75.7
72.4

59.5
65.5
66.3

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

74.3
88.0
85.7
85.5
85.5

67.9
76.0
79.1
80.1
80.8

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

87.8
93.6
95.4
96.4
97.3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

98.1
95.2
96.3
95.6
95.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

96.2
98.8

94.6
97.5

95.9
97.8

93.8
97.2

97.3
98.5

98.5
98.6

100.0
102.0
106,0

100.0
103.4
105.4

100.0
102.8
102.3

100.1
100.0
103.7
106.0

97.1
98.3

100.0
101.1
104.2

100.0
103.6
107.4

100.0
104.2
100.8

100.0
100.8

100.0
102.8
104.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

108.2
110.1
113.4
122.1
151.7

111.0
114.1
116.3
121.4
148.6

108.3
109.2
109.3
112.4
136.2

109.0
109.2
109.2
111.4
133.4

107.1
108.6
113.6
123.8
139.1

111.0
112.9
114.8
119.0
129.5

103.6
104.2
109.2
113.3
143.1

104.6
110.3
113.7
115.1
125.5

108.7
114.7
118.0
119.2
129.2

170.4
179.4
186.4
195.6

172.9
182.3
194.3
206.1

150.2
159.2
167.6
174.8

148.5
161.5
169.9
179.2

137.9
148.2
154.0
159.8

133.4
139.9
147.3
152.4

151.9
159.3
171.3
178.6

141.5
151.1
161.3
173.5

144.6
153.8
163.7
176.0

June

169.8
169.8
170.0
169.7
169.8
169.8

173.3
173.4
173.3
173.1
172,6
172.5

149.6
150.0
149.7
149.4
148.9
148.6

143.7
145.1
145.1
145.1
145.4
145.4

137.5
136.5
134.3
134.4
135.2
135.9

133.8
133.6
133.3
133.0
132.2
132.5

150.1
150.9
150.9
151.7
151.7
151.7

137.1
138.2
139.5
139.9
139.9
140.1

140.2
141.5
143.0
143.0
142.9
143.1

Iiilv
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

170.0
170.0
170.3
170.9
171.3
173.1

172.4
172.4
172.4
173.0
172.9
173.7

150.1
150.0
150.8
151.5
151.8
151.9

151.8
152.1
152.1
152.2
151.9
151.7

136.8
137.6
138.4
141.3
143.2
144.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

132.4
132.8
133.1
133.6
134.8
135.1

151.7
151.7
152.6
153.3
153.3
153.3

140.1
140.5
141.1
146.6
147.2
147.5

143.1
143.5
143.9
150.0
150.6
150.9

174.8
175.7
176.9
178.6
179.3
179.6

176.2
176.6
178.0
180.0
181.7
181.8

152.3
154.1
155.5
156.7
157.1
157.1

151.2
151.4
155.5
155.5
155.5
155.5

145.6
146.3
146.8
147.3
147.3
148.3

101.8
102.3
102.2
102.9
102.7
102.5

101.5
101.4
100.7

102.1
103.5
103.4
104.0
105.2
106.6

100.7
101.8
102.7
101.9
101.4

137.3
136.7
137.2
138.1
138.4
139.8

153.8
157.1
157.5
156,9
157.3
158.9

148.7
148.8
149.0
149.2
149.0
149.2.

151.3
151.4
151.6
151.8
151.6
151.8

180.5
181.0
181.6
181.6
181.5
181.8

184.5
184.9
185.4
185.9
186.2
186.6

158.3
161.1
163.9
164.6
164.8
164.7

157.3
167.4
170.9
172.9
172.1
172.3

149.0
149.5
149.0
149.3
150.1
149.9

102.6
103.3
103.1
101.9
101.7
101.6

101.2

108.5
108.5
107.1
107.4
109.1
107.7

101.0
101.1
100.5
100.3
101.4
101.5

140.2
141.5
141.3
142.2
142.8
142.9

159.6
160.7
161.1
162.4
163.2
162.7

149.2
150.2
151.0
156.1
156.2
157.0

151.7
152.8
153.5
159.0
159.2
159.5

182.9
183.0
183.6
185.3
186.2
187.3

189.1
189.4
192.0
193.3
194.0
194.3

164.6
164.2
164.6
165.7
166.3
167.5

170.3
165.3
165.6
169.9
168.0
168.0

150.8
151.7
152.4
153.7
154.0
154.6

102.4
103.3
103.2
106.4
107.2
109.2

96.8
97.5
98.7

101.5
102.3
103.4

106.0
104.7
104.5
105.0
104.6
104.4

100.8
101.8
103.0
104,3
105.0
104.8

145.3
145.7
146.0
146.5
146.6
147.3

165.5
170.4
170.4
170.4
169.3
169.4

157.1
157.2
158.4
158.7
159.1
159.5

159.2
159.4
160.7
161.0
161.4
161.9

187.8
187.8
188.1
188.7
188.2
187.6

195.4
196.2
196.0
197.4
197.2
196.9

168.9
169.3
169.5
170.2
170.2
170.0

171.4
172.0
172.0
172.0
171.7
172.1

154.5
154.6
155.1
155.2
155.3
155.8

108.9
109.3
109.4
109.2
109.3
109.3

103.4
102.8
102.1
101.2
100.4
100.5

104.9
103.3
103.0
103.7
105.2
107.2

104.6
104.6
104.4
104.3
103.5
103.6

147.3
147.8
148.4
148.6
149.1
149.4

169.4
170.8
174.4
175.2
175.3
175.3

159.6
160.7
161.5
167.8
168,1
168.3

161.9
163.2
163.9
170.7
170.7
170.9

188.0
188.6
189.7
191.9
193.2
193.5

197.5
198.1
198.8
202.7
204.0
205.1

170.2
170.2
171.4
172.8
173.8
174.5

172.3
170.9
172.3
175.1
178.8
179.5

156.5
157.0
157.4
157.9
158.6
159.2

110.0
109.9
109.9
109.2
109.5
108.9

100.6
101.0
101.2
101.1
101.0
101.6

108.9
109.9
112.2
113.9
117.3
117.8

103.6
103.7
103.0
103.1
103.3
103.1

150.1
150.0
150.2
150.7
151.0
152.1

175.4
175.8
176.3
176.1
177.0
178.7

169.1
169.5
169.6
170.5
172.0
172.4

171.3
171.8
171.9
172.9
174.6
175.0

195.5
195.8
199.0
202.4
203.9
205.2

206.8
208.0
210.2
213.0
214.0
214.6

174.9
175.7
176.7
178.1
179.4
179.7

179.9
180.0
180.4
184.5
187.7
188.8

160.0
160.5
161.3
162.3
163.2
163.6

108.9
109.1
109.1
109.4
110.6
110.6

101.9
102.4
103.3
104.0
105.3
104.7

119.2
120.9
124.2
126.5
126.7
125.9

103.2
103.4
104.1
104.5
104.8
106.0

153.0
153.5
153.3
154.1
155.3
155.5

179.4
179.2
180.3
181.0
180.5
183.4

172.8
173.1
173.6
179.2
180.1
180.5

175.5
175.8
175.9
181.8
182.5
182.8

1975
1976
1977
1978

....

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March

rjPn

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . ,
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

105.4

99.2
96.3
96.8
95.5

99.8

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




95.1
97.0
89.9

98.9

102.4
107.3
109.6

99.5

100.9
102.4

99.2
99.0
99.7

99.6
98.9
98.0
97.5
97.2

106.1
104.7
118.6

101.1
103.7
103.8

99.4

64.1
70.8
75.7

97.2

103,1
95.7
99.9

75.3
79.4
84.0
83.6
83.8

111.5
100.8
96.6
94.3

86.3
91.2
95.1
98.1

41

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

COMMODITY PRICES-PRODUCER PRICES AND PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR
PURCHASING
POWER OF
THE DOLLAR3

PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR1
Seasonally adjusted2

As measured by
By durability of product

By stage of processing
YEAR AND
MONTH

Manufactured goods

Finished goods

Finished
goods,
percent
change
from
previous
month

Crude
materials
for
further
processing

Intermediate
materials,
supplies,
and
components

Finished consumer goods
Finished consumer goods, exc. foods
Total

Total

Foods

Durable

Total

Nondurable

Capital
equipment

Total

Durable
manufactures

Nondurable
manufactures

Consumer
prices

*
*
1967 = $1.00

*

1967 = 100

Producer
prices
for
finished
goods

1947
1948
1949

$1.351
1.252
1.289

$1.495
1.387
1.401

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1.266
.156
.163
.175
.172

1.387
1.285
1.258
1.248
1.242

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

.170
.138
1.098
1.073
1.075

1.247
1.229
1.186
1.155
1.145

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

1.067
1.067
1.064
1.067
1,063

1.127
1.116
1.104
1.091
1.076

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,045
1.012
1.000
.972
.938

1.058
1.029
1.000
.960
.911

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

.907
,880
.853
.782
.678

.860
.824
.798
.752
.678

1975
1976
1977
1978

.612
.587
,,554
.514

.621
.587
.551
.512

.8
.6
.7

190.3
185.0
182.4
190.1
195.4
196.4

180.0
179.5
178.3
178.6
177.9
177.7

159.0
158.9
158.9
160.2
161.2
162.4

159.5
159.0
158.6
160.0
161.1
162.5

176.4
174.5
172.8
175.7
177.7
180.1

149.3
149.7
150.1
150.5
151.1
151.8

135.2
136.0
136.8
137.0
137.1
137.6

158.7
158.8
158.9
159.5
160.4
161.3

157.0
158,3
159.9
160.8
161.4
162.0

168.4
168.3
168.0
168.9
169.3
169.8

162.3
163.5
163.9
164.2
164.4
164.8

174.6
173.1
172.1
173.6
174,4
174.6

.628
.628
.629
,625
.620
,615

.641
.636
.634
.631
.628
.623

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

.9
.8
.7
.8
.4
.2

199.4
201.3
206.0
208.0
205.6
204.6

178.4
180.0
180.6
182.4
183.1
183.8

163.9
165.2
166.4
167.7
168.4
168.7

164.1
165.7
166.8
168.2
168.8
168.9

182.8
184.8
186.1
187.7
187.4
186.3

152.7
154.1
155.2
156.4
157.6
158.5

137.7
138.5
139.0
140.1
141.4
141.8

162.7
164.4
165.9
167.2
168.3
169.6

163.1
163.4
164.7
165.6
166.8
167.7

170.9
172.0
172.7
174.3
174.9
175.4

165.0
165.5
166.4
168.0
169.1
170.3

176.5
178.4
179.4
181.0
180.8
180.8

.608
.606
.602
.595
.595
.593

.616
.614
.611
.608
.604
.601

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

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

202.8
198.7
198.2
204.4
203.2
208.9

184.7
185.3
185.9
186.4
187.0
188.5

168.5
168.0
168.1
169.2
169.4
169.8

168.2
167.1
167.0
168.2
168.4
168.6

183.6
179.6
179.1
182.4
182.6
181.2

158.9
159.2
159.3
159.5
159.6
160.7

142.1
142.8
143.0
143.0
143.1
143.9

170.0
170.1
170.1
170.4
170.5
171.8

168.7
169.8
170.6
171.3
171.6
172.5

175.6
176.0
176.2
177.1
177.3
178.5

170.9
171.5
172.4
173.0
173.3
174.6

180.5
180.1
179.9
180.9
181.4
182.3

.592
.595
.595
.592
.590
.589

.600
.598
.597
.595
.591
.588

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

.2
.2
.4
.5
.4
1.0

209.1
205.3
206.1
206.0
209.4
211.3

189.8
190.4
192.2
192.9
193.9
195.2

170.2
170.5
171.1
171.9
172.6
174.3

168.8
168.9
169.4
170.0
170.8
172.6

180.2
178.6
177.8
178.0
178.1
182.0

161.5
162.5
163.6
164.4
165.5
166.2

144.0
144.6
145.7
146.2
147.1
147.5

173.1
174.4
175.5
176.5
177.8
178.7

173.4
174.0
174.9
176.2
176.9
178.4

179.3
179.6
180.9
181.3
182.4
184.1

175.7
176.6
178.2
179.3
180.2
181.9

182.9
182.3
183.3
188.1
184.1
185.9

.587
.588
.586
.581
.580
.575

.584
.582
.579
.577
.575
.574

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

.3
.8
.9
.6
.8
.1

209.8
214.9
218.8
223.0
220.6
212.7

195.9
197.2
198.8
200.6
201.4
201.5

174.8
176.2
177.7
178.7
180.1
180.3

173.0
174.7
176.4
177.5
179.0
178.9

181.6
184.4
187.1
187.8
190.6
189.0

167.1
168.2
169.4
170.6
171.4
172.1

148.1
149.0
149.6
150.6
151.0
151.6

179.8
181.0
182.7
184.0
185.2
185.9

178.7
179.7
180.6
181.5
182.6
183.6

184.4
185.6
187.1
188.7
189.6
190.0

182.1
182.7
184.1
185.0
185.8
186.7

186.2
188.2
189.6
191.8
193.5
192.9

.571
.566
.563
.559
.555
.554

.570
.565
.561
.557
.554
.550

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December , .

.4
.5
.2
.7
.7
.5

210.5
208.5
208.5
210.1
215.9
219.0

201.8
202.8
203.8
204.3
205.5
206.5

181.0
181.9
182.3
183.5
184.8
185.7

179.4
180.2
180.4
181.3
182.6
183.4

189.9
191.2
191.1
191.1
193.0
194.1

172.4
173.0
173.8
174.7
175.6
176.3

151.8
153.1
153.6
154.9
155.8
156.4

186.2
186.3
187.4
187.9
188.8
189.5

184.7
185.8
186.7
188.5
189.9
191.0

190.3
191.2
191.9
192.7
194.2
195.4

188.3
189.5
191.2
192.3
193.3
194.9

192.2
191.9
192.2
193.0
194.4
195.3

.552
.552
.550
.544
.542
.539

.548
.546
.543
.542
.539
.537

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

.6
.8
.6
1.0
.7
.7

221.6
224.2
229.0
234.5
235.6
241.3

208.2
209.7
210.9
211.9
213.1
214.5

186.8
188.3
189.4
191.3
192.7
194.1

184.5
186.1
187.2
189.5
190.8
192.2

195.5
199.1
200.8
203.2
204.2
207.0

177.2
177.9
178.6
180.8
182.2
183.0

157.7
158.3
159.0
163.2
165.2
165.5

190.1
190.9
191.7
192.4
193.3
194.4

192.2
193.3
194.5
195.6
197.0
198.6

196.6
198.0
199.1
200.6
201.7
203.5

196.1
197.9
199.1
200.9
202.2
203.9

196.4
197.9
198.7
199.4
200.9
202.2

.535
.531
.529
.522
.518
.514

.534
.531
.527
.522
.517
.512

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . ,
November . .
December . .

.8
.4
.7
.7
.7
1.0

242.6
242.5
246.8
253.2
255.3
257.3

215.1
216.8
218.3
220.8
222.8
224.3

195.6
196.4
197.8
199.2
200.6
202.7

193.7
194.3
195.7
197.5
198.6
201.1

208.0
207.9
210.2
213.8
214.4
217.5

184.7
185.6
186.6
187.5
188.8
191.1

168.0
169.2
170.8
169.7
170.0
172.7

195.5
196.1
196.8
199.1
201.1
203,1

200.1
201.3
202.5
203.0
205.1
206.4

204.4
205.9
207.5
209.5
211.1
213.0

205.3
207.3
208.4
209.9
211.8
213.7

202.7
203.2
205.5
208.4
209.6
211.7

.510
.511
.507
.501
.499
.494

.508
.506
.502
.498
.495
.493

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

0.4
•)

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 209 and 210.

42

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE
NEW CONSTRUCTION-UNADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

Private
Nonres dential buildings (except
farm and public utilities)

Residential
YEAR AND
MONTH

Public

Total
Total2
Total2

*

*

New
housing
units

Total2

Industrial

Commercial

Buildings (excluding military)
utilities,
telephone
and
telegraph
only

Total2
Total2

Military
facilities

Housing
and
redevelopment

Industrial

Highways
and
streets

*

*
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

20,041
26,078
26,722

16,722
21,374
20,453

9,850
13,128
12,428

7,765
10,506
10,043

3,243
3,765
3,383

1,702
1,397
972

957
1,397
1,182

510
713
533

3,319
4,704
6,269

791
1,447
2,408

200
156
359

96
196
177

204
158
137

1,344
1,661
2,015

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

33,575
35,435
36,828
39,136
41 ,380

26,709
26,180
26,049
27,894
29,668

18,126
15,881
15,803
16,594
18,187

15,551
13,207
12,851
13,411
14,931

3,904
5,279
5,014
5,680
6,250

1,062
2,117
2,320
2,229
2,030

1,415
1,498
1,137
1,791
2,212

440
487
570
615
655

6,866
9,255
10,779
1 1 ,242
11,712

2,732
4,091
4,812
4,906
4,945

345
595
654
556
336

224
974
1,684
1,771
1,506

177
887
1,387
1,290
1,003

2,134
2,355
2,677
3,021
3,714

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

46,519
47,601
49,139
50,047
55,392

34,804
34,869
35,080
34,590
39,322

21,877
20,178
19,006
19,789
24,251

18,242
16,143
14,736
15,445
19,233

7,611
8,818
9,556
8,675
8,859

2,399
3,084
3,557
2,382
2,106

3,218
3,631
3,564
3,589
3,930

805
1,066
1,068
904
951

11,715
12,732
14,059
15,457
16,070

4,462
4,368
5,013
5,499
5,476

266
292
506
846
962

721
453
473
408
368

1,287
1,360
1,287
1,402
1,465

3,852
4,415
4,934
5,545
5,761

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

54,738
56,445
60,205
64,812
67,675

38,875
39,297
42,336
45,455
47,292

22,975
23,107
25,150
27,874
28,010

17,279
17,074
19,443
21,735
21,736

10,149
10,734
11,617
11,646
12,955

2,851
2,780
2,842
2,906
3,565

4,180
4,674
5,144
4,995
5,396

1,088
980
996
1,128
1,314

15,863
17,148
17,869
19,357
20,383

5,511
6,011
6,092
6,534
7,177

716
842
938
531
567

407
472
422
440
403

1,366
1,371
1,266
1,179
910

5,437
5,854
6,365
7,084
7,133

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

73,747
76,414
78,082
87,093
93,917

51,685
52,407
52,546
59,488
65,953

27,934
25,715
25,568
30,565
33,200

21,712
19,352
18,985
24,030
25,941

16,509
18,279
17,589
18,164
21,155

6,021
6,783

7,761
9,401

1,463
1,609
1,638
1,704
2,203

22,062
24,007
25,536
27,605
27,964

7,893
8,920
9,982
10,439
11,230

603
655
709
746
1,047

368
369
408
519
518

830
111
695
808
879

7,550
8,405
8,591
9,321
9,250

1970
1972
1973
1974

94,855
109,950
124,085
137,917
138,501

66,759
80,079
93,901
105,412
100,166

31,864
43,267
54,288
59,727
50,376

24,272
35,066
44,879
50,087
40,644

21,417
22,479
24,038
27,584
29,637

6,538
5,423
4,676
6,243
7,902

9,754
11,619
13,464
15,453
15,944

2,968
3,005
3,302
3,967
4,279

28,096
29,871
30,184
32,505
38,334

10,657
11,397
11,500
12,995
14,990

1,107
1,136
875
941
1,006

499
572
534
606
766

718
901
1,087
1,166
1,185

9,981
10,658
10,429
10,505
12,065

1975
1976
1977
1978

134,535
151,054
173,975
205,457

93,651
111,931
135,801
159,556

46,472
60,520
80,956
93,424

34,408
47,277
65,749
75,808

26,407
26,091
28,695
36,293

8,018
7,183
7,712
10,994

12,806
12,756
14,783
18,565

3,683
3,777
4,345
5,418

40,884
39,123
38,174
45,902

15,474
13,759
12,799
15,241

754
720
908
1,053

918
905
1,070
1,184

1,389
1,630
1,429
1,502

10,854
9,743
9,380
10,712

1975: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,211
8,601
9,087
10,214
11,120
11,828

6,666
6,147
6,523
7,217
7,792
8,125

2,981
2,673
2,972
3,433
3,854
4,166

2,290
2,026
2,205
2,410
2,664
2,951

2,189
2,077
2,034
2,140
2,204
2,179

627
606
613
646
711
692

1,126
1,049
992
1,029
1,037
1,026

282
284
305
326
312
304

2,545
2,454
2,564
2,997
3,328
3,703

1,133
1,130
1,133
1,209
1,275
1,275

54
50
60
56
59
66

74
77
85
74
87
82

97
96
109
106
107
106

500
378
430
665
896
1,086

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

12,344
12,778
13,000
12,963
12,365
11,024

8,427
8,617
8,830
8,842
8,600
7,864

4,415
4,580
4,614
4,564
4,379
3,841

3,189
3,332
3,446
3,529
3,443
2,923

2,238
2,278
2,329
2,332
2,252
2,155

704
693
689
678
669
689

1,060
1,103
1,132
1,154
1,086
1,010

320
297
306
330
291
327

3,916
4,161
4,170
4,120
3,765
3,160

1,394
1,387
1,420
1,439
1,388
1,290

72
61
70
69
68
69

68
68
63
63
91
87

110
121
143
126
138
132

1,325
1,321
1,285
1,203
1,037
727

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,666
9,488
11,017
11,901
12,890
13,840

7,020
6,966
8,177
8,773
9,468
10,033

3,511
3,407
4,099
4,708
5,222
5,503

2,664
2,567
3,111
3,432
3,797
4,215

1,874
1,968
2,085
2,088
2,144
2,216

575
589
600
607
602
613

878
934
1,020
1,022
1,047
1,069

219
235
316
300
298
345

2,646
2,521
2,840
3,128
3,422
3,806

1,175
1,072
1,180
1,141
1,160
1,231

54
54
54
60
54
64

70
73
78
76
78
81

122
128
125
125
142
139

470
425
527
735
878
1,041

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

13,482
14,011
14,238
14,238
13,816
12,466

9,810
10,107
10,404
10,748
10,609
9,816

5,466
5,516
5,727
6,081
6,021
5,258

4,497
4,662
4,753
4,834
4,694
4,053

2,195
2,346
2,349
2,367
2,281
2,179

568
620
626
610
581
591

1,105
1,150
1,150
1,191
1,129
1,062

314
338
347
350
367
348

3,672
3,904
3,834
3,490
3,207
2,650

1,231
1,238
1,222
1,113
1,038
959

64
66
67
60
60
62

61
68
105
80
68
67

151
146
141
118
155
138

1,059
1,192
1,099
1,030
799
489

1977: January .". . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

10,001
10,173
12,056
13,385
14,889
16,197

7,885
7,922
9,517
10,521
11,583
12,453

4,353
4,353
5,354
6,259
7,164
7,690

3,402
3,527
4,376
4,883
5,568
6,091

1,883
1,878
2,083
2,240
2,291
2,454

525
503
573
618
634
650

919
927
1,035
1,113
1,153
1,278

242
265
352
335
366
402

2,116
2,251
2,539
2,863
3,305
3,743

917
908
961
1,030
1,039
1,138

62
68
67
67
79
93

78
75
86
90
89
99

112
125
125
109
142
122

297
305
419
588
828
1,101

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1 6,392
17,171
17,111
16,641
15,855
14,105

12,712
13,235
13,146
12,944
12,524
11,357

7,970
8,139
8,015
7,811
7,434
6,415

6,420
6,586
6,571
6,573
6,345
5,409

2,536
2,684
2,745
2,770
2,714
2,416

653
714
711
719
723
690

1,343
1,417
1,469
1,496
1,419
1,220

354
413
402
413
417
385

3,680
3,935
3,965
3,696
3,331
2,748

,143
,165
,232
,134
,105

1,027

90
72
92
86
70
61

85
94
100
88
94
92

125
107
145
98
98
120

1,129
1,193
1,079
1,107
843
491

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1 1 ,473
1 1 ,502
13,736
1 5,630
17,553
19,042

9,188
9,235
11,088
12,280
13,597
14,736

5,185
5,179
6,312
7,294
8,292
8,953

4,274
4,305
5,224
5,704
6,403
7,052

2,138
2,142
2,464
2,697
2,863
3,143

592
598
731
772
767
902

1,109
1,104
1,227
1,366
1,530
1,658

296
298
427
421
440
520

2,284
2,267
2,648
3,350
3,956
4,306

954
950
1,056
1,182
1,340
1,357

59
54
70
65
85
85

89
87
90
101
101
112

106
114
110
119
131
107

300
240
370
541
943
1,127

19,559
20,466
20,226
20,124
19,105
17,041

14,965
15,473
15,263
15,365
14,825
13,540

9,169
9,317
9,097
8,849
8,482
7,294

7,384
7,560
7,467
7,361
7,096
5,978

3,299
3,458
3,511
3,658
3,552
3,368

1,006
1,079
1,125
1,158
1,111
1,152

1,691
1,752
1,769
1,884
1,824
1,654

446
530
488
548
502
504

4,595
4,992
4,963
4,759
4,280
3,501

1,458
1,488
1,457
1,411
1,367
1,220

82
98
113
111
129
104

108
111
97
95
97
98

132
134
176
103
133
136

1,253
1,487
1,325
1,382
1,056
689

1971.

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and de: ription of s
following these tables.




I
!

appear in the section immediately

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 210-212.

43

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE-Con.
NEW CONSTRUCTION-MONTHLY DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES1

Private
Nonresidential buildings
(except farm and public utilities)

Residential
YEAR AND
MONTH

Public

Total
Total2
2

Total

*

*

New
housing
units

2

Total

Industrial

Commercia

Buildings (excluding military)
Public
utilities,
telephone
and
telegraph
only

Total2
2

Total

Housing
and
redevelopment

Military
facilities

Highways
and streets

Industria

*

*
Billions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

..
.

1955
1956

.
1957. . .
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967

1968. . .

. . .

1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

1975: January. . . .
February . • •
March
April
May
June

136.9
132.2
126.6
129.0
130.0
131.0

95.1
92.0
88.7
89.3
90.7
91.1

44.3
43.1
42.3
42.8
43.6
44.7

33.7
32.4
31.2
31.1
31.4
32.4

30.0
28.4
26.3
26.3
26.5
25.7

8.4
8.2
7.9
8.0
8.5
8.1

15.7
14.5
13.0
12.7
12.5
12.2

4.4
4.3
3.7
3.9
3.7
3.4

41.8
40.3
37.9
39.6
39.3
40.0

15.2
16.0
15.2
15.2
15.1
14.9

.8
.7
.8
.8
.8
.8

.9
1.0
.9
.8
1.0
.9

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2

12,9
10.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

134.0
133.9
137.6
137.7
141.2
142.2

92.6
93.1
95.7
96.2
98.6
99.3

45.8
46.8
48.2
49.4
51.1
52.0

33.2
34.1
35.5
37.0
38.9
39.4

26.0
25.9
25.9
25.6
25.8
25.6

8.2
7.9
7.9
7.6
7.8
7.8

12.3
12.4
12.4
12.3
12.4
12.2

3.7
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.7

41.5
40.8
41.9
41.5
42.6
42.8

16.0
15.2
15.6
15.6
16.0
16.0

.8
.7
.7
.7
.8
.8

.9
.9
.8
.8
1.2
1.0

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6

11,4
10.7
10.8
10.4
11.0
11.9

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

147.6
148.4
152.2
150.6
151.3
149.4

103.6
105.8
109.1
108.8
111.2
109.7

54.2
56.6
58.1
58.7
59.1
58.4

40.4
42.4
43.8
44.5
45.1
45.7

26.0
27.0
27.1
25.9
26.0
26.0

7.8
8.1
7.7
7.5
7,2
7.2

12.3
13.0
13.5
12.8
12.8
12.6

3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7

44.1
42.6
43.0
41.9
40.1
39.6

15,6
14.9
15.7
14.4
13.9
13.9

.7
.7
.7
.8
.7
.7

.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9

1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7

12.6
12.2
11.7
11.6
10.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

145.5
146.8
150.3
154.4
159.4
160.5

107.4
108.2
112.4
118.5
122.5
123.7

56.6
56.3
59.9
66.1
70.0
71.6

46.7
47.6
49.2
50.9
52.3
54.6

25.3
26.1
26.0
25.7
25.7
26.3

6.6
7.0
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.8

12.6
12.7
12.5
12.6
12.6
13.1

3.7
3.8
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0

38.1
38.6
38.0
35.9
36.9
36.8

13.5
13.8
13.2
12.6
12.3
12.1

.7
.8
.7
.7
.7
.8

.8
.9
1.3
1.0
.9
.7

1.7
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.6

8.9
9.4
9.4
8.9
8.7
8.3

1977: January, . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

154.4
160.9
166.2
170.6
173.3
175.2

119.1
123.1
127.6
132.2
134.8
136.3

68.3
72.4
75.5
78.7
81.5
81.9

53.0
58.3
61.4
63.5
66.0
66.2

26.6
26.5
27.2
28.0
27.7
28.7

7.2
7.1
7.2
7.6
7.6
7.6

13.2
13.2
13.9
14.1
14.0
14.9

4.0
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.3

35.3
37.9
38.6
38.4
38.5
38.9

12.3
13.0
12.6
12.8
12.6
12.8

.9
1.0
.9
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1

1.5
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.5

8.5
8.9
9.6
9.7
9.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

176.0
177.8
179.5
179.2
180.1
181.2

137.9
139.9
140.6
141.2
142.2
143.2

82.5
83.3
83.8
84.4
84.7
86.5

66.7
67.3
67.8
69.2
70.1
72.3

28.9
29.5
29.9
29.8
30.5
29.3

7.5
7.9
7.9
8.0
8.4
8.1

15.2
15.3
15.8
15.6
15.8
15.0

4.3
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.5

38.1
37.9
38.9
38.0
37.9
38.0

12.6
12.5
13.5
12.8
12.9
13.1

1.0
.8
.9
.9
.8
.8

1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1

1.5
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.4

9.7
9.3
9.1
9.3
9.2
8.4

1978: January . . . .
February , . .
March
April
May
June

177.5
182.2
189.0
199.7
203.3
206.2

139.0
144.7
149.0
155.1
157.7
161.1

81.3
86.4
88.6
91.8
93.8
94.9

66.7
71.5
73.0
74.5
75.8
76.5

30.4
30.6
32.4
33.8
34.7
36.7

8.2
8.5
9.2
9.5
9.3

4.8
4.7
5.0
5.5
5.0
5.6

38.4
37.4
40.0
44.5
45.6
45.1

13.1
13.7
14.0
14.8
15.8
15.5

.9
.8
.9
.9
1.0
.9

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2

1,4
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.2 |

8.7
7.1
8.7
9.1

10.6

16.1
16.0
16.6
17.5
18.5
19.3

10.6
10.6

210.8
211.4
212.9
215.7
217.7
219.7

163.1
163.3
164.5
166.7
169.0
170.6

95.4
95.8
95.7
95.7
97.2
98.2

77.2
77.5
77.5
77.4
78.7
79.6

37.5
37.7
38.4
39.2
40.1
40.9

11.6
11.9
12.5
12.8
12.9
13.6

19.0
18.9
19.0
19.7
20.3
20.4

5.5
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.6
6.1

47.7
48.1
48.4
49.0
48.7
49.1

15.8
16.0
15.6
16.1
15.9
16.0

.9
1.0
1.2
1,2
1.4
1.4

1.3
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.4
1.6
1.6

10.8
11.4
11.1
11.5
11.5
11.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and descriptic m of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 212-213

1.2'

9.2
10.5
10,8
10.7

9.8

10.4

44

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND HOUSING STARTS
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (F. W. DODGE DIVISION, McGRAW-HILL)1

NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED3

Total construction
Valuation
By ownership

YEAR AND
MONTH

By type of building
Non-building
construction

Tota
Public

*
Mil. of dollars

Private

Nonresidential

*
Index
= 100

NEW
CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING
(ENGINEERING
NEWSRECORD)2

2,296
3,107
3,718

5,464
6,323
6,641

2,716
3,666
3,644

4,569
5,299
5,706

15,665
15,888
17,358

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

16,592
17, 151
18,070
18,804
20,596

4,409
6,122
6,711
6,334
6,558

10,092
9,629
10,064
11,109
13,212

5,182
6,823
6.695
6,956
7,110

8,832
7,605
7,963
7,840
9,344

18,017
18,320
20,372
19, 167
22,817

11,434
17,996
15,553
16,044
15,621

11,072
12,862
13,039
14,696
17,150

24,101
4
7,542
7,841
9,446
7,732

24,022
25,644
20,376
16,650
5 21,103

24,632
31,612
32,173
35,090
36,269

4

4

7,475
10,666
11,238
13,427
11,068

16,270
20,946
20,935
21,663
25,201

4

4

8,497
11, 208
11,293
10,948
11,387

4

Privately owned

Inside
SMSA's

Total

One-family
structures

*
Thousands of units

Millions of dollars

1972

9,175
11,121
11,826

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

Private and public

Total

Residential

1949,

1947
1948

Unadjusted for seasonal variation

\

1,553.7

1,077.0

1,517.0

1,234.0

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

36,318
37,135
41,303
45,546
47,299

12,587
12,547
13,599
14,653
15,371

23,731
24,588
27,705
30,893
31,928

12,240
12,115
13,010
14,377
15,495

15,105
16,123
18,039
20,502
20,561

8,973
8,897
10,255
10,667
11,244

22,657
21,789
21, 195
633,236
44,405

1,296.1
1,365.0
1,492.5
1,634.9
1,561.0

889.1
947.7
1,053.7
1,147.8
1,098.0

1,252.2
1,313.0
1,462.9
1,603.2
1,528.8

994.7
974.3
991.4
1,012.4
970.5

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

49,272
50,150
54,514
61,732
7
67,446

16,209
18,152
19,039
19,597
7
22,687

33,064
31,998
35,475
42,135
7
44,759

17,219
19,393
20,139
22,513
7
25,641

21,248
17,827
21,155
24,838
7
25,261

10,805
12,930
13,220
14,382
7
16,545

45,625
52,112
59,944
52,419
57,164

1,509.7
1,195.8
1,321.9
1,545.4
1,499.5

1,035.1
808,3
920.3
1,116.1
1,096.4

1,472.8
1,164.9
1,291.6
1,507.6
1,466.8

963.7
778.6
843.9
899.4
810.6

1970, .

68,294
80,188
90,979
99,304
94,370

875.1

1971
1972
1973
1974

100.0
109.2
103.0

23,545
23,927
24,043
26,563
32,497

44,749
56,261
66,936
72,741
61,873

24,456
25,590
27,021
31,534
33,051

24,837
34,714
44,975
45,696
34,404

19,001
19,883
18,983
22,074
26,914

66,937
65,578
68,001
86,743
97,102

1,469.0
2,084.5
2,378.5
2,057.5
1,352.5

1,034.4
1,518.5
1,732.7
1,501.7
932.2

1,433.6
2,052.2
2,356.6
2,045.3
1,337.7

812.9
1,151.0
1,309.2
1,132.0
888.1

1975
1976
1977
1978

92,659
110,061
139,723
159,930

101.9
121.0
153.6
174.1

32,198
29,254
36,917
39.013

60,460
80,807
102,805
120,917

31,647
30,035
35,086
45,046

31,261
44,169
62,017
74,949

29,751
35,857
42,620
39,935

83,795
88,457
91,702
112,069

1,171.4
1,547.6
1,989.8
2,023.3

766.8
1,048.3
1,377.9
9833.2

1,160.4
1,537.5
1,987.1
2,020.3

892.2
1,162.4
1,450.9
1,433.3

88.1

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,128
5,049
6,290
9,364
10,071
10,418

98
83
88
111
124
120

2,217
1,933
2,157
2,688
2,922
3,780

2,911
3,115
4,133
6,676
7,150
6,638

2,326
2,114
2,180
2,796
3,763
4,287

1,540
1,532
2,272
2,987
3,072
3,116

1,262
1,402
1,838
3,581
3,236
3,015

10

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

8,949
9,958
7,591
7,655
5,621
5,374

99
125
94
99
91
83

3,769
2,973
2,701
2,483
1,598
1,705

5,180
6,985
4,889
5,172
4,024
3,670

3,062
2,557
2,457
2,572
1,832
1,781

3,081
2,833
2,951
3,167
2,478
2,259

2,807
4,569
2,182
1,915
1,311
1,334

10

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,578
6,612
9,134
10,099
9,733
10,901

114
110
116
125
124
119

1,641
1,699
2,186
2,315
3,892
3,047

4,937
4,913
6,948
7,785
5,841
7,854

2,125
1,933
2,464
2,536
2,742
2,763

2,168
2,557
3,636
4,017
3,932
4,175

2,285
2,122
3,034
3,546
3,059
3,963

10

6,648
9,791
5,088
1°6,893
5,193
6,041

118.8
137.4
148.3
155.1

105.5

118,4
137.2
147.9
154.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

11,152
9,747
9,855
10,156
8.692
7,052

129
115
123
145
126
109

3,268
2,452
2,320
2,377
2,053
2,013

7,884
7,295
7,534
7,780
6,639
5,039

2,950
2,496
2,770
2,627
2,665
1,971

4,190
4,201
3,824
4,119
3,761
3,264

4,012
3,051
3,261
3,411
2,266
1,818

108,003
5,948
1°7,056
7,351
9,771
10
10,674

137.5
146.8
153.1
149.8
128.2
108.1

87.2
72.5
98.8
98.1
89.5
78.6

136.6
145.9
151.8
148.4
127.1
107.4

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,751
7,796
10,006
12,301
16,025
16,457

124
129
126
154
194
186

1,797
2,002
2,599
2,549
2,960
6,437

4,954
5,794
7,407
9,752
13,065
10,019

2,149
1,819
2,910
2,898
2,890
2,938

2,967
3,519
5,328
5,503
5,803
6,043

1,635
2,458
1,767
3,901
7,332
7,475

9,351
4,438
1° 6,441
5,526
6,979
107,045

112.7
173.6
182,4
201.3
197.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10,815
14,199
13,788
10,614
10,262
10,353

129
161
171
148
155
180

2,673
3,441
3,196
2,779
3,027
3,405

8,142
10,758
10,592
7,835
7,234
6,948

2,886
3,684
3,553
3,109
2,961
3,212

5,703
6,198
5,641
5,534
5,359
4,340

2,227
4,317
4,594
1,971
1,942
2,802

6,844
7,736
9,091
8,238
7,313
1012,700

189.8
194.2
177.8
193.2
155.9
129.4

130.3
129.9
121.2
130.1
110.0

1978: January. . . ,
February . . .
March
April
May
June

10,048
9.717
12,463
13,164
17,872
14,572

172
162
153
169
202
153

2,534
2,278
3,106
3,584
4,056
3,664

7,514
7,439
9,357
9,580
13,816
10,909

2,776
2,887
3,370
3,458
4,515
3,883

3,925
3,863
6,333
6,850
7,801
7,917

3,347
2,967
2,760
2,856
5,556
2,772

6,885
10,349
1° 10,470
7,014
6,556
108,771

88.6

101.3
172.3
197.5
211.1
216.1

67.5
75.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

14,791
16,022
14,121
15,513
11,635
9,961

173
177
182
193
173
184

3,557
3,884
3,487
3,092
2,866
2,940

11,233
12,138
10,634
12,421
8,769
7,021

4,461
4,100
4,743
4,282
3,622
3,025

6,823
7,120
6,496
7,080
5,973
4,715

3,506
4,802
2,882
4,150
2,040
2,221

9,071
1°9,756
5,882
9,837
10
1 3,209
14,269

192.3
190.9
181.1
192.1
158.6
121.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of s ries appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




7,806
7,425
6,824
6,298
107,609
6,856
7,184
5,456
6,511
105,865
9,909
6,052

10

~k Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 213.

56.9
56.2
81.1
98.4

117.0
110.9
120.1
118.7
112.8
125.0
97.2
77.1
72.9
91.6

81.5

37.4
38.2
54.2
66.1
73.2
73.0
76.3
75,1
73.8
78.2
64.7
56.6
52.7
63.9
83.9
94.5
97.8

63.9
80.7

124.4
126.4
134.7
131.1

95.3

121.6
141.8
146.2
149.7
131.2
(9)

56.1
54.7
80.2
97.9

116.1
110.3
119.3
117.3
111.9
123.6
96.9
76.1
72.5
89.9

81.3

112.5
173.6
182.2
201.3
197.6
189.8
194.0
177.7
193.1
154.8
129.2
88.6

101.3
172.1
197.5
211.0
216.0
192.2
190.9
180.5
192.1
158.6
119.5

39.8
40.0
62.5
77.8
92.8
90.3
92.8
90.7
84.5
93.8
71.6
55.6
54.0
72.6
92.4

107.8
112.2
119.6
112.8
112.8
108.0
109.1
89.4
71.6
55.7
87.2

125.8
138.8
152.2
149.1
138.2
140.5
131.6
135.4
109.3
87.1
63.3
72.8

121.4
139.9
154.9
154.3
139.3
140.0
124.6
131.1
110.4
81.4

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

45

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-HOUSING STARTS AND PERMITS, CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES

NEW HOUSING UNITS
STARTED1

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING
UNITS AUTHORIZED BY
BUILDING PERMITS2

Seasonally adjusted
at annua rates

YEAR AND
MONTH

MANUFAC TURER'S
SHIPME NTS OF
MOBILE HOMES3

Monthly data
seasonally adjusted
at annual rates

Privately owned

Seasonally
adjusted
at annual
rates

Unadjusted
Total

One-family
structures

Total

One-family
structures

*

*

*
Thousands of units

*

The Amer can Appraisal Company5

Department
of
Commerce
composite4

*
1972= 100

500
532
553
577
591

522
558
593
627
643

513
545
556
594
626

461
491
509
524
534

487
523
545
569
589

63.9
63.9

608
635
663
682
704

658
685
715
742
771

634
666
706
735
764

563
593
614
631
656

604
634
653
669
684

118.0
150.8
191,3

63.6
63.5
64.2
64.8
65.9

722
741
756
780
802

793
810
832
857
878

783
814
836
858
888

677
703
720
761
792

700
720
741
760
785

695
626

216.5
217.3
240.4
318.0
412.7

67.2
69.8
72.4
76,1
82.7

824
887
909
970
1,050

904
941
992
1,072
1,158

925
963
1,008
1,070
1,116

814
867
910
966
1,054

808
852
903
953
1,021

88.6
94.8

120.5
103.7
90.2

750
720
710
563
6651

7

7

647
906
1,033
882
644

401.2
496.6
575.9
566.9
329.3

100.1
108.7
126,9

1,132
1,258
1,369
1,515
1,608

1,254
1,411
1,563
1,749
1,821

,202
,359
,436
,590
,711

1,088
1,174
1,285
1,469
1,552

1,116
1,219
1,286
1,434
1,536

939
1,296
1,690
8
1,800

676
894
1,126
8
1,183

212.7
246,1
277.0
275.6

138.4
143.9
156.3
175.7

1,716
1,870
1,998
2,173

1,871
2,009
2,141
2,322

1,827
1,943
2,065
2,222

1,698
1,906
2,063
2,263

1,659
1,803
1,905
2,071

136.5
136,8
137.3
137.2
138.0
138.3

1,647
1,655
1,663
1,673
1,700
1,710

1,832
1,848
1,855
1,861
1,872
1,869

1,775
1,780
1,785
1,793
1,800
1,798

1,612
1,617
1,633
1,657
1,693
1,690

1,576
1,579
1,591
1,601
1,674
1,677

1,352
1,925
2,219
1,820
1,074

1975
1976
1977
1978

= 100

422
478
478

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

St. Louis

401
446
446

J

1,240
972
61,141
1,353
1,324

1913

San
Francisco

441
508
503

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

New York

457
521
514

j

1,335
1,286

Atlanta

430
490
490

1947
1948
1949

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

Average,
30 cities

1975: January. . , .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,032
904
993
1,005
1,121
1,087

765
667
769
787
885
872

726
729
709
866
914
946

527
528
532
616
657
671

20.0
20.0

191
220
195
192
203
201

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,226
1,260
1,264
1,344
1,360
1,321

919
973
957
1.039
1,035
1,025

1,020
994
1,064
1,096
1,110
1,091

697
726
763
786
805
810

19.7
20.8
20.1
20.8
16.5
13.8

213
220
223
235
242
227

138.3
138.3
139.6
139.3
139.7
140.3

1,733
1,743
1,763
1,762
1,767
1,778

1,881
1,902
1,905
1,902
1,908
1,918

1,815
1,873
1,872
1,871
1,873
1,886

1,734
1,743
1,736
1,734
1,736
1,793

1,700
1,701
1,700
1,699
1,702
1,710

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,367
1,538
1,421
1,395
1,459
1,495

1,059
1,255
1,110
1,076
1,093
1,127

1,195
1,190
1,164
1,132
1,194
1,188

855
865
838
832
830
846

15.1
18.6
21.2
23.3
24.1
23.4

260
281
244
238
246
231

140.4
140.4
141.2
142,0
143.1
143.6

1,801
1,811
1,818
1,834
1,849
1,870

1,949
1,960
1,965
1,980
1,980
1,987

1,892
1,900
1,903
1,908
1,908
1,921

1,804
1,816
1,851
1,881
1,881
1,926

1,725
1,737
1,741
1,747
1,810
1,821

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,401
1,550
1,720
1,629
1,641
1,804

1,126
1,177
1,226
1,230
1,212
1,307

1,245
1,309
1,481
1,425
1,531
1,511

877
878
917
967
1,029
1,028

20.0
23.4
22.4
21.9
17.8
15,0

221
242
248
263
247
248

144.3
144,5
144.7
145.8
146.9
147.8

1,896
1,906
1,911
1,914
1,912
1,916

2,043
2,050
2,054
2,048
2,044
2,050

1,978
1,984
1,987
1,975
1,980
1,983

1,930
1,941
1,957
1,961
1,957
1,961

1,835
1,846
1,849
1,841
1,839
1,842

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,527
1,943
2,063
1,892
1,971
1,893

1,100
1,503
1,486
1,421
1,466
1,389

1,446
1,560
1,660
1,660
1,668
1,752

996
1,091
1,140
1,089
1,107
1,121

14.7
18.0
23.4
24.2
24.9
26.8

259
275
275
252
251
264

148.6
149.7
150.5
152.4
154.4
155.9

1,921
1,931
1,938
1,949
1,967
1,988

2,088
2,090
2,098
2,112
2,116
2,118

1,990
1,994
2,000
2,003
2,012
2,013

1,967
2,009
2,017
2,022
2,027
2,029

1,850
1,851
1,860
1,864
1,868
1,895

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,058
2,020
1,949
2,042
2,042
2,142

1,450
1,442
1,475
1,487
1,499
1,530

1,687
1,780
1,674
1,758
1,771
1,754

1,125
1,156
1,137
1,159
1,176
1,161

22.3
27.3
26.8
27.4
22.7
18.5

251
270
300
319
295
304

155,4
156,8
158.2
160,3
162.8
164.7

2,014
2,037
2,049
2,051
2,061
2,068

2,143
2,181
2,190
2,182
2,187
2,187

2,115
2,132
2,136
2,127
2,129
2,131

2,044
2,082
2,140
2,134
2,134
2,147

1,921
1,942
1,946
1,938
1,959
1,967

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,779
1,762
2,028
2,182
2,018
2,092

1,313
1,223
1,421
1,480
1,465
1,433

81,723
1,705
1,742
1,914
1,756
1,983

§1,167
1,097
1,130
1,275
1,175
1,245

18.8
18.7
24.6
23.2
26.6
26.4

301
276
276
264
271
274

164.3
164.4
165,0
169.0
171.0
173,6

2,088
2,095
2,111
2,124
2,137
2,169

2,197
2,247
2,270
2,283
2,294
2,309

2,162
2,162
2,174
2,181
2,191
2,211

2,167
2,195
2,195
2,220
2,216
2,230

1,986
1,990
2,003
2,029
2,066
2,078

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,090
1,983
2,014
2,001
2,111
2,052

1,459
1,426
1,414
1,412
1,509
1,495

1,765
1,716
1,838
1,835
1,789
1,827

1,140
1,129
1,184
1,209
1,172
1,268

20.2
28.0
24.2
25.8
22.2
17.0

265
272
275
282
278
287

176,2
178.9
180,2
183.2
185,0
186.6

2,180
2,207
2,218
2,244
2,249
2,254

2,348
2,366
2,374
2,389
2,388
2,379

2,211
2,223
2,229
2,298
2,297
2,324

2,295
2,312
2,321
2,338
2,336
2,332

2,087
2,102
2,111
2,122
2,121
2,154

Footnotes giving source of data Hid description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




11.5
14.4
16.0
18.9

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 213 and 214.

46

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-CONSTRUCTION

COST INDEXES AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OUTPUT4

CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES
Federal
Highway
Administration3

Boeckh indexes*
Engineering News-Record^
Average, 20 cities
YEAR AND
MONTH

Apartments,
hotels,
and
office
buildings

Commercial
and
factory
buildings

1972

Residences

Building

= 100

1967

33.4
37.7
38.2

33.0
37.3
37.7

37.4
42,1
41.0

46.60
51.30
52.39

38.60
43.04
44.56

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

39.9
43.0
44.4
45.8
46.2

39.2
42.4
43.9
45.4
45.9

43.2
46.6
47.8
48.7
48.3

55.91
59.65
61.88
64.15
66.37

47.61
50.69
53.20
56.05
58.67

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

47.6
49.9
51.4
52.3
54,1

47.4
49.9
51.7
52.8
54.6

49.7
51.9
52.9
53.4
55.2

69.81
73.08
75.75
78.13
81.58

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

55.2
55,9
57.2
58.6
60.3

55.5
56.0
57.2
58.4
60.2

56.1
56.2
57.2
58.4
60.1

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

62.4
64.9
68.8
73.6
79,8

62.2
64.8
69.1
73.8
79.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

85,6
92,8

100,0
105,9
115.8

1975
1976
1977
1978

127,2
137.3
148.6
158.2

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March . . . . .
April
May
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978:

January
February . . .
March
April
May . . . . . .
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Unadjusted
for
seasonal
variation

Adjusted
for
seasonal
variation

= 100

1947
1948
1949

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Federal-aid
highway
construction,
composite
index (average for year
or quarter)

Construction

Selected components,
unadjusted for seasonal variation

Composite index

Iron and
steel
products

Lumber and
wood
products

Portland
cement

1947-49=100

99,6

96.4

98.1

93.0

103.1

102.1
101.3

105.2

97.8

98.0

102.4
104.6

66.6
81.8
84.1
81.0
76.4

117.6
115.5
111.6
118.4
120.3

120.9
125.8
113.9
129.8
125.2

116.2
114.2
114.5
115.7
117.3

112.7
122.7
124.2
131.6
135.2

61.63
64.68
67.62
70.92
74,45

74.3
84.0
87.7
85.6
82.0

132.6
134.7
127.3
126.4
136.2

135.6
145.8
148.7
129.8
121.4

126.6
128.0
116.7
122.0
139.6

147.9
157.7
148.5
155.3
169.0

83.31
84.61
86.38
88.47
91.10

76.94
79.13
81.45
84.15
87.48

80.1
80.7
84.3
86.4
86.9

130.2
129.6
134.5
142,6
153.8

128.6
130.2
131.6
140.7
154.2

127.0
128.0
134.4
140.4
152.8

159.0
161.6
167.7
175.7
182.6

62.0
64.7
68.6
73.6
79.7

93.31
96.86
100.00
107.38
117.66

90.73
95.21
100.00
107.81
118.69

90.3
96.1

100.0
103.4
111.8

157.8
159.8
156.2
169.1
168.7

161.1
169.0
163.0
171.1
167.8

157.0
156.2
151.8
168.2
164.5

186.5
189.8
186.5
198.1
204.2

85.0
92.5

84.0
91.1

100.0
106.6
118.1

100.0
109.2
118.0

124.37
140.49
155.18
168.42
178.31

128.89
146.74
163.04
176.52
187.99

125.6
131.7
138.2
152.4
201.8

164.3
175.7
189.7
194.1
181.1

166.4
163.8
175.0
193.1
181.8

162.3
182.7
193.9
194.6
171.6

194.3
209.0
219.4
235.4
215.3

130.4
141.5
152,8
164.3

125.9
136.2
148.5
161.8

193.30
210.94
228.56
247.72

205.67
223.43
239.95
258.43

203.8
199.3
216.4
264.9

160.4
175.4
180.4

140.9
141.9
147.3
158.6

166.9
191.2
199.8
196.6

182.9
192.3
208.7
225.2

122.6

126.2

122.1

125,6

128.4

123.8

126.9

129.7

125,1

183.81
187.23
187.26
187.84
190.54
193.48

195.78
198.08
198.07
198.76
201.43
204.89

128.0

131.3

126.4

129.4

132.6

127.9

131.1

134.4

129.6

195.01
196.93
197.25
200.05
199.81
200.46

208.85
211.31
211.41
213.05
212.92
213.43

201.61
202.92
204.04
205.65
206.92
209.53

214.16
215.05
215.72
216.66
219.40
224.32

210.99
215.39
217.45
218.45
218.92
219.67

224.70
227.61
229.80
230.71
231.47
231.78

220.36
221.87
222.60
222.88
223.01
225.16

232.21
233.18
233.95
235.05
234.11
236.51

227.65
229.79
234.68
239.37
237.21
237.68

240.11
243.05
246.16
249.03
247.58
248.51

237.74
238.99
239.49
239.98
244.59
246.15

248.79
249.63
250.68
251.18
254.45
256.34

251.00
252.34
254.54
254.76
256.31
256.70

262.59
263.34
265.38
265.38
266.39
267.04

131.8

135.4

130.5

133.7

138.5

131.6

137,4

141.8

135.9

138.5

142.7

137.7

139.5

143.7

139.0

142,6

147.0

142.9

143.6

147.8

143.3

146.3

150.1

145.3

147.8

151.6

147.0

149.9

154.2

149.9

151.5

155.7

152.2

152.5

157.5

153.2

154.0

158.5

155.5

155.3

160.9

157.5

156.7

163.0

158.8

158.8

165,2

162.0

160.7

167.5

166.4

163.8

170,9

170.8

Footnotes giving sou rce of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




5

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\
(

137.0
135.3
148.6
162.3
167.7
169.7

144.6
152.4
153.2
159.1
154.3
158.3

152.7
138.5
142.9
147.0
135.4
138.9

133.5
139.7
154.9
172.3
175.7
170.3

114.8
105.0
131.4
172.1
204.0
213.8

209.8

(
\
|

170.5
176.7
179.9
185.8
147.2
144.2

177.2
161.8
176.0
167.5
154.6
165.8

135.5
146.0
157.1
151.9
122.1
123.3

172.7
179.2
186.6
197.9
157.7
162.3

232.3
234.3
232.7
248.8
169.5
136.3

200.3

(
\
(

(

151.2
154.6
183.0
184.5
179.2
192.2

159.2
174.0
188.9
180.9
165.0
179.4

123.8
120.5
157.2
153.3
153.3
165.7

179.9
175.9
202.2
199.5
183.2
190.0

106.2
122.7
168.0
198.2
205.5
238.7

(
}
(
\
j
I

179.3
191.1
183.9
182.0
168.3
155.3

186.8
174.9
179.9
164.0
176.6
178.9

142.4
147.7
147.7
139.9
129.0
122.7

182.4
202.2
199.5
204.2
188.7
186.9

230.9
251.1
233.6
223.7
190.4
138.6

J
i
t

144.5
152.9
194.7
183.6
192.9
199.2

151.6
172.5
200.9
180.1
177.7
186.0

106.5
118.8
160.2
149.0
156.8
167.0

185.5
184.2
217.3
201.4
203.1
201.4

125.0
187.5
213.6
238.3
269.5

176.4
204.8
192.1
187.5
172.8
163.3

184.3
187.5
187.9
167.5
180.7
187.3

146.5
170.5
161.1
149.4
142.2
139.1

182.1
234.9
207.9
206.6
186.7
186.5

243.9
272.3
250.9
285.5
205.1
156.3

148.4
153.6
186.6

156.9
174.1
193.9

124.9
129.2
161.9
158.9
176.4
180.9

187.1
186.9
212.7
194.2
209.6
205.0

110.8
188.1
226.5
268.6
297.8

153.2
173.8
159.4
173.2
158.8
152.6

177.6
207.2
198.7
204.8
193.4
181.8

261.6
301.2
266.4
289.9
226.4
173.2

)
J

207.3

>

199.3

>

203.9

|

|

200.4

>
|

199.0
200.4

202.2

|

215.4

I

215.9
233.0

|

219.5
258.1

>

296.1
302.7

j
j

83.5

91.7

47

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE-REAL ESTATE
HOME MORTGAGES
INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY -

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS FOR NEW
HOME CONSTRUCTION1

NEW MORTGAGE LOANS OF ALL
SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS, ESTIMATED5

FEDERAL
HOME
LOAN
BANKS,

FIRE
LOSSES
(ON
BUILDINGS

OUT-

Requests for
VA appraisals

Applications for
FHA commitments
YEAR AND
MONTH
Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted at
annual
rates

Unadjusted

By purpose of loan

CON-

Total

Home
construction

Home
purchase

All other
purposes

TENTS,
ETC.)6

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

286.4
293.2
327.0

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

397.7
192.8
267.9
253.7
338.6

164.4
226.3
251.4
535.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

306.2
197.7
198.8
341.7
369.7

620.8
401.5
159.4
234.2
234.0

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

242.4
236.2
215.3
185.8
179.0

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

894.68
2,116.04
2,209.84

3,286.17
1,880.97
1,423.59

436
515
433

3,811
3,607
3,636

894
1,046
1,083

2,128
1,710
1,559

789
851
994

693
711
668

2,492.37
1,928.43
1,942.31
2,288.63
7
1,942.27

3,073.31
3,614.48
2,721.07
3,064.09
4,257.20

816
806
864
952
867

5,237
5,250
6,617
7,767
8,969

1,767
1,657
2,105
2,475
3,076

2,246
2,357
2,955
3,488
3,846

1,225
1,235
1,557
1,804
2,047

688
731
785
903
871

3,084.77
2,638.23
4,551 .48
6,069.42

7,156.57
5,868.35
3,760.84
1,864.95
2,786.75

1,417
1,228
1,265
1,298
2,134

11,255
10,325
10,160
12,182
15,151

3,984
3,699
3,484
4,050
5,201

5,155
4,620
4,591
5,172
6,613

2,116
2,006
2,085
2,960
3,337

885
989
1,023
1,056
1,047

142.9
177.8
171.2
139.3
113.6

4,600.51
4,765.22
5,270.86
5,569.10
6,573.22

1,985.02
1,831.53
2,652.14
3,045.12
2,852.21

1,981
2,662
3,479
4,784
5,325

14,304
17,733
21,153
25,173
24,913

4,678
5,212
6,115
7,185
6,638

6,132
7,317
8,650
10,055
10,538

3,494
5,204
6,388
7,933
7,737

1,108
1,209
1,265
1,406
1,367

185.5
150.4
164.4
166.9
187.6

102.1
124.2
131.7
138.2

7,464.59
6,095.32
5,884.64
6,495.94
7,120.63

2,652.23
2,600.53
3,404.87
3,773.88
4,073.86

5,997
6,935
4,386
5,259
9,289

24,192
16,924
20,122
21,983
21,847

6,013
3,653
4,243
4,916
4,757

10,830
7,828
9,604
11,215
11,254

7,349
5,443
6,275
5,852
5,836

1,456
1,497
1,707
1,830
1,952

315.0
366.8
225.2

143.7
217.9
209.4
161.9
161.1

8,113.73
10,374.54
8,067.06
4,473.30
3,933.70

3,442.90
6,065.83
8,419.86
7,467.53
7,909.60

10,615
7,936
7,979
15,147
21,804

21,386
39,419
51,369
49,412
38,958

4,150
6,824
8,548
910,215
7,566

10,238
18,779
26,594
9
29,566
23,560

6,998
13,816
16,227
9
9,631
7,832

157.7
183.4
211.8
192.7

6,166.12
6,362.12
8,840.84
11,139.97

8,863.84
10,414.77
13,753.02
14,470.40

17,845
15,862
20,173
32,670

55,040
78,776
107,368
110,294

10,097
14,812
20,717
22,495

32,106
48,245
66,060
68,380

12,837
15,719
20,591
19,419

3,560
3,558
3,764
10
3,689

82.3
95.0

113.3
118.8

5.1
4.8
6.7
7.8

7
7

99.2

83.2
87.1

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

Veterans
Administration:
Face
amount^

*

*
Thousands of units

1975
1976
1977
1978

Seasonally
adjusted at
annual
rates

Federal
Housing
Administration:
Face
amount2

STANDING
ADVANCES
TO
MEMBER
INSTITUTIONS,
END OF
YEAR OR
MONTH4

2,25 1.06

8

2,328
2,316
2,304
2,639
3,190

10.6
11.3
12.7
18.5
11.1

125
140
130
132
203
124

557.54
398.53
514.78
539.14
483.49
534.43

544.98
494.26
574.36
607.94
680.97
986.02

20,728
19,461
18,164
17,527
17,145
16,803

2,004
2,277
3,110
4,173
5,370
5,971

378
430
644
799
1,012
989

1,142
1,285
1,675
2,314
3,089
3,636

484
562
791
1,060
1,269
1,346

307
287
341
335
312
265

8.9

7.7

79
65
79
86
124
86

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6.0
5.6
6.4
8.3
6.1
5.2

65
68
72
95
86
71

14.8
13.7
14.5
16.5
13.8
11.4

162
157
173
187
188
174

597.49
511.79
516.06
564.15
496.54
452.16

674.34
848.30
841 .58
860.56
886.21
864.31

16,685
16,945
17,482
17,578
17,606
17,845

5,498
5,731
5,588
5,694
4,370
5,254

1,055
980
995
1,052
822
941

3,118
3,500
3,351
3,004
2,584
3,012

1,325
1,251
1,242
1,242
964
1,301

275
285
276
276
266
335

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4.4
6.0
7.2
8.4
8.5
8.3

71
82
78
92
87
89

12.7
13.6
16.0
18.3
15.1
15.8

188
180
169
189
174
170

454.65
384.89
515.71
41 1 .67
458.49
655.59

792:50
641 .82
837.38
675.98
756.54
1,250.56

17,106
16,380
15,757
15,236
14,898
15,274

3,940
4,160
5,810
6,538
6,624
8,324

724
810
1,155
1,342
1,271
1,434

2,313
2,425
3,371
3,879
4,050
5,300

903
924
1,284
1,319
1,303
1,590

338
320
335
301
287
288

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

9.6
9.2
8.0
7.7
9.1
8.7

110
106
90
97
115
124

15.0
15.5
15.3
15.4
16.0
14.5

173
169
183
192
198
233

645.90
712.67
512.30
544.50
557.75
508.00

709.55
912.39
995.32
827.26
1,053.18
962.30

15,403
15,751
16,062
15,865
15,765
15,862

7,770
7,746
7,251
6,806
6,523
7,284

1,378
1,320
1,323
1,331
1,304
1,420

4,975
5,047
4,574
4,181
3,956
4,176

1,417
1,379
1,354
1,294
1,263
1,688

275
299
316
247
238
314

6.8

110
153
114
124
121
98

15.6
18.6
22.5
19.7
18.4
20.0

229
246
238
214
202
215

608.67
699.49
676.86
654.86
996.87
654.11

989.22
988.50
1 ,041 .52
903.75
1,137.86
1,184.57

15,183
14,816
14,462
14,952
15,148
15,717

5,446
5,629
8,207
8,963
9,796
11,265

1,004
1,071
1,715
1,757
1,918
2,104

3,309
3,373
4,778
5,424
6,019
7,102

1,133
1,185
1,714
1,782
1,859
2,059

334
362
347
323
306
304

111
111
108
99
116
95

17.3
19.9
15.8
15.8
15.4
12.8

208
209
188
196
190
205

680.64
948.09
715.93
765.65
895.80
543.88

942.53
1,527.21
1,541.53
1,070.96
1,311.79
1,216.71

15,861
16,369
17,054
17,746
18,492
20,173

9,660
10,889
9,865
9,277
9,138
9,233

1,840
2,083
1,893
1,800
1,780
1,752

6,180
6,944
6,237
5,696
5,550
5,448

1,640
1,862
1,735
1,781
1,808
2,033

310
338
285
274
259
322

117
99
112
133
113
104

15.3
13.7
18.1
18.9
16.3
16.7

221
181
193
210
171
177

811.39
785.78
963.10
714.60
868.92
805.68

1,586.68
1,411.86
1,344.91
988.96
1,180.30
1,108.57

20,422
20,845
21,278
22,957
23,664
25,274

7,115
6,828
9,418
9,026
10,436
11,472

1,380
1,364
2,113
2,011
2,259
2,266

4,212
4,022
5,501
5,260
6,423
7,358

1,523
1,442
1,804
1,755
1,754
1,848

310
379
385
370
311
355

132
122
101
133
148
120

15.4
17.7
14.9
17.0
15.5
13.2

188
187
188
190
207
222

886.60
1,049.48
867.76
1,916.27
905.02
565.36

1,178.68
1,319.00
1,536.24
1,178.75
1,115.62
1,176.51

26,605
27,869
29,158
30,104
30,975
32,670

9,031
10,398
9,305
9,674
9,165
8,426

1,811
1,981
1,807
2,017
1,794
1,692

5,756
6,830
6,049
6,077
5,775
5,117

1,464
1,587
1,449
1,580
1,596
1,617

351
320
295
302
311

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . . . . . . .
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

12.6

11.2
10.6
10.8
12.3

9.1
9.2
10.0

9.6
7.9
9.1
6.7
7.2
7.2
10.4
11.0
12.0

9.7
10.9
11.1

8.6
11.6
11.1

8.0

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 214 and 215.

10

48

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-ADVERTISING
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING (GENERAL AND NATIONAL FARM MAGAZINES)2

ADVERTISING INDEXES

Cost

McCann-Erickson (seasonally adjusted monthly data)

YEAR AND
MONTH

Combined
index

Network
TV

Spot
TV

Magazines

Newspapers

3

Total

Apparel
and
series

Automotive,
including
accessories

1967 = 100

Building
materials

Drugs
and
toiletries

Foods,
soft
drinks,
confectionery

Beer,
wine,
liquors

Household
equipment,
supplies,
furnishings

Industrial
materials

Thousands of dollars

1947
1948
1949

458,677
440,881

47,629
41,686

38,189
40,963

19,106
17,819

50,348
49,021

57,413
56,960

27,120
27,117

59,188
51,409

21,602
20,948

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

24

6

3

38

61

458,451
513,851
553,815
603,114
597,142

39,038
44,517
44,565
48,865
48,629

41,969
41,379
46,935
55,995
54,283

20,064
24,851
28,224
32,093
30,207

50,315
54,415
57,992
55,940
55,841

60,065
65,093
69,958
76,819
81,126

26,581
31,278
30,118
30,670
30,751

59,146
63,207
62,453
69,624
64,490

24,490
33,348
40,578
42,818
42,709

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

49

38

26

56

84

657,333
691,728
738,640
693,092
783,768

51,143
53,973
53,232
49,709
48,544

61,054
58,118
65,272
64,766
80,609

33,301
35,793
32,009
29,377
33,900

59,748
62,685
75,079
71,233
74,699

86,297
86,908
89,215
86,269
104,645

34,442
31,700
39,529
40,710
50,888

69,377
72,007
68,348
55,015
66,738

49.267
59,244
59,249
45,103
50,178

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

67

56

53

73

92

853,165
831,258
875,294
931,566
996,593

56,684
53,859
54,945
57,345
62,003

93,626
83,898
94,766
101,796
110,595

35,840
29,620
27,824
26,546
27,071

80,019
78,638
85,588
96,374
108,810

117,280
122,740
126,867
124,254
134,826

50,865
51,044
54,050
56,440
58,117

67,518
55,470
59,586
66,265
71,563

55,429
45,478
44,680
45,095
48,526

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

90

85

90

93

93

106
115

105
115

114
127

103
108

105
111

1,083,348
1,170,517
1,161,034
1,163,593
1,243,372

64,818
67,956
60,756
62,940
60,420

112,208
124,593
103,720
112,487
115,154

32,194
34,202
30,959
28,183
26,501

117,869
134,022
148,327
141,966
155,557

133,958
125,156
116,065
104,718
101,237

69,527
79,192
89,234
92,997
102,819

74,752
80,197
70,469
73,306
76,856

46,523
55,397
62,669
56,757
60,060

112
112
125
130
141

114
109
124
135
150

125
116
133
139
153

104
110
116
116
121

105
117
130
131
141

1,185,724
1,190,741
1,210,570
1,316,016
1,372,261

50,932
46,01 1
44,213
52,901
50,782

95,259
104,821
102,130
120,433
104,729

20,773
18,355
20,983
26,720
24,713

156,580
154,087
145,027
140,629
143,217

99,381
103,958
113,569
96,177
91,134

97,966
83,623
80,953
87,033
103,355

71,128
62,955
72,907
86,406
79,593

43,814
33,123
29,422
28,407
35,389

1975
1976
1977
1978

147
180
211
241

160
191
237
269

166
215
229
263

119
143
174
209

142
175
198
214

1,328,730
1,626,656
1,976,827
2,364,769

46,040
57,786
68,609
85,835

101,311
142,285
177,108
220,834

20,620
28,310
37,110
46,293

138,065
167,363
201,049
221,895

90,951
120,733
150,252
186,665

100,662
111,009
133,308
192,833

54,950
83,442
113,412
148,794

34,246
47,002
54,970
58,365

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

143
145
143
143
148
144

153
154
155
155
173
163

161
162
163
163
164
165

124
116
118
118
110
109

134
151
135
133
141
139

82,108
94,880
118,219
118,608
120,386
104,970

2,601
2,922
4,858
5,187
3,668
1,716

4,219
5,610
10,093
8,667
9,701
9,712

943
1,266
1,772
2,288
2,519
2,165

8,936
11,851
11,079
12,286
12,157
12,886

4,326
8,314
7,771
7,727
7,344
6,284

4,544
4,732
7,729
7,542
8,340
9,014

2,755
2,373
4,508
6,196
6,817
4,249

2,626
2,384
2,875
2,944
3,463
2,880

148
148
144
149
151
154

164
159
155
161
165
163

165
177
169
166
170
169

126
122
114
120
124
124

134
134
139
152
146
165

82,616
81,973
117,895
135,457
151,563
120,055

2,132
2,862
6,341
5,410
5,084
3,261

7,208
5,279
6,028
11,278
14,064
9,450

1,367
974
2,094
2,093
1,950
1,192

10,545
11,839
11,147
12,033
12,612
10,693

6,605
5,013
6,086
9,346
12,659
9,476

5,705
4,231
7,272
10,393
13,475
17,685

3,085
2,716
5,452
6,303
7,181
3,316

2,353
2,583
3,116
3,113
3,038
2,871

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

160
168
168
181
179
180

170
185
178
179
187
191

171
187
199
231
223
231

131
134
133
145
142
142

172
168
167
178
169
159

93,092
109,610
130,925
145,025
159,297
123,346

2,710
3,225
5,285
6,675
5,253
2,744

7,575
10,012
13,754
14,218
16,389
11,235

640
1,708
2,140
3,618
3,772
2,525

10,706
13,005
12,862
13,897
14,900
13,937

4,852
7,423
9,724
10,527
9,057
10,764

3,908
5,479
8,119
8,178
9,407
9,156

2,950
4,172
5,810
8,352
10,290
5,567

2,368
2,421
3,065
4,009
6,215
4,109

July . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

193
188
183
190
189
183

225
198
186
198
206
194

216
230
240
219
226
209

148
141
145
154
146
151

177
189
167
195
178
180

100,909
101,255
143,561
182,983
194,606
142,046

1,892
3,961
7,854
7,327
6,517
4,343

8,300
6,058
7,382
1 9,602
18,915
8,844

1,729
1,259
3,074
3,492
2,225
2,127

11,558
12,592
14,204
17,804
17,218
14,680

6,891
6,914
9,378
15,329
17,161
12,712

6,719
5,943
8,339
12,560
15,850
17,350

4,590
4,650
8,355
10,764
11,646
6,297

3,105
3,174
4,254
4,955
5,330
3,998

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

196
197
203
202
216
210

221
218
229
233
235
245

218
218
224
215
230
220

149
164
170
168
186
178

194
183
183
183
209
186

111,586
135,712
154,904
177,242
201,735
151,906

3,308
3,178
5,912
7,144
7,291
3,561

9,572
13,429
14,801
17,504
20,803
15,975

1,456
2,057
3,598
4,475
4,756
3,362

12,320
15,930
16,920
17,185
21,276
17,643

6,835
11,642
11,424
13,715
14,073
11,949

4,047
5,095
8,084
9,536
11,511
10,640

3,228
5,204
9,012
11,058
15,026
7,690

3,346
3,990
4,222
5,135
6,547
4,667

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

214
220
213
220
222
217

240
247
231
254
259
237

240
246
235
225
234
238

170
170
182
176
182
193

201
218
202
220
205
193

120,103
122,966
174,343
222,084
223,394
178,789

2,168
4,586
9,319
8,167
8,348
5,625

10,629
9,712
8,497
21,408
21,014
13,764

1,750
1,423
4,030
4,614
3,329
2,259

12,873
14,017
16,830
20,159
18,478
17,415

10,351
10,718
11,815
16,160
18,401
13,198

7,206
6,933
10,630
17,800
19,106
22,720

7,216
5,858
12,046
13,244
14,728
9,102

2,967
3,402
5,912
5,353
5,683
3,746

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

227
226
223
236
237
243

249
247
244
259
267
269

252
248
253
260
262
274

190
192
198
200
200
211

212
213
190
222
209
210

129,767
159,414
192,831
211,944
230,766
189,314

3,802
3,739
7,677
9,248
8,783
5,123

11,862
17,108
18,999
20,243
22,246
18,992

1,836
2,100
4,114
5,975
6,073
3,846

12,397
16,253
17,860
19,988
22,314
19,957

8,824
13,481
17,970
1 5,642
14,279
14,927

7,129
10,109
12,938
12,955
16,460
17,494

6,741
8,716
13,230
14,645
18,066
11,270

3,968
3,811
4,804
4,793
6,884
4,472

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

242
252
247
250
254
256

267
282
289
284
277
293

264
254
252
284
283
273

218
226
221
206
220
220

209
236
205
218
228
219

162,586
146,580
215,145
258,124
262,087
206,212

3,544
6,001
11,644
10,700
9,286
6,288

17,240
13,360
11,870
28,442
25,195
15,279

2,144
2,405
5,081
5,603
4,376
2,742

13,863
14,083
20,144
23,236
21,856
19,944

14,335
11,390
16,271
18,487
24,641
16,418

18,584
11,313
13,815
20,005
22,838
29,193

9,510
9,838
14,020
15,705
18,045
9,008

3,348
3,847
5,558
6,277
5,814
4,787

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

. . .

July
. August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




49

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

DOMESTIC TRADE-ADVERTISING AND WHOLESALE TRADE
MAGAZINE
ADVERTISING1

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING2

MERCHANT WHOLESALERS3

Cost

Expenditures (64 cities)

Unadjusted fbr seasonal variation
Inventories, book value1,
end of period

Sales

YEAR AND
MONTH

Soaps,
cleansers,
etc.

Smoking
materials

Total

Automotive

Classified

Financial

General

Retail
Total

Durable
goods
establishments

Nondurable
goods
establishments

Total

Durable
goods
establishments

Non-

durable
goods
establishments

Millions of dollars

Thousands of dollars

1947
1948
1949

9,373
9,684

12,021
14,344

81,699
78,163

31,101
29,014

50,598
49, 149

7,797
7,565

3,831
3,658

3,966
3,907

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

8,162
10,886
9,934
10,891
8,730

12,997
13,663
14,550
14,822
16,369

92,336
103,163
105,379
108,624
107,920

37,695
42,229
41,905
44,079
42,639

54,641
60,934
63,474
64,545
65,281

9,133
9,732
10,059
10,528
10,521

4,494
4,978
5,073
5,297
5,258

4,639
4,754
4,986
5,231
5,263

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

9,280
11,523
11,125
10,507
10,359

17,308
16,373
20,857
24,400
27,369

118,713
126, 153
125,705
123,083
137,893

51,412
56,308
53,760
50,437
59,349

67,301
69,845
71,945
72,646
78,544

11,584
13,229
12,697
12,715
13,853

6,048
6,876
6,930
6,964
7,641

5,536
6,353
5,767
5,751
6,212

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

9,145
8,415
9,265
11,884
15,927

26,187
28,814
33,147
35,931
38.208

139,866
143,850
152,082
160,578
174,351

58,581
59,836
64,541
68,696
75,733

81,285
84,014
87,541
91,882
98,618

14,085
14,438
14,817
15,959
16,927

7,898
8,088
8,391
8,874
9,602

6,187
6,350
6,426
7,085
7,325

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

21,660
17,563
22,913
22,143
15,280

41,887
39,563
39,892
39,440
48,079

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

16,352
17,657
20,507
18,567
17,570

64,684
105,739
94,626
110,474
136,656

3,119.5
3,208.2
3,496.5
3,667.6
3,844.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

19,393
25,01 1
33,696
37,414

143,403
161,751
194,338
203,041

4,117.4
5,352.0
5,696.1
6,665.8

127.0
144.5
150.6

1,422
1,460
2,068
1,459
1,195
1,118

9,543
10,667
12,540
11,827
12,049
12,776

297.2
297.0
346.1
346.1
363.2
361.0

7.4
8.2
7.8
7.4
9.5
8.9

1,161
1,218
2,209
2,354
2,541
1,191

11,458
12,205
13,113
12,081
12,306
12,837

294.8
329.8
334.0
379.8
412.9
355.4

6.1
5.8
8.5
9.8
9.1
4.6

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,528
1,728
1,616
2,318
2,175
1,478

11,877
13,125
14,366
14,455
15,745
13,445

368.6
381.8
433.4
453.6
491.9
448.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,187
2,301
2,349
2,832
2,566
1,935

1 2,232
12,983
12,496
13,293
14,894
12,840

390.9
431.9
452.8
521.1
505.5
472.3

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,197
2,745
2,666
3,662
4,226
1,990

12,874
1 3,446
13,225
13,660
17,120
15,690

422.9
392.2
487.3
485.8
548.1
498.9

12.0
12.0
14.4
14.3
14.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,843
2,219
2,834
3,432
3,374
2,507

16,988
17,785
15,772
20,773
19,472
17,532

450.3
405.7
425.6
493.6
577.1
508.6

11.0

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,074
3,018
4,333
3,688
3,245
2,480

14,599
1 5,875
15,925
17,040
18,287
17,960

480.8
480.7
555.9
621.6
601.2
579.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,512
2,820
3,352
2,889
3,994
3,009

17,870
16,143
15,884
18,891
18,066
16,500

524.1
490.0
498.5
578.7
664.8
590.6

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,610.5

62.8

313.4

326.5

865.9

187,331
203,847
233,379
250,147
271,304

4

92.8

100.8
98.0
96.3

108.8
93.3

9.4
9.2
10.5
11.4
11.0
10.1

9.2
10.1
12.0
13.5
12.9

7.7

13.13

82,861
91, 128
99,733
110,861
122,240

4

4

104,470
1 12,719
133,646
139,286
149,064

18,273
20,771
25,721
26,897
29,439

4

4

10,390
11,959
15,038
16,075
17,699

4

7,883
8,812
10,683
10.822
11,740

724.3
751.7
881.2
985.1
967.0

117.0
103.1
114.5
135.4
134.8

426.5
445.4
478.0
470.7
513.7

1,759.0
1,807.3
1,924.8
1,980.1
2,120.4

287,310
315,086
355,013
441,861
550,036

127,214
140,941
161,088
195,869
237,044

160,096
174,145
193,925
245,992
312,992

33,317
36,198
40,457
47,273
57,526

19,464
21,746
23,975
26,597
33,651

13,854
14,453
16,482
20,676
23,875

982.2
1,341.8
1,522.5
1,892.4

130.8
147.6
147.4
202.8

547.1
731.0
752.3
827.1

2,364.0
3,004.6
3,129.5
3,593.0

535,596
580.894
642,104
754,105

220,094
246,732
285,605
349,916

315,502
334,162
356,498
404,189

55,727
62,056
68,555
80,922

34,123
37,628
43,676
51,646

21,604
24,429
24,879
29,276

74.3
74.2
84.7
81.8
86.9
88.7

14.2

39.0
43.3
49.7
48.9
52.0
49.2

162.3
163.4
193.3
195.4
205.3
202.1

44,392
42,039
44,494
44,368
44,168
43,879

17,549
16,711
17,719
18,778
18,732
18,689

26,843
25,328
26,775
25,590
25,436
25,190

57,326
56,527
56,076
55,469
54,172
53,988

34,444
34,669
35,025
35,171
34,851
34,862

22,882
21,858
21,051
20,298
19,321
19,126

80.6
91.3
83.2
85.8
85.7
65.0

10.7

32.7
33.3
45.6
53.1
55.9
44.3

164.6
193.1
184.9
217.6
251.8
230.1

44,629
44,417
45,859
48,026
43,434
45,891

18,557
18,109
19,449
1 9,867
17,559
18,375

26,072
26,308
26,410
28,159
25,875
27,516

54,125
54,536
54,842
55,928
56,244
55,727

34,476
34,029
33,865
34,017
34,135
34,123

19,649
20,508
20,977
21,911
22,108
21,604

93.8

14.5

100.9
111.4
113.1
127.2
117.2

14.7
14.6
11.1
13.0

52.6
53.6
64.1
66.7
69.7
61.6

198.3
208.7
232.7
247.7
272.8
246.3

43,729
43,721
50,421
48,725
46,954
50,230

17,528
17,715
21,001
20,887
20,220
22,093

26,201
26,006
29,420
27,838
26,734
28,137

56,413
57,102
57,230
57,196
57,622
58,365

34,551
35,169
35,629
35,943
36,794
37,387

21,862
21,933
21,600
21,253
20,828
20,978

45.2
47.4
63.8
78.9
72.5
55.0

211.2
239.9
251.2
286.4
301.3
307.9

47,933
49,239
50,276
48,924
49.525
51,217

20,516
21,638
22,114
21,358
20,904
20,758

27,417
27,601
28,162
27,566
28,621
30,459

58,963
58,781
59,599
60,898
62,179
62,056

37,561
37,033
37,651
37,740
37,879
37,628

21,402
21,748
21,948
23,158
24,300
24,429

60.9
55.3
68.7
68.4
81.0
65.5

221.3
209.9
262.4
257.5
294.8
270.8

46,352
47,683
56,383
53,357
54,633
55,794

18,895
20,013
24,008
23,356
24,159
25,292

27,457
27,670
32,375
30,001
30,474
30,502

62,910
63,985
63,097
65,042
64,088
64,117

38,455
39,362
39,965
40,168
40,763
41,593

24,455
24,624
25,131
24,874
23,324
22,523

236.7
218.4
226.6
261.3
340.7
329.0

51,290
55,597
54,505
54,251
56,034
56,224

22,915
25,998
25,461
25,369
25,340
24,797

28,375
29,599
29,044
28,882
30,694
31,427

63,666
64,105
65,291
66,530
68,082
68,555

41,738
42,142
42,484
42,627
43,252
43,676

21,928
21,963
22,807
23,903
24,830
24,879

114.2
127.3
114.0
127.1
106.9
88.8

115.2
105.8
128.5
131.9
144.8
134.9

7.8
10.5
12.6

9.5
12.0

6.3
11.9
13.5
10.4
11.4

9.4

11.2

7.3
11.8
15.3
12.0
12.8
13.5

9.2
13.2
13.7
12.8
14.6

140.9
129.3
122.8
138.4
127.1
102.8

13.3

12.4
14.4
14.0

48.4
43.1
56.9
68.3
80.9
54.8

10.8
14.4
15.4
14.3
13.6
12.9

140.1
135.0
153.2
177.9
166.0
166.3

18.1
11.6
16.4
19.9
19.3
23.5

66.3
67.8
69.4
84.3
80.5
73.6

245.5
251.9
301.5
325.1
321.9
302.7

52,143
52,766
62,900
60,613
66,249
65,834

22,869
23,880
28,985
28,784
30,405
30,991

29,274
28,886
33,915
31,829
35,844
34,843

69,596
71,156
73,931
74,635
74,634
74,882

44,287
45,757
47,275
47,957
48,918
49,627

25,309
25,399
26,656
26,678
25,716
25,255

10.8
10.8
11.3
12.8
14.5

173.4
163.1
158.5
174.5
155.6
128.8

17.2

51.0
47.4
59.7
72.6
91.1
63.6

271.6
260.1
257.2
302.5
383.7
369.2

60,651
67,702
63,931
69,086
67,699
64,527

28,701
32,279
30,404
32,242
31,037
29,340

31,950
35,423
33,527
36,844
36,662
35,187

74,874
74,943
76,074
78,715
80,100
80,922

49,900
49,841
49,944
50,462
50,971
51,646

24,974
25,102
26,130
28,253
29,129
29,276

8.5
9.5
13.2
14.0

8.0

9.0

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




41.9

6.4
9.8

8.7
11.8
16.3
20.0
20.0

50

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE
ALL TYPES OF RETAIL STORES1
Estimated sales-unadjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences
Durable goods stores

YEAR AND
MONTH
All retail
stores2

Nondurable goods stores

Building materials, hardware,
garden supply, and mobile
home dealers

Automotive dea ers

Building
materials
and supply
stores

Motor
vehicle
dealers

Total2
Total2

Hardware
stores

Total2

Furniture, home furnishings,
and equipment stores

Auto and
home
supply
stores

Total

Furniture,
home
furnishing
stores

*

*

1947
1948
1949

122,406
133,619
133,783

37,542
42,888
44,983

7,375
8,405
7,896

5,204
6,007
5,648

2,171
2,398
2,248

17,621
20,726
23,628

6,760
7,356
7,240

4,167
4,503
4,284

2,593
2,853
2,956

84,864
90,731
88,800

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

147,213
156,548
162,353
169,135

54,275
54,479
55,270
60,371
58, 173

9,681
10,208
10,200
10,421
10,135

7,155
7,470
7,572
7,715
7,433

2,526
2,738
2,628
2,706
2,702

29,171
28,156
28,337
33,320
31,665

8,795
8,604
8,926
9,125
9,079

4,997
5,095
5,255
5,136
5,291

3,798
3,509
3,671
3,989
3,788

92,938
102,069
107,083
108,723
110,962

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

183,851
189,729
200,002
200,353
215,413

66,978
65,810
68,352
63,409
71,608

11,030
11,205
10,687
10,808
11,823

8,242
8,312
7,950
8,155
9,086

2,788
2,893
2,737
2,653
2,737

38,226
36,122
38,590
33,859
39,461

10,055
10,667
10,584
10,324
11,042

6,116
6,568
6,601
6,636

3,939
4,099
3,983
3,688

116,873
123,919
131,650
136,944
143,805

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

219,529
218,992

70,560
67,302
74,894
79,927
84,593

11,222
11,055
11,418
11,568
11,594

8,567
8,697
9,017
9,169
9,089

2,655
2,358
2,401
2,399
2,505

39,579
37,472
43,482
46,736
49,297

10,591
10,078
10,497
11,267
12,724

94,186
98,301
88,725
101,695
108,621

12,388
12,573
313,257
15,330
16,770

246,666
261,870

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

,

284,128
303,956
292,956
324,358
346,717

3

3

General
merchandise
group
stores

Total

Household
appliance
radio, TV

*

Millions of dollars

9,731
9,769
8,957
10,292
10,916
3

3

2,657
2,804
2,763
3,031
3,200

3

56,884
58,089
53,813
61,693
65,002

48,021
55,075
57,974

4,152
4,593
5,096

13,352
14,558
14,187
15,866
16,779

3

148,969
151,690
160,669
166,739
177,277

3

8,277
9,439
10,148

3

4,959
5,440
5,666

189,942
205,655
204,231
222,663
238,096

3

3

40,956
45,042
47,755

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

368,403
406,234
449,069
509,534
540,996

109,195
128,810
148,427
172,912
169,417

17,561
20,233
23,314
26,946
26,979

11,244
12,930
14,956
17,242
17,830

3,178
3,445
3,864
4,134
4,527

62,576
77,426
88,478
103,339
96,504

55,037
68,327
76,514
88,557
80,569

5,637
6,552
7,384
8,552
9,028

17,688
18,857
21,987
24,264
25,950

1 0,578
1 1,598
13,688
15,217
16,318

6,029
6,096
6,789
7,408
7,574

259,208
277,424
300,642
336,622
371,579

50,251
55,516
60,892
67,391
71,159

1975
1976
1977
1978

588,157
657,406
725,220
800,890

182,966
217,805
248,692
281,491

27,033
33,000
38,860
45,892

17,938
22,480
27,127
31,645

5,057
5,453
6,087
7,177

106,616
129,754
149,952
168,035

88,995
111,254
128,828
144,138

9,854
10,894
12,861
14,118

26,921
30,021
33,176
36,719

16,187
18,014
20,315
23,175

8,316
9,164
10,001
10,476

405,191
439,601
476,528
519,399

75,711
81,756
90,686
101,240

41,655
40,150
45,174
45,880
51,190
49,505

12,111
12,406
13,412
14,757
16,318
16,424

1,607
1,536
1,807
2,180
2,581
2,535

1,115
1,052
1,203
1,392
1,604
1,652

303
304
345
404
500
476

7,009
7,591
7,995
8,870
9,712
9,846

6,007
6,531
6,656
7,236
7,751
7,960

634
614
747
825
905
917

1,972
1,839
2,024
2,074
2,187
2,206

1,218
1,144
1,247
1,279
1,335
1,344

587
539
590
614
669
685

29,544
27,744
31,762
31,123
34,872
33,081

4,368
4,268
5,543
5,564
6,483
6,026

50,395
51,205
48,479
51,971
50,968
61,585

16,617
15,736
15,368
16,909
15,491
17,417

2,523
2,474
2,478
2,588
2,322
2,402

1,708
1,680
1,692
1,794
1,580
1,466

459
427
433
451
433
522

10,094
9,164
8,842
10,064
8,707
8,722

8,267
7,557
7,436
8,741
7,461
7,392

900
859
821
869
844
919

2,225
2,238
2,237
2,384
2,481
3,054

1,359
1,357
1,320
1,460
1,501
1,623

690
692
708
713
754
1,075

33,778
35,469
33,111
35,062
35,477
44,168

5,778
6,347
6,038
6,310
7,401
11,585

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

47,463
45,767
52,025
54,494
54,717
55,927

14,464
15,025
18,010
18,986
19,014
20,008

1,865
1,938
2,410
2,804
3,030
3,149

1,315
1,365
1,685
1,850
1,926
2,104

339
356
411
472
498
518

8,603
9,310
11,397
11,836
11,577
12,308

7,463
8,084
9,751
9,940
9,763
10,482

741
700
868
949
917
945

2,219
2,145
2,385
2,386
2,379
2,498

1,299
1,297
1,444
1,471
1,448
1,521

698
659
724
694
709
760

32,999
30,742
34,015
35,508
35,703
35,919

4,883
4,790
5,893
6,529
6,298
6,466

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

56,526
55,013
53,556
56,161
56,625
69,132

19,346
18,505
17,640
18,301
18,163
20,343

3,073
3,035
3,021
2,955
2,843
2,877

2,130
2,135
2,118
2,049
1,990
1,813

488
433
445
470
469
554

11,794
10,913
10,165
10,803
10,481
10,567

10,016
9,328
8,824
9,385
9,119
9,099

980
959
890
949
964
1,032

2,506
2,484
2,447
2,540
2,699
3,333

1,506
1,530
1,470
1,551
1,661
1,816

772
732
742
767
792
1,115

37,180
36,508
35,916
37,860
38,462
48,789

6,305
6,541
6,452
6,952
8,030
12,617

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

49,919
49,904
58,416
60,195
60,579
61,633

15,969
16,886
21,007
21,390
21,851
22,711

2,063
2,244
2,913
3,295
3,612
3,728

1,444
1,609
2,054
2,205
2,375
2,590

346
351
453
526
556
563

9,866
10,649
13,492
13,413
13,437
14,102

8,686
9,349
11,708
11,385
11,379
12,008

856
820
1,062
1,120
1,089
1,142

2,289
2,308
2,661
2,616
2,652
2,741

1,383
1,421
1,661
1,633
1,659
1,728

697
681
787
776
776
802

33,950
33,018
37,409
38,805
38,728
38,922

4,948
5,011
6,487
7,047
6,970
6,981

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

61,119
62,066
59,670
62,244
63,456
76,019

21,340
22,093
20,434
21,749
20,965
22,297

3,569
3,741
3,633
3,694
3,318
3,050

2,535
2,713
2,632
2,651
2,351
1,968

539
521
519
542
536
635

13,034
13,334
11,895
13,056
12,149
11,525

11,069
11,426
10,074
11,342
10,520
9,882

1,095
1,118
1,099
1,151
1,149
1,160

2,766
2,830
2,735
2,808
3,077
3,693

1,702
1,780
1,661
1,732
1,913
2,042

847
819
826
829
907
1,254

39,779
39,973
39,236
40,495
42,491
53,722

6,986
7,348
7,242
7,728
9,135
14,803

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

53,244
53,661
64,919
64,034
68,204
69,358

17,124
18,130
23,063
23,487
25,477
26,125

2,398
2,523
3,268
3,776
4,243
4,422

1,632
1,705
2,206
2,498
2,791
3,058

386
389
511
585
647
657

10,551
11,353
14,876
14,732
15,844
16,178

9,183
9,899
12,806
12,467
13,435
13,759

941
871
1,109
1,160
1,176
1,265

2,431
2,465
2,825
2,842
3,020
3,057

1,512
1,545
1,774
1,851
1,968
1,982

711
694
804
763
827
851

36,120
35,531
41,856
40,547
42,727
43,233

5,467
5,594
7,466
7,586
8,147
8,245

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

66,824
69,361
66,393
68,869
71,482
84,541

24,363
25,306
22,897
24,997
24,723
25,7i9

4,251
4,508
4,237
4,429
4,110
3,727

3,006
3,262
3,038
3,173
2,869
2,407

614
615
637

14,736
1 5,055
13,081
14,826
13,988
12,815

12,466
12,838
11,190
12,905
12,181
11,009

1,214
1,268
1,231
1,293
1,297
1,293

2,979
3,186
3,093
3,190
3,522
4,109

1,900
2,053
1,949
2,029
2,259
2,353

845
892
892,
906
993
1,298

42,461
44,055
43,496
43,872
46,759
58,742

7,629
8,316
8,180
8,425
10,085
16,100

1975: January. . . ,
February , . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

May

!

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




674
797

^ Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 215.

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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALL TYPES OF RETAIL STORES1

)

, —
Estimated sales- unadjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences
Nondurable goods stores

YEAR AND
MONTH

General
merchandise group

Department
stores

Apparel and accessory stores

Food stores

Variety
stores

Total

Grocery
stores

Gasoline
service
stations

Men's
and boys'
clothing

2

Total

Women's
clothing,
spec,
stores,
furriers

Shoe
stores

Eating and
drinking
places

Drug and
proprietary
stores

Liquor
stores

Mail-order
houses
(dept.
store
mdse.)

Millions of dollars

9,108
9,579
9,083

2,363
2,556
2,555

27,577
30,093
30, 101

22,907
25,215
25,248

5,979
7,077
7,590

9,467
9,971
9,493

2,451
2,450
2,317

3,753
4,086
3,817

1,487
1,510
1,498

11,183
11,218
10,994

3,904
4,050
4,074

2,752
2,77 1

1,194
1,328
1,178

1950 . .
1951
1952
1953
1954

9,649
10,095
10,277
10,370
10,272

2,632
2,859
2,996
3,095
3,027

31,889
35,951
38,039
39,130
40,106

26,886
30,346
32,238
33,623
34,993

8,240
9,151
9,976
10,536
11,443

9,485
10,209
10,633
10,256
10, 147

2,306
2,461
2,497
2,249
2,239

3,722
4,049
4,233
4,089
4,009

1,556
1,684
1,693
1,736
1,809

11,158
12,207
12,688
13,003
13,127

4,205
4,547
4,717
4,790
4,940

2,669
2,975
3,165
3,325
3,415

1,258
1,309
1,339
1^27
1,222

1955
1956
1957 , .
1958 . .
1959.

10,882
11,327

3,295
3,423
3,523
3,609

42,010
44,223
47,786
50,263
51,739

36,919
39,180
42,444
44,547
46,132

12,411
13,738
15,070
15,757
16,793

10,791
1 1,610
12,277
12,559
13,239

2,294
2,469
2,487
2,349
2,544

4,207
4,541
4,914
4,994
5,271

2,009
2,068
2091
2,222
2,330

13,662
14,317
14,787
14,792
15,618

5,232
5,775
6,325
6,600
7,150

3,546
3,944
4,212
4,439
4,743

1,331
1,407
1,477
1,536

48,610

17,588
17,007
17,644
18,319
19,196

13,631
13,614
14,164
14,233
15,295

2,644

5,295

2,437

16,146
15,549
16,434
17,194
18,462

7,538
7,629
7,917

4,893
4,433
4,892
5,138
5,410

64,215
68,991
73,894

20,611
21,792
3
22,575
24,984
26,554

15,765
17,291
3
16,342
17,966
19,465

1947
1948
1949

12,563

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

22,224

54,023
53,398
55,643
57,254
60,224

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

25,014
27,868
3
31,119
34,577
37,034

5,308
5,760
6,077

64,016
68,137
3
69,371
74,796
80,131

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

38,472
43,054
47,287
52,590
55,449

6,605
6,638
7,164
7.373
7,746

88,675
92,587
99,035
111,430
125,955

81,516
85,330
91,685
103,508
117,199

29,181
30,912
33,389
36,956
43,048

1975 .
1976
1977
1978

59,437
65,651
73,647
81,850

8,025
7,199
7,095
7,359

138,371
147,972
157,941
171,997

129,182
138,172
147,759
160,506

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,370
3,283
4,296
4,372
5,075
4,731

463
479
623
582
703
628

11,102
10,174
11,252
10,693
12,281
11,337

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,516
4,955
4,791
4,981
5,879
9,188

586
694
615
647
729
1,276

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,810
3,729
4,633
5,227
5,030
5,211

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3

3

' '

2,939
3,308
3,728

20,201
22,098
3
23,510
26,082
27,847

7,748
8,687
9,173
10,585
11,222

3,630
3,685
3,977
4,517
4,358

1 2,359
13,377
13,458
14,751

3,384
3,763
4,214

3

20,194
22,110
24,127
27,683
28,878

4,371
4,713
5,465
5,940
5,939

45,573
51,985
56,468
59,270

31,300
33,712
35,565
39,413

6,355
6,535
6,943
8,127

10,418
9,510
10,495
9,953
11,471
10,540

3,545
3,303
3,706
3,754
4,023
4,063

2,061
1,873
2,420
2,277
2,611
2,420

448
393
477
454
541
527

12,008
12,348
11,249
12,010
11,557
12,360

11,213
11,555
10,492
11,215
10,812
11,508

4,408
4,446
4,075
4,142
3,962
4,146

2,307
2,671
2,564
2,695
2,823
4,578

486
493
586
588
558
544

12,305
11,030
11,732
12,113
12,356
12,235

11,570
10,298
10,939
11,291
11,516
11,377

3,971
3,778
4,110
4,190
4,283
4,441

5,027
5,247
5,261
5,642
6,556
10,278

540
552
518
561
615
1,158

13,151
12,175
12,217
12,758
12,045
13,855

12,287
11,339
11,415
11,921
11,267
12,952

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .

3,989
4,017
5,225
5,661
5,637
5,660

391
418
536
612
558
559

12,081
11,667
12,821
13,200
13,028
13,302

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . .-.
November . .
December . .

5,632
5,970
5,933
6,329
7,472
12,122

573
567
523
567
628
1,163

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,441
4,526
6,035
6,158
6,594
6.692

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,124
6,698
6,648
6,797
8,136
13,001

3

8,476
9,186
3

5,674
6,081
6,574
7,175
7,648

3

10,789
11,758
12,542

3

31,065
32,868
36,180
40,402
44,673

13,839
14,384
15,331
17,016
18,444

8,312
9,186
9,689
10,205
11,001

3,533
3,947
4,337
4,978
5,409

4,633
5,033
5,650
6,387

44,174
57,211
63,276
69,145

19,872
21,620
23,196
24,787

11,809
12,357
12,967
13,764

5,567
6,126
6,765
7,050

811
740
941
888
1,031
947

302
275
389
347
396
362

3,645
3,461
3,856
4,020
4,555
4,598

1,515
1,463
1,571
1,545
1,679
1,640

860
799
899
866
1,016
978

321
357
425
425
404
378

460
495
468
510
572
1,010

931
1,070
1,039
1,123
1,124
1,714

340
422
431
410
409
550

4,577
4,773
4,304
4,532
4,324
4,422

1,618
1,663
1,592
1,652
1,613
2,321

1,042
1,026
944
1,002
1,009
1,368

411
460
483
590
642
671

2,310
2,072
2,405
2,793
2,588
2,608

478
390
447
521
499
531

917
855
970
1,083
1,049
1,047

344
310
376
472
384
385

4,191
4,007
4,369
4,584
5,048
5,053

1,626
1,605
1,725
1,746
1,753
1,773

908
849
916
958
1,008
1,033

340
401
538
485
413
408

4,708
4,597
4,349
4,489
4,433
4,636

2,598
2,723
2,741
2,927
3,038
4,909

486
482
476
535
602
1,088

1,051
1,064
1,131
1,208
1,211
1,791

381
439
453
446
433
610

5,297
5,290
4,936
4,971
4,589
4,876

1,753
1,776
1,701
1,782
1,795
2,585

1,129
1,019
984
1,045
1,049
1,459

424
511
506
626
814
660

11,351
10,938
11,989
12,328
12,181
12,431

4,331
4,046
4,545
4,739
4,816
4,849

2,309
2,191
2,632
2,926
2,693
2,672

489
421
475
555
522
533

868
872
1,030
1,064
1,027
988

354
334
416
502
425
417

4,421
4,425
4,926
5,187
5,600
5,674

1,731
1,727
1,867
1,888
1,894
1,876

910
927
981
1,011
1,041
1,080

391
420
603
516
475
464

13,899
13,200
13,310
13,258
13,227
14,948

13,050
12,364
12,484
12,373
12,375
13,895

5,087
4,995
4,719
4,788
4,678
4,875

2,619
2,919
2,867
3,085
3,383
5,269

480
510
503
570
716
1,169

977
1,090
1,136
1,215
1,262
1,929

422
499
515
514
538
714

5,804
5,826
5,408
5,419
5,182
5,404

1,861
1,908
1,863
1,912
1,908
2,761

1,138
1,072
1,033
1,072
1,111
1,591

471
575
550
721
878
701

401
430
574
548
593
591

12,928
12,658
14,368
13,693
14,342
14,735

12,121
11,859
13,430
12,800
13,378
13,758

4,502
4,282
4,771
4,756
5,018
5,117

2,371
2,227
3,042
2,924
3,024
3,016

499
444
568
578
591
620

864
846
1,158
1,101
1,133
1,114

410
361
551
511
512
502

4,767
4,670
5,512
5,653
? 5,959
6,152

1,864
1,829
2,043
1,908
2,020
2,024

950
932
1,049
1,021
1,097
1,151

439
435
595
537
533
495

571
612
571
595
672
1,201

14,792
14,636
14,709
14,175
14,587
16,374

13,841
13,674
13,778
13,182
13,575
15,110

5,144
5,247
5,057
5,129
5,064
5,183

2,879
3,330
3,362
3,406
3,836
5,996

564
620
621
688
865
1,469

1,104
1,257
1,316
1,321
1,397
2,140

453
553
576
560
598
800

6,320
6,442
6,044
5,910
5,679
6,037

1,967
2,055
1,985
2,046
2,100
2,946

1,194
1,174
1,160
1,135
1,209
1,692

497
586
549
771
896
717

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediate!
following these tables.




3

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6,395
6,979
7,369

2,657
2,985
3,240

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALL TYPES OF RETAIL STORES1
Estimated sales-adjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences
Durable goods stores
YEAR AND
MONTH
All retail
stores2

Building materials, hardware,
garden supply, and mobile
home dealers

Automotive dealers

Building
materials
and supply
stores

Motor
vehicle
dealers

Total2
Total2

*

Hardware
stores

*

Total2

*

Nondurable goods stores
Furniture, homefurnishings,
and equipment stores
Auto and
home
supply
stores

Total

Furniture,
home
furnishing
stores

Household
appliance,
radio,
TV

Total

General
merchandise
group
stores

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

i

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

!

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
46,357
47,178
46,210
46,618
48,572
48,859

14,149
14,711
13,501
14,152
14,880
15,087

2,175
2,096
2,040
2,088
2,233
2,228

1,454
1,384
1,344
1,385
1,482
1,482

404
409
394
396
435
423

8,077
8,705
7,589
8,159
8,655
8,754

7,311
7,919
6,812
7,360
7,821
7,909

766
786
777
799
834
845

2,136
2,121
2,114
2,151
2,209
2,242

1,331
1,307
1,284
1,293
1,310
1,333

624
630
638
662
702
710

32,208
32,467
32,709
32,466
33,692
33,772

5,900
6,006
6,077
5,926
6,434
6,349

49,469
50,037
50,330
50,413
51,175
51,923

15,476
15,580
15,882
16,102
16,552
16,787

2,232
2,268
2,323
2,346
2,428
2,485

1,475
1,485
1,524
1,560
1,629
1,675

422
423
435
427
434
441

9,129
9,195
9,349
9,517
9,807
9,928

8,290
8,364
8,515
8,691
8,966
9,063

839
831
834
826
841
865

2,227
2,219
2,292
2,316
2,365
2,407

1,338
1,329
1,372
1,397
1,423
1,432

689
689
714
709
730
758

33,993
34,457
34,448
34,311
34,623
35,136

6,275
6,399
6,425
6,239
6,504
6,582

..

52,898
52,915
52,935
53,664
53,330
54,395

17,203
17,634
17,466
17,937
17,704
18,099

2,573
2,615
2,642
2,678
2,682
2,710

1,760
1,784
1,826
1,832
1,833
1,836

448
471
456
456
445
450

10,141
10,577
10,358
10,734
10,529
10,804

9,271
9,696
9,469
9,844
9,656
9,924

870
881
889
890
873
880

2,446
2,435
2,442
2,475
2,459
2,479

1,447
1,451
1,453
1,480
1,461
1,477

756
761
763
754
758
759

35,695
35,281
35,469
35,727
35,626
36,296

6,602
6,637
6,613
6,648
6,489
6,703

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

54,622
54,944
54,973
55,558
56,196
57,572

18,094
18,212
18,015
18,273
18,837
19,581

2,735
2,755
2,789
2,752
2,900
3,004

1,859
1,865
1,889
1,844
1,976
2,060

449
440
441
451
468
464

10,790
10,829
10,647
10,901
11,343
11,885

9,885
9,904
9,743
9,974
10,412
10,910

905
925
904
927
931
975

2,503
2,497
2,484
2,512
2,546
2,591

1,487
1,510
1,505
1,527
1,554
1,571

761
752
746
764
761
777

36,528
36,732
36,958
37,285
37,359
37,991

6,726
6,793
6,848
6,911
6,937
6,984

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

57,506
58,555
58,961
59,309
59,552
59,364

19,506
19,977
20,354
20,335
20,483
20,171

2,911
3,054
3,172
3,176
3,215
3,196

2,014
2,154
2,223
2,216
2,243
2,244

470
474
492
498
500
494

11,906
12,128
12,323
12,256
12,319
12,109

10,895
11,094
11,239
11,196
11,266
11,058

1,011
1,034
1,084
1,060
1,053
1,051

2,604
2,676
2,705
2,705
2,746
2,724

1,584
1,630
1,653
1,648
1,676
1,676

791
803
828
828
831
812

38,000
38,578
38,607
38,974
39,069
39,193

7,034
7,108
7,169
7,231
7,204
7,281

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

60,441
60,689
60,981
62,020
62,684
62,546

20,672
20,891
21,152
21,514
21,644
21,599

3,245
3,283
3,342
3,394
3,345
3,300

2,272
2,301
2,340
2,369
2,325
2,262

508
518
514
526
527
532

12,495
12,604
12,768
13,022
13,144
13,091

11,436
11,546
11,671
11,917
12,009
11,997

1,059
1,058
1,097
1,105
1,135
1,094

2,783
2,780
2,783
2,813
2,847
2,895

1,704
1,720
1,704
1,730
1,757
1,779

839
818
833
837
848
879

39,769
39,798
39,829
40,506
41,040
40,947

7,604
7,567
7,552
7,810
7,844
8,028

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

62,220
63,040
64,100
65,305
65,861
66,392

21,115
21,457
21,989
22,954
23,118
23,467

3,383
3,444
3,513
3,749
3,741
3,816

2,279
2,301
2,390
2,583
2,577
2,650

527
529
548
564
568
580

12,813
12,888
13,312
13,874
13,901
14,140

11,705
11,791
12,194
12,744
12,777
12,979

1,108
1,097
1,118
1,130
1,124
1,161

2,790
2,863
2,842
3,001
3,067
3,036

1,738
1,776
1,748
1,902
1,954
1,926

823
820
833
843
861
859

41,105
41,583
42,111
42,351
42,743
42,925

7,872
7,977
8,052
8,172
8,361
8,457

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

66,794
67,469
68,006
69,164
69,871
70,832

23,563
23,903
24,004
24,837
25,000
25,457

3,877
3,926
3,924
4,039
4,128
4,156

2,696
2,743
2,734
2,793
2,818
2,849

590
606
625
649
661
682

14,049
14,284
14,323
14,899
14,786
15,002

12,878
13,081
13,094
13,656
13,530
13,733

1,171
1,203
1,229
1,243
1,256
1,269

3,040
3,102
3,148
3,196
3,252
3,262

1,927
1,963
2,013
2,027
2,065
2,073

857
890
886
915
934
916

43,231
43,566
44,002
44,327
44,871
45,375

8,456
8,492
8,530
8,539
8,627
8,872

1975: January. . , .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
..
May

June

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 216 and 217.

53

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALL TYPES OF RETAI L STORES1
Estimated sales—adjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences
Nondurable goods stores

YEAR AND
MONTH

General
merchandise group

Department
stores

Apparel and accessory stores

Food stores

Variety
stores

Total

Grocery
stores

Gasoline
service
stations

Total2

Men's
and boys'
clothing

Women's
clothing
spec,
stores,
furriers

Eating and
drinking
places

Shoe
stores

Drug and
proprietary
stores

Liquor
stores

Mail-order
houses
(dept.
store
mdse.)

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

! .

...

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 .
1972
1973 .
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
4,591
4,683
4,757
4,636
5,035
4,975

646
657
654
647
712
678

11,155
11,178
11,340
11,094
11,505
11,523

10,408
10,439
10,590
10,335
10,731
10,755

3,755
3,775
3,817
3,815
3,879
3,929

2,466
2,509
2,503
2,467
2,627
2,617

502
537
526
501
543
541

981
967
984
973
1,028
1,030

360
370
368
352
402
394

4,028
4,081
4,025
4,140
4,218
4,273

1,595
1,588
1,595
1,604
1,664
1,672

959
952
968
953
995
987

444
450
418
447
454
460

4,946
5,030
5,054
4,893
5,126
5,188

638
688
686
662
675
666

11,695
11,713
11,739
11,770
11,778
11,855

10,929
10,942
10,963
10,995
10,999
11,065

4,040
4,171
4,091
4,057
4,047
4,158

2,594
2,694
2,654
2,626
2,660
2,718

537
540
536
524
536
526

1,025
1,092
1,048
1,050
1,043
1,071

385
395
403
393
399
403

4,238
4,269
4,295
4,409
4,490
4,540

1,670
1,678
1,683
1,677
,705
,709

995
995
1,000
1,003
992
991

470
470
495
480
442
531

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,198
5,237
5,229
5,317
5,186
5,400

672
664
651
603
584
574

12,174
11,913
11,961
12,096
12,122
12,219

11,377
11.121
11,162
11,291
11,312
11,388

4,184
4,188
4,215
4,220
4,191
4,262

2,731
2,738
2,707
2,719
2,713
2,804

529
519
525
526
520
555

1,097
1,110
1,073
1,092
1,094
1,138

406
407
410
406
403
409

4,626
4,574
4,604
4,621
4,709
4,740

,717
,707
,749
1,762
1,774
1,796

1,001
996
1,002
1,021
1,017
1,035

470
499
504
509
473
498

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5,405
5,471
5,550
5,586
5,627
5,647

576
574
566
577
571
593

12,249
12,363
12,398
12,529
12,489
12,771

11,419
11,535
11,577
11,699
11,676
11,970

4,303
4,341
4,371
4,418
4,505
4,604

2,838
2,815
2,830
2,850
2,821
2,858

555
543
542
551
545
558

1,126
1,113
1,130
1,127
1,112
1,090

423
426
423
426
420
436

4,807
4,827
4,868
4,864
4,831
4,920

1,794
1,807
1,813
1,833
1,847
1,888

1,039
1,029
1,028
1,046
1,035
1,038

501
510
522
516
519
532

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April . .
May
June

5,715
5,763
5,799
5,824
5,835
5,896

560
574
593
618
587
592

12,554
12,793
12,899
13,021
13,064
13,138

11,751
11,980
12,074
12,158
12,242
12,308

4,619
4,600
4,646
4,770
4,706
4,665

2,835
2,959
2,899
2,860
2,894
2,884

553
574
556
558
564
559

1,090
1,155
1,112
1,078
1,091
1,077

431
456
437
440
451
448

4,940
5,206
5,153
5,192
5,313
5,259

1,863
1,883
1,894
1,909
1,909
1,908

1,038
1,101
1,063
1,070
1,078
1,072

539
547
568
562
529
573

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,182
6,167
6,148
6,374
6,397
6,507

619
580
568
589
582
590

13,171
13,214
13,262
13,414
13,612
13,465

12,335
12,376
12,410
12,536
12,718
12,563

4,739
4,702
4,699
4,747
4,751
4,800

2,928
2,948
2,917
3,031
3,106
3,015

560
569
570
588
637
588

1,083
1,113
1,108
1,144
1,159
1,144

474
474
481
495
508
500

5,291
5,301
5,318
5,334
5,460
5,404

1,933
1,929
1,965
1,981
1,967
2,004

1,072
1,066
1,063
1,083
,107
,100

574
575
564
576
571
559

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,436
6,522
6,560
6,629
6,777
6,857

579
592
588
608
615
616

13,778
13,895
14,011
14,071
14,182
14,185

12,881
13,003
13,102
13,169
13,246
13,254

4,794
4,860
4,858
4,848
4,877
4,883

2,976
3,036
3,092
3,182
3,216
3,234

574
607
620
632
644
648

1,113
1,130
1,178
1,206
1,196
1,202

506
506
512
528
531
538

5,436
5,488
5,682
5,676
5,643
5,702

1,996
1,999
2,019
2,011
2,022
2,038'

,105
,104
,123
,115
,126
,126

581
579
578
593
602
604

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,842
6,870
6,889
6,873
6,948
7,073

625
618
620
620
625
623

14,414
14,489
14,526
14,672
14,894
14,975

13,477
13,525
13,548
13,674
13,852
13,901

4,876
4,922
5,022
5,078
5,141
5,137

3,265
3,324
3,391
3,401
3,469
3,492

664
692
705
720
746
747

1,242
1,262
1,276
1,260
1,267
1,298

520
523
532
542
562
563

5,772
5,835
5,914
5,928
5,909
6,073

2,058
2,084
2,101
2,109
2,160
2,165

,132
,165
,179
,179
1,195
1,192

601
587
585
588
585
570

1975: January, . . .
February . . .
March
April .
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1977:

1978:

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




54

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALL TYPES OF RETAIL STORES
Estimated inventories, book value, end of period-unadjusted for seasonal variation1
Durable goods stores
YEAR AND
MONTH

All
retail
stores

*

Total2

Building
materials
and supply
stores

Automotive
dealers

Nondurable goods stores

Furniture,
home furnishings, and
equipment
stores

General
merchandise group
Total2

*

Food stores
Department
stores

Total

Apparel
and
accessory
stores

*
Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

13,564
15,388
14,733

5,211
6,437
6,134

1,179
1,412
1,434

1,620
2,126
1,963

1,170
1,401
1,232

8,353
8,951
8,599

2,456
2,561
2,502

1,683
1,780
1,749

1,700
1,907
1,871

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

18,566
19,723
19,695
20, 147
19,698

8,132
8,918
8,793
9,074
8,625

1,967
2,113
2,146
2,108
2,073

2,570
2,908
2,815
3,047
2,805

1,830
1,869
1,825
1,817
1,714

10,434
10,805
10,902
11,073
11,073

3,062
3,078
3,217
3,196
2,966

2,202
2,290
2,295
2,376
2,543

2,202
2,252
2,240
2,337
2^15

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

21,495
22,226
23,404
23,209
24,412

9,876
9,969
10,863
10,209
10,721

2,167
2,235
2,279
2,312
2,349

3,763
3,541
4,371
3,871
4,003

1,810
1,894
1,864
1,826
1,931

11,619
12,257
12,541
13,000
13,691

3,258
3,401
3,443
3,490
3,821

2,609
2,743
2,852
2,937
2,978

2,400
2,647
2,800
2,780
3,015

1960
1961
1962
1963.
1964

25,936
25,414
27,071
28,500
30, 181

11,621
10,759
11,460
12,199
12,918

2,323
2,300
2,279
2,321
2,520

4,899
4,375
4,883
5,482
5,651

1,941
1,761
1,889
2,026
2,165

14,315
14,655
15,61 1
16,301
17,263

3,911
4,521
4,979
5,288
5,840

3,168
3,116
3,268
3,432
3,632

3,147
2,883
3,153
3,120
3,219

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

33,435
37,031
3
34,561
38,113
41,610

14,811
16,771
3
13,917
16,290
17,877

2,443
2,545
3
2,657
2,796
2,807

7,162
7,888
3
6,736
8,253
9,193

2,323
2,731
3
2,688
2,940
3,171

18,624
20,260
3
20,644
21,823
23,733

6,373
7,179
3
6,818
7,388
8,004

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

42,808
48,895
53,791
61,835
69,644

17,482
21,273
23,820
28,065
32,590

2,877
3,547
4,097
4,641
4,910

8,410
11,136
11,665
14,270
16,770

3,330
3,546
4,379
4,776
5,428

25,326
27,622
29,971
33,770
37,054

8,834
10,013
10,928
12,173
12,595

6,283
6,997
7,639
8,349
8,890

5,166
5,685
6,071
7,050
8,164

4,245
4,618
4,976
5,530
5,798

1975
1976
1977
1978

70,273
77,617
87,361
99,342

33,130
37,607
42,755
49,815

5,239
6,215
7,179
8,288

16,478
18,623
22,142
25,530

5,711
6,115
6,513
7,614

37,143
40,010
44,606
49,527

12,426
13,643
15,673
17,766

9,070
10,143
11,919
13,160

8,190
8,840
9,474
10,209

5,758
6,229
7,340
8,328

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

68,558
68,723
69,962
70,349
70,079
69,797

32,521
31,903
32,386
32,773
33,012
32,939

4,959
5,079
5,167
5,224
5,262
5,326

16,767
15,960
16,324
16,654
16,871
16,644

5,246
5,169
5,148
5,150
5,173
5,232

36,037
36,820
37,576
37,576
37,067
36,858

12,109
12,351
13,006
13,124
12,931
12,823

8,464
8,608
9,182
9,317
9,250
9,113

7,818
7,849
7,894
7,867
7,841
7,836

5,589
5,831
6,025
6,025
5,991
5,843

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

69,529
68,764
70,924
74,669
75,268
70,273

32,399
31,143
32,054
32,970
33,572
33,130

5,199
5,233
5,207
5,334
5,334
5,239

16,202
14,873
15,481
15,863
16,268
16,478

5,264
5,375
5,503
5,724
5,820
5,711

37,130
37,621
38,870
41,699
41,696
37,143

12,984
13,308
13,879
15,599
15,424
12,426

9,233
9,529
10,011
11,403
11,417
9,070

7,855
7,858
8,031
8,299
8,301
8,190

5,866
6,007
6,347
6,681
6,646
5,758

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

70,320
72,366
74,821
76,033
75,893
76,383

33,351
34,189
35,434
36,042
36,081
36,336

5,418
5,586
5,859
5,972
6,010
5,961

16,648
17,231
17,919
18,123
18,026
18,025

5,592
5,537
5,692
5,826
5,842
5,900

36,969
38,177
39,387
39,991
39,812
40,047

12,555
13,186
13,998
14,506
14,609
14,447

9,147
9,590
10,265
10,717
10,799
10,575

8,014
8,092
8,155
8,266
8,267
8,307

5,676
5,953
6,237
6,278
6,221
6,292

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

75,878
75,069
77,612
80,348
82,103
77,617

36,001
34,426
35,542
36,489
37,794
37,607

6,023
6,057
6,194
6,313
6,358
6,215

17,557
15,920
16,559
16,863
17,822
18,623

5,923
5,899
6,126
6,345
6,442
6,115

39,877
40,643
42,070
43,859
44,309
40,010

14,386
14,723
15,311
16,222
16,317
13,643

10,492
10,762
11,197
12,047
12,321
10,143

8,268
8,308
8,388
8,745
9,122
8,840

6,351
6,601
6,995
7,188
7,125
6,229

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

77,882
79,350
82,562
83,653
83,960
84,500

38,108
38,846
40,303
40,647
40,896
41,102

6,369
6,683
6,949
6,990
7,070
7,023

18,973
19,462
20,373
20,559
20,635
20,777

6,114
6,199
6,292
6,353
6,363
6,404

39,774
40,504
42,259
43,006
43,064
43,398

13,583
14,255
15,002
15,463
15,695
15,861

10,073
10,594
11,264
11,606
11,782
11,851

8,697
8,573
8,876
8,965
9,067
9,118

6,100
6,290
6,701
6,823
6,815
6,890

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

84,367
84,025
86,661
90,096
92,545
87,361

40,956
39,289
40,068
41,385
42,780
42,755

6,969
7,006
7,165
7,120
7,197
7,179

20,670
18,839
18,986
19,973
21,199
22,142

6,296
6,294
6,484
6,548
6,667
6,513

43,411
44,736
46,593
48,711
49,765
44,606

16,000
16,830
17,629
18,947
19,385
15,673

11,835
12,471
13,125
14,350
14,876
11,919

9,009
8,944
9,112
9,405
9,414
9,474

6,951
7,238
7,698
8,038
8,249
7,340

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May .
June

87,670
89,252
93,094
95,152
95,407
95,657

43,634
44,698
46,059
47,310
47,266
47,012

7,449
7,818
8,046
8,839
8,267
8,349

22,662
23,058
23,738
23,831
23,935
23,583

6,501
6,602
6,802
7,055
7,137
7,180

44,036
44,554
47,035
47,842
48,141
48,645

15,554
15,871
17,384
18,071
18,241
18,342

11,796
11,877
13,178
13,725
13,847
13,880

9,206
9,213
9,530
9,470
9,610
9,790

7,101
7,359
7,626
7,836
7,888
7,941

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

95,678
95,755
98,166
102,864
105,997
99,342

46,540
44,905
45,676
47,876
49,563
49,815

8,306
8,240
8,295
8,306
8,370
8,288

22,952
20,909
21,165
22,630
23,865
25,530

7,262
7,452
7,595
7,901
7,870
7,614

49,138
50,850
52,490
54,988
56,434
49,527

18,565
19,430
20,372
21,680
22,237
17,766

13,790
14,336
15,047
16,113
16,562
13,160

9,755
9,822
9,910
10,280
10,506
10,209

8,225
8,656
9,132
9,522
9,688
8,328

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




3,174
3,519
4,097
4,846
5,217
5,556

3

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 217 and 218.

3,864
4,069
4,327
4,561
4,972

3

3

3,575
3,829
3,598
3,808
4,249

55

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALLTYPES OF RETAIL STORES

Estimated inventories, book value, end of period—adjusted for seasonal variation *
Nondurable goods stores

Durable goods stores
YEAR AND
MONTH

Aff retell
stores

*

Total2

Building
materials
and supply
stores

Automotive
dealers

Total2

Food stores
Total

Department
stores

Apparel and
accessory
stores

*
Millions of dollars

*

*

Furniture,
home
furnishings,
and equipment
stores

General
merchandise group

1947
1948
1949

14,241
16,007
15,470

5,346
6,572
6,261

7,275
1,532
1,530

1,526
1,992
1,881

1,238
1,483
1,266

9,435
9,209

2,819
2,855
2,867

1,683
1,780
1,725

1,896
2,126
2.113

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

19,460
21,050
21,031
21,488
20,926

8,290
9,628
9,491
9,781
9,270

2,098
2,380
2,400
2,340
2,281

2,455
3,130
3,033
3,283
3,013

1,881
1,951
1,905
1,895
1,785

11,170
1 1,422
11,540
11,707
11,656

3,508
3,587
3,736
3,686
3,401

2.171
2,181
2,196
2.287

2,488
2,491
2,489
2,620
2,601

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

22,769
23,402
24,451
24,113
25,305

10,532
10,495
11,283
10,526
11,029

2,355
2,388
2,394
2,406
2,435

4,012
3,727
4,520
3,966
4,105

1,878
1,957
1,922
1,879
1,983

12,237
12,907
13,168
13,587
14,276

3,706
3,834
3,843
3,865
4,198

2,S60
2,719
2,852
2,943
2,984

2,682
2,912
3,024
2,967
3,194

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

26,813
26,221
27,941
29,386
31,094

11,923
11,062
11,798
12,572
13,318

2,408
2,381
2,359
2,403
2,609

5,015
4,487
5,013
5,623
5,784

1,987
1,802
1,935
2,080
2,227

14,890
15, 159
16,143
16,814
17,776

4,278
4,917
5,395
5,709
6,276

3,171
3,132
3,281
3,435
3,628

3,323
3,044
3,326
3,288
3,386

34,405
38,073
3
35,299
38,945
42,517

15,253
17,258
3
14,151
16,580
18,206

2,529
2,635
3
2,742
2,885
2,900

7^16

8,041
6,839
8,404
9,381

2,392
2,813
3
2,732
2,988
3,216

19,152
20,815
3
21,148
22,365
24,31 1

6,827
7,673
3
7,286
7,875
8,538

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

43,867
50,063
55,079
63,237
71,067

17,908
21,687
24,238
28,418
32,861

2,981
3,683
4,268
4,844
5,131

8,679
11,363
11,855
14,356
16,737

3,374
3,585
4,414
4,800
5,439

25,959
28,376
30,841
34,819
38,206

9,438
10,728
11,743
13,137
13,647

6,713
7,499
8,214
9,016
9,642

5,095
5,601
5,981
6,946
8,043

4,422
4,820
5,200
5,791
6.071

1975
1976
1977
1978

71,744
79,273
89,210
101,538

33,356
37,841
42,970
50,100

5,474
6,481
7,494
8,651

16,347
18,420
21,836
25,178

5,717
6,115
6,585
7,699

38,388
41,432
46,240
51,438

13,521
14,886
17,127
19,437

9,869
11,061
12,984
14,336

8,069
8,709
9,352
10,098

6,029
6,516
7,654
8,666

70,529
69,658
69,390
69,487
69,565
69,653

32,689
31,626
31,505
31,759
32,046
32,160

5,097
5,074
5,031
5,052
5,074
5,216

16,536
15,391
15,400
15,756
16,037
15,943

5,359
5,296
5,216
5,160
5,189
5,253

37,840
38,032
37,885
37,728
37,519
37,493

13,290
13,144
13,251
13,169
13,014
13,009

9,311
9,216
9,341
9,308
9,269
9,280

7,913
7,952
7,918
7,875
7,865
7,875

6,042
6,093
6,088
6,092
6,126
6,042

70,273
70,685
71,653
72,501
71,835
71,744

32,478
32,926
33,699
33,462
33,351
33,356

5,199
5,265
5,276
5,404
5,437
5,474

16,170
16,581
17,182
16,751
16,533
16,347

5,323
5,407
5,459
5,530
5,585
5,717

37,795
37,759
37,954
39,039
38,484
38,388

13,157
13,191
13,291
14,050
13,674
13,521

9,450
9,519
9,635
10,218
9,917
9,869

7,958
8,002
8,104
8,128
7,982
8,069

6,010
5,948
5,988
6,096
6,042
6,029

72,342
73,402
74,185
75,147
75,425
76,305

33,468
33,889
34,455
34,997
35,109
35,614

5,563
5,575
5,694
5,776
5,807
5,856

16,354
16,632
16,921
17,194
17,184
17,365

5,700
5,673
5,767
5,838
5,865
5,924

38,874
39,513
39,730
40,150
40,316
40,691

13,844
14,086
14,282
14,532
14,694
14,638

10,107
10,301
10,453
10,685
10,810
10,747

8,111
8,199
8,180
8,283
8,292
8,332

6,130
6,227
6,326
6,361
6,374
6,507

76,661
76,976
78,218
77,913
78,356
79,273

36,083
36,248
37,237
36,921
37,516
37,841

6,029
6,100
6,263
6,390
6,475
6,481

17,522
17,650
18,358
17,788
18,112
18,420

5,995
5,935
6,071
6,119
6,188
6,115

40,578
40,728
40,981
40,992
40,840
41,432

14,575
14,572
14,619
14,565
14,444
14,886

10,739
10,741
10,756
10,766
10,751
11,061

8,377
8,460
8,456
8,557
8,771
8,709

6,487
6,529
6,587
6,540
6,471
6,516

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

80,126
80,563
81,770
82,651
83,377
84,259

38,192
38,478
39,138
39,391
39,717
40,246

6,526
6,656
6,740
6,747
6,824
6,892

18,583
18,822
19,238
19,469
19,578
19,997

6,232
6,338
6,362
6,334
6,376
6,417

41,934
42,085
42,632
43,260
43,660
44,013

15,054
15,323
15,356
15,534
15,795
16,053

11,180
11,441
11,506
11,594
11,794
12,019

8,794
8,695
8,867
9,001
9,103
9,127

6,623
6,635
6,776
6,899
6,968
7,081

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

85,094
86,046
87,251
87,439
88,215
89,210

40,966
41,395
42,060
42,108
42,553
42,970

6,962
7,070
7,245
7,221
7,336
7,494

20,588
20,863
21,119
21,180
21,610
21,836

6,353
6,319
6,394
6,339
6,435
6,585

44,128
44,651
45,191
45,331
45,662
46,240

16,200
16,584
16,679
16,916
17,087
17,127

12,101
12,397
12,524
12,767
12,947
12,984

9,109
9,089
9,195
9,185
9,061
9,352

7,086
7,124
7,235
7,314
7,506
7,654

1978: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April.
May
June

90,336
90,773
92,282
94,056
94,709
95,397

43,738
44,323
44,764
45,865
45,886
46,075

7,648
7,787
7,789
8,532
7,995
8,218

22,196
22,365
22,479
22,567
22,666
22,698

6,647
6,751
6,878
7,034
7,144
7,187

46,598
46,450
47,518
48,191
48,823
49,322

17,307
17,107
17,819
18,183
18,363
18,566

13,136
12,854
13,474
13,739
13,861
14,077

9,308
9,363
9,520
9,508
9,849
9,780

7,735
7,796
7,734
7,947
8,065
8,161

96,450
97,829
98,667
99,881
101,002
101,538

46,509
47,197
47,848
48,763
49,286
50,100

8,298
8,315
8,370
8,424
8,532
8,651

22,815
23,129
23,543
24,100
24,377
25,178

7,328
7,482
7,475
7,663
7,611
7,699

49,941
50,632
50,819
51,118
51,716
51,438

18,791
19,087
19,238
19,368
19,616
19,437

14,100
14,208
14,344
14,348
14,414
14,336

9,863
9,982
10,000
10,039
10,112
10,098

8,384
8,503
8,583
8,649
8,815
8,666

.

1965
1966
1967
1968

1969.

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March . . . . .
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




3

3,391
3,748
4,359
5,161
5,556
5,923

3

Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 218 and 219

4,057
4,280
4,511
4,908

3

3

3,751
4,009
3,748
3,967
4,421

56

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
MULTIUNIT FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES1
Est mated sales-unadjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences
Durable goods stores

Nondurable goods stores
General merchandise group

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
Total

Auto
and home
supply
stores

Total2

Department
stores

Total

Miscellaneous
general
stores

Variety
stores

Apparel and accessory stores

Food stores

Total

Grocery
stores

Total2

Women's
clothing,
spec,
stores,
furriers

Family
clothing
stores

Shoe
stores

M Ilions of dollars

"
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

|

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

1976.
(3)
270,643

1977
1978

(3)
20,546

(3)
3,146

(3)
250,097

(3)
88,404

(3)
76,934

(3)
5,830

(3)

5,640

(3)
92,737

(3)
91,700

3

3

(3)
13,227

(3)
5,464

(3)
3,221

(3)
3,129

I

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

i

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

::::::::

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3

19,309
19,331

3

1,528
1,545

3

242
279

3

17,781
17,786

3

3

6,084
6,110

5,123
5,177

3

506
489

3

455
444

6,914
6,985

6,820
6,891

3

877
864

3

355
348

3225
230

3

218

192

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

20,007
20,255
20,202
21,037
22,783
30,601

1,532
1,558
1,541
1,607
1,674
2,207

258
260
249
267
269
274

18,475
18,697
18,661
19,430
21,109
28,394

6,127
6,473
6,381
6,808
8,C32
13,149

5,188
5,529
5,483
5,837
6,898
11,165

487
495
461
494
553
1,043

452
449
437
477
641
941

7,433
6,989
7,178
7,148
7,153
8,161

7,339
6,894
7,097
7,058
7,073
8,046

835
1,006
981
1,043
1,145
1,788

347
416
395
433
463
747

208
245
223
242
272
467

192
242
258
247
262
366

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

17,575
17,496
21,520
20,971
22,102
22,41 1

1,162
1,194
1,508
1,607
1,743
1,788

204
190
249
279
266
287

16,413
16,302
20,012
19,364
20,359
20,623

4,776
4,887
6,526
6,625
7,115
7,204

4,189
4,266
5,678
5,803
6,209
6,306

304
332
456
423
457
460

283
289
392
399
449
438

7,022
6,877
7,876
7,406
7,649
7,878

6,939
6,792
7,776
7,325
7,567
7,798

705
680
1,041
977
1,027
1,018

273
284
428
400
428
418

173
168
239
237
255
248

183
163
279
243
247
242

21,635
22,599
22,582
22,879
25,296
33,577

1,724
1,782
1,733
1,793
1,950
2,562

267
275
272
284
28 /
286

19,111
20,817
20,849
21,086
23,346 i
31,015

6,617
7,241
7,134
7,326
8,820 i
14,133

5,770
6,310
6,246
6,372
7,625 i
12,160

442
479
458
471
548
1,000

405
452
430
483
647
973

7,873
7,683
7,985
7,574
7,929
8,985

7,790
7,602
7,907
7,494
7,846
8,864

942
1,174
1,177
1,161
1,297
2,208

402
484
489
488
533
837

237
290
270
266
313
525

212
280
296
278
298
408

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

L

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immed ately
following these tables.




57

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
MULTIUNIT FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES1
Estimated sales— adjusted for seasonal variation and trading-day differences

Estimated sales-unadjusted for
seasonal variation and trading-day differences

Apparel and accessory stores

Nondurable goods stores
YEAR AND
MONTH
Drug
stores
and
proprietary
stores

Eating
places

Total2

Auto
and
home
supply
stores

Department
stores

Variety
stores

Grocery
stores

Women's
clothing,
spec,
stores,
furriers

Total

Drug
stores
and
proprietary
stores

Shoe
stores

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

(3)

,

(3)

13,758

11,971

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November •
December . .
1977: January. . . .%
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3

1,992
964

3

830
819

3

19,682
19,654

3

226
244

3

5,287
5,315

3

528
523

3

7,009
7,017

3

3

907

362
366

921

3

236
208

3

838
830

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,088
1,102
1,010
1,030
1,145
1,788

860
840
835
861
870
1,440

20,499
20,205
20,396
20,942
21,525
21,917

245
245
255
261
271
256

5,633
5,630
5,629
5,902
5,967
6,280

525
498
491
503
502
555

7,070
6,908
7,133
7,079
7,152
7,178

978
1,017
954
1,035
1,089
1,023

396
428
379
425
443
418

225
227
227
251
260
243

895
844
887
892
919
952

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

932
921
1,122
1,130
1,203
1,198

862
825
974
894
950
970

21,145
21,437
21,718
22,063
22,304
22,540

251
251
252
267
253
253

6,027
6,147
6,165
6,240
6,388
6,461

450
464
465
473
477
484

7,243
7,399
7,506
7,591
7,582
7,638

990
1,005
1,035
1,062
1,092
1,085

399
420
437
441
453
446

238
233
247
257
262
260

940
938
961
962
963
984

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,236
1,238
1.171
1,212
1,184
1,211

936
978
940
974
1,038
1,630

22,668
22,753
22,866
23,046
23,379
23,711

256
262
283
271
271
274

6,433
6,426
6,473
6,449
6,523
6,645

491
491
497
495
503
499

7,713
7,726
7,707
7,766
7,885
8,051

1,110
1,126
1,145
1,140
1,157
1,156

455
462
469
470
474
477

265
267
269
273
276
270

993
1,003
1,012
1,021
1,093
1,061

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section irr
following these tables.




58

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

DOMESTIC TRADE-RETAIL TRADE-Con.
ALL TYPES OF RETAIL STORES
Accounts receivable, end of period1
Adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday differences

Unadjusted for seasonal variation and holiday differences

By type of store

By type of store
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Charge
accounts

Installment
accounts

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Charge
accounts

Installment
accounts

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

10,022
10,344
10,587

6,045
6,178
6,365

3,976
4,166
4,222

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

11,382
11,492
11,942
12,148
13,109

6,214
6,314

5,934
6,795

6,845
6,796
7,100
7,119
7,009

4,537
4,696
4,842
5,029
6,100

12,238

6,167

6,071

6,565

5,673

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

13,401
13,594
14,513
15,599
16,929

6,104
5,903
6,241
6,626
6,885

7,297
7,691
8,272
8,973
10,044

7,122
7,161
7,449
7,826
8,025

6,279
6,433
7,064
7,773
8,904

12,493
12,696
13,556
14,577
15,798

5,959
5,769
6,086
6,456
6,696

6,534
6,917
7,470
8,121
9,102

6,660
6,715
6,999
7,374
7,555

5,833
5,971
6,557
7,203
8,243

18,193
1 8,986
1 9,806
320,630
21,490

27,120
7,212
7,331
3
7,140
7,174

2

1 1 ,073
11,774
12,475
3
13,490
14,316

2

8,205
8,164
8,336
3
8,677
8,648

9,988
10,822
11,470
3
11, 953
12,842

2

17,034
17,767
18,588
3
19,378
20,140

2

2

10,118
10,780
11,495
3
12,437
13,164

2

6,987
7,093
3
6,941
6,976

7,833
7,730
7,936
3
8,317
8,280

9,201
10,037
10,652
3
1 1,061
11,860

4

4

4

15,47 3
15,761
16,953
18,518
20,338

4

4

4

2 1,394
22,046
23,518
25,368
27,035

4

4

4

4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2

, ..

22,860
23,514
25,068
27,031
28,916

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

7,387
7,753
8,115
8,513
8,578

9,001
9,385
10,090
10,445
10,806

2

13,859
14,129
14,978
16,586
18,110

6,91 6

7,214
7,580
7,940
8,344
8,434

14,180
14,466
15,578
17,024
18,601

8,603
8,986
9,671
9,991
10,374

2

12,791
13,060
13,847
15,377
16,661

1975
1976
1977
1978

29,625
32,153
34,149
37,316

8,901
9,515
10,089
10,903

20,724
22,638
24,060
26,41 3

11,428
12,889
10,659
11,599

18,197
19,264
23,490
25,717

27,764
30,323
32,018
34,843

8,799
9,481
10,019
10,823

18,965
20,842
21,999
24,020

11,028
12,591
10,490
11,331

16,736
17,732
21,528
23,512

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

27,666
26,932
26,694
26,961
27,663
27,341

8,331
8,163
8,114
8,306
8,652
8,781

19,335
18,769
18,580
18,655
19,011
18,560

10,326
10,120
10,214
10,550
11,221
11,049

17,340
16,812
16,480
16,411
16,442
16,292

27,208
27,246
27,129
27,303
27,606
27,402

8,574
8,518
8,418
8,515
8,610
8,593

18,634
18,728
18,711
18,788
18,996
18,809

10,590
10,562
10,510
10,659
10,902
10,786

16,618
16,684
16,619
16,644
16,704
16,616

July
August . . . .
• September . ,
October. . , .
November , .
December . .

26,988
27,089
27,376
27,563
27,726
29,625

8,795
8,830
8,979
9,015
8,781
8,901

18,193
18,259
18,397
18,548
18,945
20,724

10,813
10,709
10,940
11,196
11,069
11,428

16,175
16,380
16,436
16,367
16,657
18,197

27,609
27,525
27,612
27,617
27,460
27,764

8,719
8,632
8,726
8,767
8,756
8,799

18,890
18,893
18,886
18,850
18,704
18,965

10,938
10,794
10,910
11,016
10,942
11,028

16,671
16,731
16,702
16,601
16,518
16,736

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

28,221
27,802
27,819
28,389
28,732
28,729

8,433
8,564
8,684
8,962
9,187
9,433

1 9,788
1 9,238
19,135
19,427
19,545
19,296

1 0,990
10,891
11,203
11,874
12,229
12,128

17,231
16,911
16,616
16,515
16,503
16,601

27,895
28,173
28,439
28,716
28,564
28,760

8,749
8,995
9,040
9,192
9,069
9,203

19,146
19,178
1 9,399
19,524
19,495
19,557

11,330
11,399
11,620
11,929
11,797
11,826

16,565
16,774
16,819
16,787
16,767
16,934

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

28,321
28,506
28,989
29,325
29,963
32,153

9,313
9,377
9,560
9,480
9,398
9,515

1 9,008
19,129
19,429
19,845
20,565
22,638

1 1 ,882
11,887
12,127
12,347
12,406
12,889

16,439
16,619
16,862
16,978
1 7,557
1 9,264

28,858
28,954
29,128
29,312
29,698
30,323

9,159
9,131
9,255
9,175
9,385
9,481

19,699
19,823
19,873
20,137
20,313
20,842

11,936
11,955
12,073
12,098
12,313
12,591

16,922
16,999
17,055
17,214
17,385
17,732

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

30,789
30,222
30,227
30,755
31,435
31,259

9,037
9,052
9,348
9,628
9,965
10,271

21,752
21,170
20,879
21,127
21,470
20,988

12,215
12,126
12,424
12,881
13,418
13,254

18,574
18,096
1 7,803
17,874
18,017
18,005

30,500
30,664
30,885
31,078
31,288
31,274

9,419
9,537
9,770
9,846
9,852
10,001

21,081
21,127
21,115
21,232
21,436
21,273

12,596
12,711
12,871
12,883
12,957
12,899

17,904
17,953
18,014
18,195
18,331
18,375

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

30,922
30,181
30,484
30,986
31,733
34,149

10,120
10,061
10,074
10,216
10,097
10,089

20,802
20,120
20,410
20,770
21,636
24,060

12,824
9,720
9,910
10,116
10,200
10,659

18,098
20,461
20,574
20,870
21,533
23,490

31,466
30,633
30,694
31,076
31,547
32,018

9,907
9,872
9,775
9,951
10,102
10,019

21,559
20,761
20,919
21,125
21,445
21,999

12,809
9,729
9,803
9,899
10,145
10,490.

18,657
20,904
20,891
21,177
21,402
21,528

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

32,454
31,692
31,650
31,599
31,915
32,212

9,445
9,369
9,531
9,817
9,963
10,203

23,009
22,323
22,119
21,782
21,952
22,009

9,928
9,823
10,011
10,029
10,171
1 0,399

22,526
21,869
21,639
21,570
21,744
21,813

31,966
32,020
32,275
32,030
31,950
32,362

9,790
9,838
9,919
10,010
9,880
9,933

22,176
22,182
22,356
22,020
22,070
22,429

10,281
10,346
10,371
10,077
"9,820
10,097

21,685
21,674
21,904
21,953
22,130
22,265

July , . , . , ,
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . , .
November . ,
December . .

32,147
32,534
32,879
33,680
34,621
37,316

10,375
10,490
10,501
1 0,884
10,818
10,903

21,772
22,044
22,378
22,796
23,803
26,413

10,319
10,513
10,589
10,973
11,138
11,599

21,828
22,021
22,290
22,707
23,483
25,717

32,807
33,101
33,262
33,906
34,423
34,843

10,195
10,312
10,204
10,608
10,761
10,823

22,612
22,789
23,058
23,298
23,662
24,020

10,381
10,749
10,685
10,891
11,129
11,331

22,426
22,352
22,577
23,015
23,294
23,512

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

59

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-POPULATION AND LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE-PERSONS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER 2
Adjusted for seasonal variation3

Unadjusted for seasonal variation

YEAR AND
MONTH

POPULATION,
U.S. TOTAL
(INCL.
ARMED
FORCES
OVERSEAS)1

Total,
including
armed farces

Total
Agriculture

*

*

*

Unemployed

Employed

Employed

Total

19474

Civilian labor force

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Nonagricultural
industries

Total
Total

*

*
Thousands

*

Agriculture

Nonagricultural
industries

*

Total

Long-term,
15 weeks
and over

*

144,698
147,208
149,767

60,941
62,080
62,903

59,350
60,621
61,286

57,038
58,343
57,651

7,890
7,629
7,658

49,148
50,714
49,993

2,311
2,276
3,637

309
684

1954

152,271
154,878
157,553
160,184
163,026

63,858
65,117
65,730
66,560
66,993

62,208
62,017
62,138
63,015
63,643

58,918
59,961
60,250
61,179
60,109

7,160
6,726
6,500
6,260
6,205

51,758
53,235
53,749
54,919
53,904

3,288
2,055
1,883
1,834
3,532

782
303
232
210
812

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

165,931
168,903
171,984
174,882
177,830

68,072
69,409
69,729
70,275
70,921

65,023
66,552
66,929
67,639
68,369

62,170
63,799
64,071
63,036
64,630

6,450
6,283
5,947
5,586
5,565

55,722
57,514
58,123
57,450
59,065

2,852
2,750
2,859
4,602
3,740

702
533
560
1,452
1,040

19606

180,671
183,691
186,538
189,242
191,889

72,142
73,031
73,442
74,571
75,830

69,628
70,459
70,614
71,833
73,091

65,778
65,746
66,702
67,762
69,305

5,458
5,200
4,944
4,687
4,523

60,318
60,546
61,759
63,076
64,782

3,852
4,714
3,911
4,070
3,786

957
1,532
1,119
1,088
973

194,303
196,560
198,712
200,706
202,677

77,178
78,893
80,793
82,272
84,240

74,455
75,770
77,347
78,737
80,734

71,088
72,895
74,372
75,920
77,902

4,361
3,979
3,844
3,817
3,606

66,726
68,915
70,527
72,103
74,296

3,366
2,875
2,957
2,817
2,832

755
526
448
412
375

1973
1974

204,878
207,053
208,846
210,410
211,901

85,903
86,929
88,991
91,040
93,240

82,715
84,113
86,542
88,714
91,011

78,627
79,120
81,702
84,409
85,936

3,462
3,387
3,472
3,452
3,492

75,165
75,732
78,230
80,957
82,443

4,088
4,993
4,840
4,304
5,076

662
1,182
1,158
812
937

1975
1976
1977
1978

213,559
215,142
216,880
218,717

94,793
96,917
99,534
102,537

92,613
94,773
97,401
100,420

84,783
87,485
90,546
94,373

3,380
3,297
3,244
3,342

81,403
84,188
87,302
91,031

7,830
7,288
6,855
6,047

2,483
2,339
1,911
1,379

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

212,748
212,844
212,939
213,056
213,187
213,393

93,342
93,111
93,593
93,564
93,949
96,191

91,149
90,913
91,395
91,369
91,768
94,013

82,969
82,604
83,036
83,549
84,146
85,444

2,888
2,890
2,988
3,171
3,622
3,869

80,082
79,714
80,048
80,377
80,524
81,575

8,180
8,309
8,359
7,820
7,623
8,569

92,059
91,695
92,055
92,275
92,804
92,426

84,662
84,271
84,185
84,169
84,406
84,289

3,372
3,332
3,332
3,286
3,535
3,338

81,290
80,939
80,853
80,883
80,871
80,951

7,397
7,424
7,870
8,106
8,398
8,137

1,536
1,821
2,052
2,420
2,623
2,825

213,559
213,741
213,900
214,055
214,200
214,321

97,046
96,493
94,965
95,431
94,943
94,888

94,859
94,308
92,795
93,267
92,787
92,731

86,650
86,612
85,274
86,023
85,556
85,536

4,090
3,886
3,626
3,524
3,156
2,856

82,560
82,726
81,647
82,499
82,400
82,680

8,209
7,696
7,522
7,244
7,231
7,195

92,853
92,985
93,014
93,036
92,983
93,148

84,820
85,154
85,173
85,244
85,316
85,534

3,428
3,401
3,482
3,369
3,301
3,235

81,392
81,753
81,691
81,875
82,015
82,299

8,033
7,831
7,841
7,792
7,667
7,614

2,927
2,848
2,891
2,674
2,670
2,819

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

214,446
214,561
214,655
214,762
214,881
215,018

94,805
94,944
95,260
95.618
95,724
98,251

92,665
92,798
93,112
93,474
93,582
96,114

84,491
84,764
85,588
86,584
87,278
88,460

2,853
2,802
2,897
3,273
3,415
3,780

81,638
81,963
82,691
83,31 1
83,863
84,680

8,174
8,033
7,525
6,890
6,304
7,655

93,640
93,682
93,874
94,402
94,540
94,505

86,235
86,486
86,773
87,191
87,540
87,272

3,352
3,264
3,265
3,404
3,335
3,272

82,883
83,222
83,508
83,787
84,205
84,000

7,405
7,196
7,101
7,211
7,000
7,233

2,689
2,491
2,409
2,185
2,093
2,313

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

215,152
215,311
215,478
215,642
215,792
215,924

99,325
98,837
97,120
97,677
97,786
98,082

97,185
96,690
94,975
95,530
95,637
95,517

89,608
89,367
87,949
88,697
88,542
88,494

3,931
3,842
3,396
3,447
3,081
2,850

85,677
85,525
84,553
85,250
85,460
85,645

7,577
7,322
7,026
6,833
7,095
7,022

95,206
95,344
95,142
95,250
95,763
95,858

87,813
87,937
87,856
87,944
88,295
88,486

3,321
3,344
3,246
3,284
3,228
3,227

84,492
84,593
84,610
84,660
85,067
85,259

7,393
7,407
7,286
7,306
7,468
7,372

2,291
2,364
2,277
2,273
2,323
2,323

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

216,058
216,183
216,304
216,444
216,579
216,726

96,837
97,477
97,909
97,958
98,321
101,264

94,704
95,340
95,771
95,826
96,193
99,135

86,856
87,231
88,215
89,258
90,042
91,682

2,672
2,709
2,804
3,140
3,478
3,820

84,184
84,522
85,41 1
86,118
86,564
87,862

7,848
8,109
7,556
6,568
6,151
7,453

95,688
96,225
96,544
96,776
97,155
97,475

88,566
88,959
89,397
89,843
90,291
90,429

3,142
3,175
3,181
3,271
3,396
3,288

85,424
85,784
86,216
86,572
86,895
87,141

7,122
7,266
7,147
6,933
6,864
7,046

2,176
2,136
2,009
1,910
1,905
1,890

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

216,880
217,058
217,247
217,422
217,587
217,740

101,449
101,210
99,815
100,585
100,951
100,632

99,314
99,073
97,684
98,451
98,819
98,503

92,372
92,315
91,247
92,230
92,473
92,623

3,790
3,682
3,326
3,408
3,181
2,914

88,582
88,633
87,921
88,822
89,292
89,710

6,941
6,757
6,437
6,221
6,346
5,880

97,344
97,759
97,812
98,136
98,859
98,753

90,603
90,958
91,177
91,514
92,221
92,589

3,201
3,213
3,171
3,236
3,340
3,297

87,402
87,745
88,006
88,278
88,881
89,292

6,741
6,801
6,635
6,622
6,638
6,169

1,873
1,822
1,836
1,769
1,769
1,668

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

217,874
217,988
218,102
218,258
218,399
218,560

100,071
100,048
100,565
100,984
101,422
104,276

97,950
97,924
98,443
98,866
99,309
102,178

91,053
91,185
91,964
93,180
93,851
95,852

2,868
2,771
2,913
3,151
3,369
3,983

88,185
88,413
89,051
90,029
90,483
91,869

6,897
6,739
6,479
5,685
5,457
6,326

99,118
99,009
99,281
99,819
100,242
100,458

92,813
92,921
93,128
93,763
94,116
94,556

3,388
3,268
3,315
3,295
3,298
3,415

89,425
89,653
89,813
90,468
90,818
91,141

6,305
6,088
6,153
6,056
6,126
5,902

1,620
1,538
1,469
1,463
1,396
1,328

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

218,717
218,889
219,078
219,247
219,406
219,554

104,755
104,169
102,961
103,677
103,776
103,740

102,639
102,047
100,838
101,555
101,659
101,632

96,202
96,116
95,041
96,095
96,029
95,906

3,997
3,856
3,549
3,553
3,100
2,990

92,204
92,261
91,492
92,541
92,929
92,916

6,438
5,931
5,797
5,460
5,629
5,725

100,656
100,731
100,944
101,189
101,610
101,815

94,428
94,802
94,973
95,401
95,728
95,831

3,382
3,345
3,375
3,377
3,240
3,375

91,046
91,457
91,598
92,024
92,488
92,456

6,228
5,929
5,971
5,788
5,882
5,984

1,330
1,229
1,292
1,296
1,201
1,217

1948
1949
1950
1951
1952

19535

1961

1962?
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

1969. ,
1970
1971

19728

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

i

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 219-221.

60

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-LABOR FORCE-Con.
MAJOR UNEMPLOYMENT RATES-ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS-ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION1

20 years of age and over

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
Women

Men

Industry-private wage and
salary workers

Occupation

Both
sexes,
16-19
years
of age

White

Manufacturing

Married

Black
and
other

men,

spouse
present

Whitecollar
workers

Total

Bluecollar
workers

non-

agricultural

Construction

Durable
goods

Total

*
Unemployed in each group as percent of civilian labor force in the group

*

1947
1948
1949

3.9
3.8
5.9

3.2
5.4

3.6
5.3

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

5.3
3.3
3.0
2.9
5.5

4.7
2.5
2.4
2.5
4.9

5.1
4.0
3.2
2.9
5.5

12.2

12.6

5.0

9.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

4.4
4.1
4.3
6.8
5.5

3.8
3.4
3.6
6.2
4.7

4.4
4.2
4.1
6.1
5.2

11.0
11.1
11.6
15.9
14.6

3.9
3.6
3.8
6.1
4.8

8.7
8.3
7.9

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

5.5
6.7
5.5
5.7
5.2

4.7
5.7
4.6
4.5
3.9

5.1
6.3
5.4
5.4
5.2

14.7
16.8
14.7
17.2
16.2

5.0
6.0
4.9
5.0
4.6

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

4.5
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.5

3.2
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1

4.5
3.8
4.2
3.8
3.7

14.8
12.8
12.9
12.7
12.2

4.1
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

4.9
5.9
5.6
4.9
5.6

3.5
4.4
4.0
3.2
3.8

4.8
5.7
5.4
4.8
5.5

15.2
16.9
16.2
14.5
16.0

4.5
5.4
5.0
4.3
5.0

10.0

1975
1976
1977
1978

8.5
7.7
7.0
6.0

6.7
5.9
5.2
4.2

8.0
7.4
7.0
6.0

19.9
19.0
17.7
16.3

7.8
7.0
6.2
5.2

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8.0
8.1
8.5
8.8
9.0
8.8

6.1
6.3
6.8
7.1
7.3
7.1

8.0
7.9
8.3
8.5
8.7
8.2

19.5
19.4
19.9
19.9
20.4
20.9

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

8.7
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.2
8.2

7.0
6.7
7.0
6.7
6.7
6.4

8.0
7.9
7.7
7.9
7.8
7.8

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

7.9
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.4
7.7

6.1
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
6.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.7

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .

9.2

4.5
7.3

13.4

8.7
14.0

4.2
8.0

4.0
8.1
5.7
3.1
3.0
2.6
7.3
4.4
4.4
4.9

6.3
3.9
3.6
3.4
6.7

12.9

6.2
3.9
3.5
3.1
7.1

7.6

5.1
4.7
4.9
7.9
6.1

10.9
10,0
10.9
15.3
13.4

4.7
4.7
5.1
9.3
6.1

8.2
8.5
7.6

12.2

7.2
6.7
7.2

2.8
2.6
2.8
5.1
3.6

3.1
2.6

9.6

3.7
4.6
3.6
3.4
2.8

2.7
3.3
2.8
2.9
2.6

7.8
9.2
7.4
7.3
6.3

6.2
7.5
6.1
6.1
5.4

13.5
15.7
13.5
13.3
11.2

6.2
7.8
5.8
5.7
5.0

6.4
8.5
5.7
5.5
4.7

8.1
7.3
7.4
6.7
6.4

2.4
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.5

2.3
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.1

5.3
4.2
4.4
4,1
3.9

4.6
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.5

10.1

4.0
3.2
3.7
3.3
3.3

3.5
2.8
3.4
3.0
3.0

8.2
9.9

2.6
3.2
2.8
2.3
2.7

2.8
3.5
3.4
2.9
3.3

6.2
7.4
6.5
5.3
6.7

5.2
6.2
5.7
4.8
5.7

5.6
6.8
5.6
4.3
5.7

5.7
7.0
5.4
3.9
5.4

13.9
13.1
13.1
11.9

5.1
4.2
3.6
2.8

4.7
4.6
4.3
3.5

11.7

7.4
7.4
7.8
8.1
8.4
8.1

13.1
13.3
14.0
14.2
14.3
14.2

4.6
4.7
5.1
5.5
5.8
5.6

4.4
4.4
4.6
4.8
5.3
4.9

10.8
10.7
12.1
12.7
13.0
12.7

20.7
20.7
19.5
19.8
19.0
19.7

8.1
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.4

13.5
14.1
14.5
14.0
13.6
13.5

5.4
5.2
5.3
5.2
4.9
4.7

4.8
4.6
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.8

12.3
11.7
11.7
11.3
10.9
10.4

7.6
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.0
7.2

19.5
19.0
18.8
19.4
18.6
18.6

7.2
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.8
6.9

13.3
13.6
12.8
13.0
12.4
13.5

4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.4

4.6
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.5

6.0
5.8
5.9
5.8
6.1
6.0

7.6
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.3

18.3
19.6
18.6
18.9
19.1
19.0

7.1
7.1
7.0
7.0
7.1
6.9

13.0
13.4
12.9
13.2
13.2
13.4

4.4
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.2

7.4
7.6
7.4
7.2
7.1
7.2

5.7
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.4
5.2

7.1
7.3
7.3
7.1
6.8
7.1

18.8
18.4
18.6
17.9
17.9
18.9

6.7
6.8
6.7
6.5
6.3
6.4

12.7
13.1
13.0
12.3
12.9
13.2

6.9
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.2

5.1
5.1
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.5

6.9
6.9
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.5

17.6
17.4
17.9
17.1
17.1
15.3

6.1
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.4

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6.4
6.1
6.2
6.1
6.1
5.9

4.6
4.5
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.1

6.3
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.2
6.1

16.5
17.1
17.2
16.6
16.2
15.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6.2
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.9

4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.1

6.5
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.8
5.8

16.7
15.8
16.2
16.0
16.2
16.4

.

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10.2
12.4
10.9
10.8

8.9
9.9

10.2

8.0
7.4
6.9
6.0
9.7
10.4
10.3

8.8
10.6

10.6

6.2

9.2
7.9
7.0
5.9

18.1
15.6
12.7
10.6

10.9

8.6
8.7
9.2
9.7
9.7

15.6
16.3
17.8
19.2
21.8
20.0

10.3
10.7
11.3
12.0
12.3
12.1

10.3
10.7
11.2
12.4
12.6
12.9

9.4
9.2
9.2
9.0
8.9
8.6

19.6
19.6
18.8
18.0
17.4
16.7

11.5
10.8
10.6
10.2

12.1
11.6
11.3
10.5
10.2

9.7
9.4
9.3
9.2
9.1
9.5

8.2
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.6
7.9

15.4
15.4
15.7
15.6
14.9
16.5

8.5
8.1
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.8

8.6
8.1
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.7

4.8
4.9
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.5

9.5
9.5
9.6
9.3
9.3
9.3

8.0
8.1
8.0
7.9
8.0
7.8

17.0
17.2
16.2
14.7
15.3
14.0

7.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.7
8.0

7.4
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.1
7.8

4.0
4.1
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.5

4.5
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.3
4.3

8.7
8.8
8.5
8.1
8.1
8.1

7.5
7.6
7.5
7.1
7.3
7.0

14.6
14.5
13.8
12.6
13.6
12.8

7.2
7.3
7.0
6.8
6.5
6.5

6.8
7.2
6.6
6.2
6.0
5.8

13.2
14.2
13.3
13.5
13.6
12.5

3.4
3.4
3.3
3.6
3.3
3.2

4.1
4.1
4.2
4.1
4.2
3.9

8.0
8.1
7.7
7.8
7.5
7.0

6.9
6.9
6.7
6.8
6.7
6.2

12.2
12.1
10.9
11.8
11.2
10.2

6.6
6.6
6.7
6.5
6.3
5.7

6.0
6.0
6.2
5.8
5.7
5.6

5.5
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.0

12.9
11.8
12.5
11.8
12.3
11.9

3.0
2.9
3.0
2.8
2.9
2.8

3.7
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.5

7.4
7.2
7.2
6.7
6.7
6.7

6.3
6.1
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.7

11.2
10.7
11.0

5.8
5.8
5.6
5.3
5.7
5.7

5.4
5.2
5.1
4.6
5.1
5.0

5.3
5.1
5.2
5.0
5.0
5.1

12.5
11.6
11.5
11.2
11.7
11.4

2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.6

3.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.3
3.5

6.8
6.7
6.9
6.7
6.4
6.7

6.0
5.8
5.9
5.6
5.6
5.8

10.0

5.5
5.4
5.2
5.0
5.1
5.1

5.0
5.2
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




12.6
10.7

9.4
8.1
6.9

Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 221.

10.0

9.9
9.9
9.8
9.8
11.4
11.1
10.5
11.4

7.9
6.7
5.5

9.9
9.2

11.3

7.7
6.2
4.9

9.4

61

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND

EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation2

Not seasonally adjusted
All employees

Private sector

YEAR AND
MONTH

Goods-producing
Manufacturing

Total

Private
sector
(excluding
government
employees)

All
employees,
total

Total
(excluding
government)

Nonmanufacturing
industries

Durable goods industries
Total

Mining

Construction

Total
Total

Lumber
and wood
products

Furniture
and
fixtures

if
*

*

Thousands

*

*

Stone,
clay,
and glass
products

I
1947
1948
1949

43,857
44,866
43,754

38,382
39,216
37,897

22,837
23,634
23,456

18,509
18,774
17,565

955
994
930

2,009
2,198
2,194

15,545
15,582
14,441

8,385
8,326
7,489

873
846
768

320
329
301

537
549
514

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

45,197
47,819
48,793
50,202
48,990

39,170
41,430
42,185
43,556
42,238

23,929
25,037
25,553
26,007
25,924

18,506
19,959
20,198
21,074
19,751

901
929
898
866
791

2,364
2,637
2,668
2,659
2,646

15,241
16,393
16,632
17,549
16,314

8,094
9,089
9,349
10,110
9,129

837
870
821
803
738

346
340
340
352
326

547
587
564
581
553

1955
1956 .
1957
1958
19593

50,641
52,369
52,853
51,324
53,268

43,727
45,091
45,239
43,483
45,186

26,845
27,848
28,065
27,538
28,51 1

20,513
21,104
20,964
19,513
20,41 1

792
822
828
751
732

2,839
3,039
2,962
2,817
3,004

16,882
17,243
17,174
15,945
16,675

9,541
9,834
9,856
8,830
9,373

771
763
687
646
693

347
358
356
343
366

588
605
595
562
604

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

54,189
53,999
55,549
56,653
58,283

45,836
45,404
46,660
47,429
48,686

29,040
29,078
29,807
30,434
31,412

20,434
19,857
20,451
20,640
21,005

712
672
650
635
634

2,926
2,859
2,948
3,010
3,097

16,796
16,326
16,853
16,995
17,274

9,459
9,070
9,480
9,616
9,816

660
614
624
631
647

365
350
367
371
386

604
582
592
601
614

1965
1966
1967 .
1968
1969

60,765
63,901
65,803
67,897
70,384

50,689
53,116
54,413
56,058
58,189

32,627
33,902
34,966
36,277
38,022

21,926
23,158
23,308
23,737
24,361

632
627
613
606
619

3,232
3,317
3,248
3,350
3,575

18,062
19,214
19,447
19,781
20,167

10,405
11,282
11,439
11,626
11,895

654
666
649
656
678

410
440
434
450
461

628
644
628
636
656

1970
1971
1972
1973 .
1974

70,880
71,214
73,675
76,790
78,265

58,325
58,331
60,341
63,058
64,095

38,958
39,708
41,190
42,904
44,018

23,578
22,936 |
23,668 |
24,893 !
24,794

623
609
628
642
697

3,588
3,704
3,889
4,097
4,020

19,367
18,623
19,151
20,154
20,077

11,208
10,636
11,049
11,891
11,925

646
669
726
759
712

440
444
483
507
489

644
645
678
716
708

1975
1976
1977
1978

76,945
79,382
82,471
86,697

62,259
64,511
67,344
71,026

43,936
45,514
47,662
50,521

22,600
23,352
24,346
25,585

752
779
813
851

3,525
3,576
3,851
4,229

18,323
18,997
19,682
20,505

10,688
11,077
11,597
12,274

615
670
722
755

417
444
464
494

629
644
669
698

1975: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .

76,066
75,641
75,686
76,018
76,649
77,143

61,534
60,818
60,798
61,124
61,732
62,377

77,153
76,743
76,429
76,333
76,470
76,400

62,669
62,136
61,811
61,677
61,782
61,750

43,915
43,767
43,617
43,555
43,645
43,650

23,296
22,777
22,478
22,328
22,352
22,291

736
739
741
739
750
750

3,791
3,643
3,521
3,455
3,464
3,448

18,754
18,369
18,194
18,122
18,137
18,100

11,092
10,843
10,732
10,639
10,605
10,554

602
594
590
593
606
613

424
408
401
402
407
407

653
640
625
624
624
621

76,466
76,993
77,602
78,158
78,312
78,600

62,331
62,980
63,188
63,302
63,339
63,585

76,640
77,034
77,216
77,479
77,582
77,878

61,931
62,304
62,487
62,718
62,823
63,083

43,857
44,067
44,112
44,257
44,341
44,519

22,251
22,445
22,616
22,727
22,762
22,887

753
758
757
764
764
770

3,438
3,483
3,508
3,516
3,526
3,551

18,074
18,237
18,375
18,461
18,482
18,564

10,494
10,575
10,658
10,671
10,671
10,722

615
624
628
635
635
639

412
421
425
430
433
435

618
625
630
630
630
629

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

77,252
77,482
78,092
78,919
79,414
80,043

62,387
62,429
62,967
63,827
64,337
65,087

78,381
78,637
78,877
79,139
79,186
79,244

63,549
63,795
64,023
64,290
64,348
64,412

44,848
44,996
45,123
45,275
45,343
45,416

23,116
23,174
23,250
23,364
23,315
23,303

772
769
772
772
772
777

3,629
3,588
3,572
3,582
3,557
3,546

18,701
18,799
18,900
19,015
19,005
18,996

10,817
10,890
10,971
11,045
11,087
11,092

656
668
661
667
670
674

437
441
443
448
449
447

634
633
636
643
644
646

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

79,272
79,537
80,244
80,479
80,839
81,016

65,003
65,383
65,679
65,485
65,684
65,868

79,436
79,584
79,873
79,825
80,129
80,324

64,593
64,710
64,990
64,927
65,191
65,380

45,580
45,682
45,854
45,905
46,031
46,190

23,347
23,360
23,525
23,398
23,562
23,586

788
759
790
792
794
796

3,553
3,561
3,562
3,571
3,600
3,594

19,013
19,028
19,136
19,022
19,160
19,190

11,109
11,140
11,193
11,102
11,222
11,246

684
685
691
694
700
703

446
441
445
444
445
446

647
648
649
648
652
651

1977: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

79,427
79,636
80,493
81,418
82,252
83,210

64,480
64,505
65,294
66,230
66,999
67,997

80,594
80,838
81,242
81,615
81,966
82,339

65,667
65,91 1
66,31 1
66,674
66,962
67,261

46,368
46,564
46,855
47,127
47,351
47,594

23,683
23,807
24,012
24,179
24,290
24,399

800
804
816
824
827
840

3,593
3,666
3,744
3,807
3,834
3,862

19,272
19,324
19,456
19,568
19,655
19,721

11,301
11,320
11,423
11,485
11,554
11,603

700
706
709
713
714
716

447
449
453
456
459
464

650
641
659
667
669
674

July
August . . . .
September .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

82,551
82,845
83,798
84,298
84,744
84,980

67,990
68,392
68,825
68,880
69,155
69,386

82,640
82,919
83,426
83,662
84,032
84,287

67,500
67,734
68,126
68,337
68,666
68,900

47,757
47,938
48,263
48,458
48,718
48,788

24,464
24,489
24,610
24,659
24,766
24,780

818
803
837
841
847
696

3,889
3,897
3,925
3,938
3,968
4,005

19,761
19,785
19,805
19,858
19,927
20,055

11,649
11,686
11,699
11,749
11,794
11,896

716
723
733
738
746
749

468
469
470
475
478
484

675
673
674
674
680
685

83,318
83,614
84,607
85,910
86,715
87,701

67,841
67,877
68,729
69,979
70,729
71,821

84,582
84,892
85,396
86,104
86,368
86,746

69,115
69,361
69,796
70,435
70,651
71,016

48,950
49,129
49,496
50,066
58,611
50,564

24,871
24,909
25,085
25,460
25,481
25,599

693
697
709
875
881
892

4,013
3,980
4,076
4,216
4,198
4,255

24,871
24,909
25,085
25,460
25,481
25,599

11,980
12,032
12,074
12,137
12,173
12,214

752
749
752
755
751
754

487
490
493
494
494
493

690
691
693
696
697
697

86,872
87,174
87,801
88,417
88,965
89,272

71,740
72,200
72,441
72,621
73,009
73,320

86,924
87,231
87,419
87,790
88,242
88,567

71,197
71,499
71,725
72,085
72,513
72,825

50,719
50,968
51,123
51,363
51,647
51,857

25,657
25,719
25,801
25,965
26,141
26,267

900
903
904
912
921
923

4,279
4,285
4,295
4,331
4,354
4,376

25,657
25,719
25,801
25,965
26,141
26,267

12,259
12,308
12,381
12,490
12,586
12,655

753
754
752
755
763
769

493
494
495
497
499
501

698
697
699
703
707
711

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 222 and 223.

62

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT-Con.
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation^
Goods-producing: Durable goods industries

Goods-producing: Nondurable goods industr es

YEAR AND
MONTH
Primary
metal
industries

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electric
and
electronic
equipment

Transportation
equipment

Instruments
and
related
products

Miscellaneous
manufacturing
industries

Total

Food
and
kindred
products

Tobacco
manufactures

Textile
mill
products

Apparel
and other
textile
products

Paper
and
allied
products

Printing
and
publishing

Thousands

1947
1948
1949

1,225
1,236
1,087

1,050
1,042
936

1,375
1,372
1,182

1,009
966
840

1,274
1,269
1,209

302
296
269

421
422
385

7,159
7,256
6,953

1,799
1,801
1,778

118
114
109

1,299
1,332
1,187

1,154
1,190
1,173

465
473
455

721
740
740

1950
1951
1952
1953.
1954

1,194
1,307
1,228
1,325
1,168

1,043
1,159
1,173
1,286
1,171

1,210
1,457
1,517
1,554
1,418

967
1,093
1,179
1,331
1,181

1,266
1,531
1,757
2,043
1,802

283
339
375
413
383

400
406
394
421
391

7,147
7,304
7,284
7,438
7,185

1,790
1,823
1,828
1,839
1,818

103
104
106
104
103

1,256
1,238
1,163
1,155
1,042

1,202
1,207
1,216
1,248
1,184

485
511
504
530
531

748
768
780
803
814

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1,267
1,298
1,298
1,106
1,133

1,221
1,240
1,267
1,170
1,219

1,449
1,572
1,586
1,362
1,452

1,227
1,306
1,326
1,234
1,377

1,894
1,891
1,948
1,652
1,732

382
398
404
380
408

396
403
387
373
388

7,341
7,411
7,321
7,116
7,303

1,825
1,842
1,805
1,773
1,790

103
100
97
95
95

1,050
1,032
981
919
946

1,219
1,223
1,210
1,172
1,226

550
568
571
564
587

835
862
870
873
889

1960
1961
1962.
1963
1964

1,185
1,100
1,121
1,127
1,188

1,230
1,181
1,238
1,264
1,295

1,479
1,419
1,493
1,529
1,610

1,442
1,443
1,531
1,515
1,504

1,686
1,591
1,700
1,767
1,751

419
411
424
423
424

390
378
390
387
398

7,337
7,256
7,373
7,380
7,458

1,790
1,775
1,763
1,752
1,750

94
91
90
89
90

924
893
902
885
892

1,233
1,214
1,264
1,283
1,302

601
601
614
618
626

911
917
926
931
952

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,253
1,296
1,267
1,261
1,305

1,372
1,489
1,557
1,610
1,666

1,735
1,910
1,970
1,966
2,033

1,615
1,856
1,907
1,924
1,966

1,873
2,052
2,080
2,155
2,142

445
495
519
530
547

420
434
428
433
441

7,656
7,930
8,007
8,155
8,272

1,757
1,777
1,786
1,782
1,791

87
84
86
85
83

926
964
958
994
1,002

1,354
1,402
1,398
1,406
1,409

639
667
679
691
711

979
1,017
1,048
1,065
1,094

1970
1971 . .
1972
..
1973
1974

1,260
1,171
1,173
1,259
1,289

1,560
1,480
1,547
1,651
1,638

1,984
1,815
1,889
2,089
2,208

1,870
1,744
1,813
1,970
1,968

1,853
1,761
1,790
1,929
1,868

527
495
516
557
592

426
412
433
454
452

8,158
7,987
8,102
8,262
8,152

1,786
1,766
1,745
1,715
1,707

83
77
75
78
77

975
955
986
1,010
965

1,364
1,343
1,383
1,438
1,363

706
682
689
705
706

1,104
1,080
1,094
1,111
1,111

1975
1976
1977
1978

1,139
1,155
1,182
1,215

1,458
1,511
1,583
1,673

2,057
2,065
2,175
2,326

1,702
1,774
1,878
2,006

1,715
1,799
1,872
2,003

550
575
615
653

407
429
438
452

7,635
7,920
8,086
8,231

1,658
1,689
1,711
1,724

76
77
71
71

868
919
910
899

1,243
1,318
1,316
1,332

642
676
692
699

1,083
1,099
1,141
1,192

1975: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,237
1,204
1,180
1,152
1,132
1,114

1,503
1,486
1,461
1,458
1,450
1,443

2,162
2,138
2,110
2,089
2,059
2,034

1,784
1,724
1,710
1,686
1,677
1,669

1,747
1,689
1,703
1,693
1,713
1,716

573
564
554
549
543
541

413
406
400
398
398
399

7,669
7,540
7,477
7,489
7,529
7,538

1,655
1,642
1,642
1,644
1,648
1,649

76
75
74
73
73
73

842
825
820
836
853
857

1,225
1,201
1,188
1,200
1,213
1,221

664
648
637
629
627
627

1,101
1,093
1,087
1,083
1,079
1,076

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,099
1,104
1,119
1,106
1,107
1,115

1,415
1,446
1,460
1,461
1,458
1,462

2,009
2,010
2,021
2,026
2,014
2,010

1,664
1,682
1,692
1,705
1,708
1,722

1,707
1,697
1,708
1,709
1,713
1,742

542
541
544
549
551
552

405
405
411
413
415
418

7,576
7,651
7,713
7,786
7,810
7,844

1,651
1,665
1,669
1,675
1,675
1,674

75
76
77
77
79
77

864
880
894
910
913
918

1,238
1,253
1,270
1,293
1,302
1,317

632
638
643
650
652
658

1,073
1,078
1,081
1,081
1,084
1,086

January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

1,119
1,125
1,134
1,149
1,155
1,165

1,475
1,488
1,498
1,507
1,510
1,512

2,020
2,028
2,037
2,047
2,060
2,066

1,732
1,745
1,763
1,773
1,779
1,775

1,772
1,787
1,801
1,812
1,807
1,800

555
558
563
569
575
576

422
422
426
428
431
432

7,891
7,922
7,939
7,967
7,907
7,888

1,681
1,687
1,672
1,683
1,692
1,689

76
75
73
75
77
76

925
929
928
932
928
922

1,329
1,332
1,341
1,341
1,333
1,330

663
669
672
673
677
678

1,084
1,083
1,091
1,093
1,097
1,096

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,174
1,179
1,179
1,163
1,160
1,158

1,516
1,520
1,536
1,516
1,525
1,530

2,070
2,079
2,100
2,073
2,100
2,104

1,772
1,780
1,787
1,789
1,797
1,805

1,792
1,808
1,817
1,763
1,825
1,830

577
579
583
586
590
594

430
431
434
431
431
433

7,899
7,887
7,948
7,927
7,944
7,946

1,698
1,699
1,694
1,689
1,695
1,691

80
79
77
77
78
76

919
916
913
907
905
905

1,321
1,311
1,302
1,294
1,296
1,294

678
677
679
679
682
681

1,100
1,103
1,109
1,110
1,112
1,113

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .

1,160
1,159
1,179
1,182
1,193
1,196

1,541
1,541
1,556
1,559
1,573
1,583

2,118
2,126
2,133
2,141
2,160
2,164

1,812
1,825
1,838
1,855
1,867
1,877

1,839
1,828
1,849
1,860
1,864
1,878

599
605
608
611
615
614

436
440
439
440
440
438

7,971
8,004
8,033
8,083
8,101
8,118

1,697
1,704
1,706
1,717
1,713
1,723

76
76
72
73
70
71

902
904
910
915
916
916

1,299
1,306
1,307
1,312
1,316
1,322

683
685
688
692
694
694

1,116
1,121
1,125
1,132
1,137
1,141

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

,185
,180
,185
,189
,186
,187

1,590
1,597
1,595
1,612
1,620
1,629

2,185
2,199
2,200
2,211
2,222
2,239

1,893
1,895
1,900
1,911
1,924
1,935

1,883
1,892
1,884
1,882
1,879
1,917

617
618
620
622
623
629

437
436
435
437
438
445

8,112
8,099
8,106
8,109
8,133
8,159

1,716
1,712
1,715
1,702
1,708
1,717

70
68
69
68
68
70

917
910
908
909
910
908

1,318
1,318
1,319
1,323
1,328
1,328

694
695
694
692
692
695

1,145
1,148
1,151
1,155
1,160
1,165

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

1,195
1,196
1,194
1,197
1,204
1,205

1,638
1,650
1,653
1,662
1,667
1,664

2,247
2,258
2.273
2,291
2,297
2,318

1,952
1,965
1,975
1,984
1,988
2,000

1,940
1,949
1,952
1,963
1,975
1,978

633
635
638
643
648
652

446
449
451
452
452
453

8,185
8,200
8,226
8,232
8,229
8,238

1,724
1,725
1,734
1,731
1,723
1,724

70
70
71
71
71
71

909
908
905
901
899
895

1,328
1,330
1,334
1,338
1,336
1,335

697
698
701
702
703
704

1,170
1,174
1,181
1,184
1,190
1,196

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,208
1,216
1,225
1,236
1,249
1,257

1,668
1,671
1,687
1,695
1,704
1,715

2,328
2,339
2,357
2,385
2,398
2,419

2,011
2,018
2,025
2,039
2,055
2,065

1,993
2,009
2,027
2,059
2,084
2,092

657
660
662
666
671
674

450
450
452
455
456
452

8,219
8,223
8,221
8,232
8,280
8,313

1,721
1,715
1,707
1,714
1,735
1,743

70
69
70
71
71
72

895
894
897
896
896
897

1,322
1,333
1,336
1,331
1,332
1,336

705
694
695
690
697
700

1,198
1,199
1,192
1,199
1,209
1,216

1976:

May

May

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




63

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT-Con.
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NON AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation2
Service-producing

Goods-producing

YEAR AND
MONTH

Manufacturing establishments:
Nondurable goods industries

Chemicals
and
allied
products

Petroleum
and
coal
products

Rubber
and
misc.
plastics
products

Government^

Wholesale and retail trade

Leather
and
leather
products

Total

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Total

Wholesale
trade

Retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real
estate

Services
Total

Federal
Government

*

Thousands

State
and
local
government

*

649
655
618

221
228
221

323
312
283

412
412
389

25,348
26,092
26,189

4,166
4,189
4,001

8,955
9,272
9,264

2,471
2,605
2,602

6,485
6,667
6,662

1,728
1,800
1,828

5,025
5,181
5,240

5,474
5,650
5,856

1,892
1,863
1,908

3,582
3,787
3,948

640
707
730
768
753

218
231
235
241
238

311
334
338
361
328

395
380
384
389
373

26,691
27,860
28,595
29,128
29,239

4,034
4,226
4,248
4,290
4,084

9,386
9,742
10,004
10,247
10,235

2,635
2,727
2,812
2,854
2,867

6,751
7,015
7,192
7,393
7,368

1,888
1,956
2,035
2,111
2,200

5,357
5,547
5,699
5,835
5,969

6,026
6,389
6,609
6,645
6,751

1,928
2,302
2,420
2,305
2,188

4,098
4,087
4,188
4,340
4,563

773
797
810
794
809

237
236
232
224
216

363
369
372
344
373

386
383
373
359
374

30,128
31,266
31,889
31,811
32,857

4,141
4,244
4,241
3,976
4,011

10,535
10,858
10,886
10,750
11,127

2,926
3,018
3,028
2,980
3,082

7,610
7,840
7,858
7,770
8,045

2,298
2,389
2,438
2,481
2,549

6,240
6,497
6,708
6.765
7,087

6,914
7,278
7,616
7,839
8,083

2,187
2,209
2,217
2,191
2,233

4,727
5,069
5,399
5,648
5,850

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

828
828
848
865
879

212
202
195
189
184

379
375
408
418
436

363
358
361
349
348

33,755
34,142
35,098
36,013
37,278

4,004
3,903
3,906
3,903
3,951

11,391
11,337
11,566
11,778
12,160

3,143
3,133
3,198
3,248
3,337

8,248
8,204
8,368
8,530
8,823

2,629
2,688
2,754
2,830
2,911

7,378
7,620
7,982
8,277
8,660

8,353
8,594
8,890
9,225
9,596

2,270
2,279
2,340
2,358
2,348

6,083
6,315
6,550
6,868
7,248

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

908
961
1,001
1,030
1,060

183
184
183
187
182

471
511
516
561
596

353
364
351
355
343

38,839
40,743
42,495
44,160
46,023

4,036
4,158
4,268
4,318
4,442

12,716
13,245
13,606
14,099
14,705

3,466
3,597
3,689
3,779
3,907

9,250
9,648
9,917
10,320
10,798

2,977
3,058
3,185
3,337
3,512

9,036
9,498
10,045
10,567
11,169

10,074
10,784
11,391
11,839
12,195

2,378
2,564
2,719
2,737
2,758

7,696
8,227
8,672
9,102
9,437

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

1,049
1,011
1.009
1,038
1,060

191
194
195
193
197

580
580
630
692
695

320
299
296
284
271

47,302
48,278
50,008
51,898
39,301

4,515
4,476
4,541
4,656
4,725

15,040
15,352
15,949
16,607
16,987

3,993
4,001
4,113
4,277
4,433

11,047
11,351
11,836
12,329
12,554

3,645
3,772
3,908
4,046
4,148

11,548
11,797
12,276
12,857
13,441

12,554
12,881
13,334
13,732
14,170

2,731
2,696
2,684
2,663
2,724

9,823
10,185
10,649
11,068
11,446

1,015
1,042
1,074
1,096

194
198
202
208

608
640
714
754

248
263
255
257

54,345
56,030
58,077
61,109

4,542
4,582
4,713
4,923

17,060
17,755
18,516
19,542

4,415
4,546
4,708
4,969

12,645
13,209
13,808
14,573

4,165
4,271
4,467
4,724

13,892
14,551
15,303
16,252

14,686
14,871
15,127
15,672

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

11,937
12,138
12,399
12,919

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
..

1,035
1,025
1,013
1.006
1,008
1,004

190
188
191
190
193
194

634
602
589
592
594
593

247
241
236
236
241
244

53,857
53,966
53,951
54,005
54,118
54,109

4,642
4,595
4,562
4,547
4,539
4,521

16,928
16,920
16,909
16,915
16,925
16,994

4,424
4,406
4,388
4,386
4,388
4,385

12,504
12,514
12,521
12,529
12,537
12,609

4,152
4,145
4,142
4,146
4,151
4,149

13,651
13,699
13,720
13,741
13,815
13,795

14,484
14,607
14,618
14,656
14,688
14,650

2,735
2,736
2,737
2,737
2,739
2,738

11,749
11,871
11,881
11,919
11,949
11,912

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,003
1,009
1,012
1,021
1,021
1,023

196
196
197
198
199
199

594
606
617
623
624
629

250
250
253
258
261
263

54,389
54,589
54,600
54,752
54,820
54,991

4,518
4,522
4,519
4,518
4,525
4,500

17,067
17,149
17,170
17,221
17,249
17,332

4,402
4,411
4,434
4,441
4,454
4,465

12,665
12,738
12,736
12,780
12,795
12,867

4,157
4,170
4,181
4,190
4,192
4,209

13,938
14,018
14,001
14,062
14,095
14,155

14,709
14,730
14,729
14,761
14,759
14,795

2,750
2,750
2,756
2,757
2,754
2,753

11,959
11,980
11,973
12,004
12,005
12,042

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

1,029
1,035
1,041
1,040
1,038
1,036

200
200
200
200
199
197

637
643
653
660
598
598

267
269
268
270
268
266

55,265
55,463
55,627
55,775
55,871
55,941

4,536
4,549
4,559
4,566
4,565
4,576

17,438
17,554
17,612
17,678
17,735
17,730

4,482
4,504
4,515
4,535
4,545
4,546

12,956
13,050
13,097
13,143
13,190
13,184

4,211
4,219
4,229
4,242
4,250
4,261

14,248
14,299
14,373
14,440
14,483
14,542

14,832
14,842
14,854
14,849
14,838
14,832

2,749
2,744
2,739
2,737
2,733
2,723

12,083
12,098
12,115
12,112
12,105
12,109

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,043
1,048
1,047
1,049
1,051
1,055

197
197
198
198
198
199

595
597
671
671
674
679

268
260
258
253
253
253

56,089
56,224
56,348
56,427
56,567
56,738

4,590
4,595
4,610
4,598
4,608
4,634

17,781
17,846
17,892
17,904
17,923
17,979

4,552
4,554
4,572
4,577
4,584
4,594

13,229
13,292
13,320
13,327
13,339
13,385

4,268
4,276
4,301
4,316
4,330
4,348

14,607
14,633
14,662
14,711
14,768
14,833

14,843
14,874
14,883
14,898
14,938
14,944

2,724
2,726
2,726
2,724
2,732
2,724

12,119
12,148
12,157
12,174
12,206
12,200

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,058
1,063
1,068
1,072
1,075
1,076

199
197
199
202
203
203

688
695
701
707
712
715

255
255
256
256
257
254

56,91 1
57,031
57,230
57,436
57,676
57,940

4,642
4,654
4,657
4,675
4,699
4,707

18,073
18,122
18,212
18,304
18,390
18,475

4,610
4,622
4,641
4,661
4,676
4,695

13,463
13,500
13,571
13,643
13,714
13,780

4,364
4,376
4,403
4,423
4,436
4,453

14,905
14,952
15,027
15,093
15,147
15,227

14,927
14,927
14,931
14,941
15,004
15,078

2,723
2,724
2,730
2,725
2,726
2,728

12,204
12,203
12,201
12,216
12,278
12,350

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . ,
November . .
December . .

1,078
1,077
1,079
1,080
1,080
1,082

204
203
204
204
205
206

718
716
722
726
731
736

252
252
251
256
257
256

58,176
58,430
58,816
59,003
59,266
59,507

4,718
4,728
4,765
4,753
4,768
4,786

18,543
18,634
18,715
18,784
18,886
18,997

4,715
4,736
4,757
4,770
4,793
4,816

13,828
13,898
13,958
14,014
14,093
14,181

4,468
4,488
4,515
4,536
4,563
4,583

15,307
15,395
15,521
15,605
15,683
15,754

15,140
15,185
15,300
15,325
15,366
15,387

2,721
2,727
2,726
2,727
2,728
2,726

12,419
12,458
12,574
12,598
12,638
12,661

January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,085
1,089
1,090
1,091
1,096
1,096

207
208
209
208
207
208

739
741
744
748
747
752

256
257
257
258
257
257

59,711
59,983
60,311
60,644
60,887
61,147

4,802
4,825
4,861
4,893
4,903
4,936

19,074
19,141
19,235
19,336
19,429
19,538

4,834
4,861
4,885
4,915
4,938
4,961

14,240
14,280
14,350
14,421
14,491
14,577

4,601
4,631
4,651
4,669
4,689
4,717

15,767
15,855
15,964
16,077
16,149
16,226

15,467
15,531
15,600
15,669
15,717
15,730

2,738
2,740
2,742
2,749
2,753
2,762

12,729
"12,791
12,858
12,920
12,964
12,968

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,097
1,098
1,098
1,099
1,103
1,105

207
207
207
208
208
209

751
756
761
766
773
780

255
258
258
258
256
255

61,267
61,512
61,618
61,825
62,101
62,300

4,895
4,930
4,950
5,002
5,027
5,045

19,609
19,685
19,730
19,825
19,919
19,973

4,971
5,002
5,020
5,052
5,081
5,106

14,638
14,683
14,710
14,773
14,838
14,867

4,741
4,758
4,776
4,791
4,825
4,845

16,295
16,407
16,468
16,502
16,601
16,695

15,727
15,732
15,694
15,705
15,729
15,742

2,761
2,761
2,754
2,759
2,759
2,736

12,966
12,971
12,940
12,946
12,970
13,006

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1975
1976
1977
1978

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

....

. ..

....

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 223 and 224.

64

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT-Con.
PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY) WORKERS ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS1
Adjusted for seasona variation^

Not seasonally adjusted

Goods-Producing
Manufacturing

YEAR AND
MONTH
Private
sector,
total

Manufacturing

Private
sector,
total

Durable goods industries
Total

Mining

Construction
Total
Total

*

*

Thousands

*

Lumber
and
wood
products

Furniture
and
fixtures

Stone,
clay,
and glass
products

Primary
metal
industries

*

1947
1948
1949

33,747
34,489
33,159

12,990
12,910
11,790

33,747
34,489
33,159

15,647
15,770
14,578

871
906
839

1,786
1,954
1,949

12,990
12,910
11,790

7,028
6,925
6,1.22

807
781
703

282
290
261

471
479
443

1,068
1,074
928

1950.

34,349
36,225
36,643
37,694
36,276

12,523
13,368
13,359
14,055
12,817

34,349
36,225
36,643
37,694
36,276

15,440
16,551
16,520
17,161
15,819

816
840
801
765
686

2,101
2,343
2,360
2,341
2,316

12,523
13,368
13,359
14,055
12,817

6,705
7,480
7,550
8,154
7,194

770
797
746
728
665

302
293
291
301
274

473
507
480
494
464

1,031
1,126
1,040
1,124
976

37,500
38,495
38,384
36,608
38,080

13,288
13,436
13,189
11,997
12,603

37,500
38,495
38,384
36,608
38,080

16,445
16,791
16,461
15,028
15,770

680
702
695
611
590

2,477
2,653
2,577
2,420
2,577

13,288
13,436
13,189
11,997
12,603

7,548
7,669
7,550
6,579
7,033

698
688
614
574
621

293
301
298
284
306

496
507
493
458
496

1,069
1,085
1,071
891
914

38,516
37,989
38,979
39,553
40,560

12,586
12,083
12,488
12,555
12,781

38,516
37,989
38,979
39,553
40,560

15,653
15,041
15.500
15,615
15,915

570
532
512
498
497

2,497
2,426
2,500
2,562
2,637

12,586
12,083
12,488
12,555
12,781

7,028
6,618
6,935
7,027
7,213

588
544
555
558
567

304
290
304
309
321

492
469
478
484
494

957
881
902
912
967

1969.

42,278
44,249
45,137
46,473
48,208

13,434
14,296
14,308
14,514
14,767

42,278
44,249
45,137
46,473
48,208

16,677
17,601
17,518
17,797
18,251

494
487
469
461
472

2,749
2,818
2,741
2,822
3,012

13,434
14,296
14,308
14,514
14,767

7,715
8,369
8,364
8,457
8,651

571
578
561
571
584

340
364
358
372
383

505
517
500
509
526

1,023
1,056
1,016
1,003
1,042

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

48,156
48,148
49,937
52,201
52,809

14,044
13,544
14,045
14,834
14,638

48,156
48,148
49,937
52,201
52,809

17,507
17,070
17,777
18,725
18,462

473
455
475
486
530

2,990
3,071
3,257
3,405
3,294

14,044
13,544
14,045
14,834
14,638

8,055
7,664
8,051
8,728
8,662

554
579
627
655
608

362
364
400
420
402

512
513
544
576
569

1,000
923
933
1,011
1,030

1975
1976
1977
1978

50,991
52,897
55,179
58,156

13,043
13,638
14,135
14,734

50,991
52,897
55,179
58,156

16,422
17,044
17,774
18,726

571
592
618
638

2,808
2,814
3,021
3,354

13,043
13,638
14,135
14,734

7,557
7,914
8,307
8,805

517
576
616
647

337
364
382
406

499
514
533
554

887
904
922
954

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

50,308
49,621
49,618
49,927
50,492
51,109

13,209
12,829
12,722
12,692
12,779
12,959

51,398
50,861
50,568
50,426
50,525
50,532

17.051
16,551
16,290
16,147
16,180
16,147

557
561
562
561
570
570

3,087
2,931
2,817
2,745
2,755
2,746

13,407
13,059
12,911
12,841
12,855
12,831

7,903
7,671
7,580
7,495
7,470
7,433

506
495
494
496
508
516

343
329
322
323
328
327

519
508
496
493
493
491

976
943
921
895
878
863

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

51,046
51,658
51,867
51,985
52,009
52,249

12,716
13,140
13,398
13,399
13,353
13,315

50,735
51,051
51,217
51,422
51,499
51,728

16,124
16,298
16.451
16,552
16,575
16,696

574
575
575
579
579
585

2,730
2,769
2,783
2,785
2,787
2,809

12,820
12,954
13,093
13,188
13,209
13,302

7,379
7,446
7,529
7,558
7,560
7,620

517
525
530
537
537
539

332
341
346
349
353
355

490
496
501
501
501
500

851
857
870
858
860
869

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

51,061
51,085
51,577
52,350
52,789
53,425

13,230
13,280
13,402
13,537
13,588
13,779

52,160
52,373
52,559
52,765
52,791
52,819

16,898
16,939
16,999
17,089
17,042
17,017

585
582
586
587
586
590

2,881
2,833
2,821
2,821
2,800
2,785

13,432
13,524
13,592
13,681
13,656
13,642

7,709
7,776
7,834
7,901
7,929
7,935

556
563
562
567
570
574

358
363
364
368
368
366

506
507
508
514
514
514

873
879
887
901
906
914

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

53,306
53,640
53,926
53,719
53,686
54,022

13,523
13,820
14,054
13,823
13,861
13,761

52,996
53,054
53,294
53,176
53,378
53,519

17,053
17,045
17,185
17,032
17,171
17,173

601
572
604
602
605
606

2,792
2,797
2,797
2,803
2,830
2,813

13,660
13,676
13,784
13,627
13,736
13,754

7,947
7,983
8,042
7,911
8,010
8,030

578
580
587
589
594
596

364
362
365
363
364
365

516
516
518
515
518
516

924
926
925
910
906
903

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

52,633
52,651
53,379
54,257
54,958
55,81 1

13,633
13,632
13,796
13,928
14,075
14,320

53,747
53,973
54,320
54,654
54,902
55,141

17,224
17,340
17,531
17,673
17,762
17,844

609
613
625
631
632
645

2,786
2,861
2,932
2,993
3,020
3,040

13,829
13,866
13,974
14,049
14,110
14,159

8,080
8,085
8,171
8,217
8,273
8,312

595
599
604
609
610
611

367
370
373
376
378
382

516
506
525
531
533
538

904
902
921
923
933
936

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

55,718
56,069
56,460
56,504
56,759
56,946

14,097
14,302
14,505
14,446
14,445
14,438 .

55,325
55,488
55,817
55,970
56,274
56,450

17,875
17,869
17,966
17,996
18,099
18,089

626
608
639
639
645
508

3,055
3,058
3,075
3,085
3,114
3,142

14,194
14,203
14,252
14,272
14,340
14,439

8,351
8,368
8,407
8,428
8,476
8,551

612
619
626
631
638
641

385
385
387
390
394
398

539
538
539
536
545
549

925
918
924
929
926
928

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

55,413
55,402
56,175
57,319
57,975
58,879

14,310
14,330
14,445
14,542
14,643
14,855

56,614
56,802
57,159
57,728
57,875
58,144

18,143
18,173
18,320
18,639
18,650
18,734

501
503
517
662
668
675

3,137
3,115
3,201
3,333
3,322
3,376

14,505
14,555
14,602
14,644
14,660
14,683

8,606
8,643
8,668
8,709
8,732
8,750

647
643
645
648
644
647

401
404
406
407
408
406

552
551
553
554
554
553

935
938
935
938
944
946

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

58,731
59,125
59,376
59,501
59,852
60,121

14,598
14,812
15,036
15,040
15,099
15,093

58,289
58,519
58,715
58,968
59,353
59,613

18,780
18,821
18,895
19,025
19,174
19,282

683
683
685
690
696
698

3,401
3,406
3,420
3,454
3,473
3,497

14,696
14,732
14,790
14,884
15,005
15,087

8,778
8,817
8,873
8,961
9,038
9,094

645
644
643
647
652
658

405
406
406
408
410
412

553
552
554
556
559
563

948
956
962
974
986
993

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956

1957.
1958
1959

1960.
1961

1962.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 224 and 225.

65

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT-Con.
PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS1

Adjusted for seasonal variation^
Goods-producing: Durable goods industries

Goods-producing: Nondurable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH
Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electric

and
electronic
equipment

Transportation
equipment

Instruments
and
related
products

Miscellaneous manufacturing
industries

Total

Food
and
kindred
products

Textile
mill
products

Tobacco
manufactures

Apparel
and other
textile
products

Paper
and
allied
products

Thousands

1947
1948
1949

878
862
760

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

862
949
943

1,037
929

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

974

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

944
897

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

977
989
893
940

1,087
1,074
900
929

1,130
1,164
1,183
1,046
1,069
1,159

320
366
508

1,037
1,026

623
822
858
733
688

1,027

791

1,433
1,380

974

1*,223

1,365
1,591
1,359

240
231
203

367
365
327

5,962
5,986
5,669

1,395
1,374
1,341

110
106
101

1,220
1,248
1,103

1,047
1,073
1,053

407
408
390

216
258
282
310
276

344
346
333
357
327

5,817
5,'888
5,810
5,901
5,623

1,331
1^338
1,331
1,330
1,297

95
96
97
96
95

1,169
U46
1,073
1,064
953

1,080
1,081
1,087
1,115
1,053

416
435
422
443
441

272
278
274

5,740
5,767
5,638

1,292
1,302
1,263

94
90

962
944
893
833
857

1,086
1,088
1 072
1 040
1^091

454
465
463
454
472
480
478
486
486
489

752
852

1 141

1,027

l',196

269

330
333
315
300
313

5^570

1^222

84

1,036

906

,147
,040
,108
,155
,157

272
261
269
268
268

314
304
313
310
318

5,559
5,465
5,553
5,527
5,569

1,212
1,191
1,178
1,167
1,157

83
80
79
77
78

835
805
812
798

1,098
1,080
1 123
1 138
l',158

283
316
325
326
336

336
346
338
340
345

5,719
5,926
5,944
6,056
6,1 16

1,159
1,180
1,187
1,192
1,202

75
72
74
72

827
859
850
881
884

1,206
1,246
1,237
1,240
1 238

498
518
526
536
551

(MR

743
623

IT

976

1,030

1,038
1,059
1,120

878

1,060
1,160
1,206
1,244
1 245

1,215
1,344
1,369
1,343
1,382

944
844
951
975

956

1,272
1,400
1,406
1,465
1,458

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

1,190
1,129
1,190
1,278
1,257

1,323
1,182
1,245
1,402
1,481

1,023
1,006
1,009
1,110
1,289

1,236
1,209
1,239
1,338
1,270

317
294
313
348
370

329
318
340
356
354

5,989
5,880
5,993
6,107
5,976

1,207
1,203
1,192
1,167
1,164

69
63
62
65
64

855
837
867
886
843

1,196
1,177
1,208
1,250
1,175

543
522
532
543
544

1975
1976
1977
1978

1,090
1J39
1,198
1,270

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April

966
993

913
961

1 339

1,286

1,'340

U85

1,422
1,526

1,233
1,318

1 154
1*235
1,290
1,384

332
353
376
400

31 1
329
334
345

5 485
5J24
5,828
5,929

1 120
l'l45
1,161
1,174

62
64
57
56

752
800
792
783

1,067
1^134
1,129
1,145

480
508
518
525

June

1,130
1,114
1,093
1,089
1,082
1,076

1,434
1,411
1,388
1,368
1,339
1,319

1,160
1,106
1,092
1,072
1,065
1,062

1,169
1,113
1,137
1,127
1,150
1,153

351
343
334
331
326
324

315
309
303
301
301
302

5,504
5,388
5,331
5,346
5,385
5,397

1,119
1,107
1,105
1,108
1,112
1,113

63
62
61
60
60
59

726
710
706
721
738
742

1,048
1,025
1,013
1,024
1,038
1,046

499
486
475
469
467
466

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December , .

1,049
1,080
1,093
1,093
1,092
1,097

1,298
1,298
1,308
1,313
1,300
1,296

1,060
1,076
1,085
1,099
1,102
1,117

1,148
1,137
1,151
1,158
1,162
1,190

323
325
328
333
334
336

311
311
317
317
319
321

5,441
5,508
5,564
5,630
5,649
5,682

1,115
1,128
1,131
1,137
1,135
1,135

63
63
64
64
65
64

749
765
779
794
797
801

1,065
1,077
1,092
1,114
1,121
1,136

470
475
479
487
490
496

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

1,108
1,120
,129
,137
,139
,140

1,304
1,312
1,320
1,328
1,339
1,340

1,125
1,136
1,151
1,159
1,166
1,162

1,215
1,229
1,241
1,250
1,243
1,240

339
341
344
349
353
354

325
326
328
328
331
331

5,723
5,748
5,758
5,780
5,727
5,707

1,141
1,146
1,133
1,140
1,149
1,145

63
62
61
63
64
63

807
811
810
813
810
804

1,146
1,147
1,157
1,155
1,148
1,145

500
504
506
508
510
512

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

,143
,148
,163
,141
,149
,154

1,344
1,354
1,370
1,343
1,362
1,366

1,163
1,166
1,171
1,170
1,174
1,179

1,229
1,246
1,253
1,192
1,254
1,257

357
357
357
359
361
364

329
328
333
329
328
330

5,713
5,693
5,742
5,716
5,726
5,724

1,155
1,154
1,149
1,143
1,147
1,143

68
66
64
64
65
63

800
798
795
789
785
787

1,137
1,127
1,119
1,112
1,113
1,112

510
509
511
509
512
510

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

,163
,163
,175
,177
,188
,197

1,378
1,382
1,391
1,393
1,411
1,415

1,186
1,197
1,204
1,217
1,228
1,234

1,272
1,260
1,271
1,282
1,280
1,292

366
370
372
373
376
374

333
336
335
336
336
333

5,749
5,781
5,803
5,832
5,837
5,847

1,149
1,156
1,160
1,167
1,163
1,169

62
62
58
59
57
57

788
791
795
799
796
795

1,117
1,125
1,127
1,125
1,128
1,132

512
514
515
518
520
520

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,205
1,210
1,215
1,222
1,230
1,237

1,431
1,443
1,444
1,451
1,458
1,470

1,242
1,244
1,247
1,257
1,269
1,277

1,303
1,303
1,316
1,300
1,300
1,326

376
376
378
380
381
384

333
332
331
332
335
341

5,843
5,835
5,845
5,844
5,864
5,888

1,166
1,166
1,164
1,152
1,161
1,165

56
55
55
55
54
56

795
790
789
791
792
791

1,130
1,130
1,133
1,132
1,138
1,142

519
520
521
520
519
523

1978: January
February . . .
March
April

1,475
1,483
1,494
1,502
1,504
1,520

1,285
1,294
1,300
1,303
1,306
1,308

1,339
1,346
1,345
1,355
1,364
1,361

386
387
390
393
396
400

340
342
344
346
345
346

5,899
5,912
5,934
5,935
5,928
5,933

1,172

June

1,246
1,255
1,256
1,263
1,267
1,263

,175
,184
,179
,171
,172

56
56
57
56
57
56

791
791
789
785
783
780

1,141
1,142
1,146
1,150
1,148
1,146

523
524
526
527
529
530

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,265
1,266
1,279
1,286
1,294
1,303

1,526
1,532
1,546
1,569
1,575
1,593

1,317
1,325
1,329
1,339
1,352
1,360

1,371
1,388
1,402
1,426
1,449
1,454

404
405
407
409
413
414

344
343
345
347
348
344

5,918
5,915
5,917
5,923
5,967
5,993

,170
,165
,161
,166
,186
,195

56
54
56
57
57
58

779
778
781
781
782
782

1,139
1,146
1,148
1,144
1,144
1,145

530
520
522
518
524
527

May

1976:

May
June

1977:

May
June

May

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




66

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-EMPLOYMENT-Con.
PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY) WORKERS ON PRIVATE NON AGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation2

Goods-producing— Manufacturing: Nondurable goods industries

Service-producing

YEAR AND
MONTH

Wholesale and retail trade
Printing and
publishing

Chemicals
and allied
products

Petroleum
and coal
products

Rubber and
misc.
plastics
products

Leather and
leather
products

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Total

Total

Wholesale
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real estate

Retail
trade

Services

Thousands

1947
1948
1949

487
494
488

488
485
449

170
175
169

263
253
226

374
369
348

8,241
8,629
8,595

2,248
2,361
2,354

6,007
6,282
6,255

1,436
1,496
1,517

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

494
505
510
522
525

461
503
506
523
503

165
173
169
173
167

252
271
270
288
257

355
341
344
349
333

8,742
9,091
9,333
9,510
9,456

2,382
2,456
2,533
2,554
2,536

6,375
6,650
6,815
6,972
6,936

1,565
1,622
1,683
1,742
1,807

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

539
560
564
563
575

518
526
520
494
506

163
161
157
147
140

288
291
290
264
290

344
341
331
318
333

9,675
9,933
9,923
9,736
10,087

2,574
2,645
2,639
2,572
2,661

7,117
7,304
7,300
7,182
7,443

1,889
1,961
1,998
2,029
2,086

1960
1961.
1963
1964

589
592
594
590
602

510
505
519
525
529

138
130
126
120
114

293
288
316
323
336

321
316
319
308
306

24,645

3,490

10,315
10,234
10,400
10,560
10,869

2,705
2,684
2,726
2,758
2,823

7,627
7,567
7,691
7,820
8,046

2,145
2,189
2,237
2,291
2,347

7,939

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

621
646
662
667
682

546
574
592
610
622

113
115
115
118
112

366
398
397
435
462

310
318
304
306
294

25,602
26,649
27,619
28,677
29,959

3,561
3,638
3,718
3,757
3,863

11,358
11,820
12,121
12,542
13,094

2,922
3,023
3,085
3,153
3,260

8,436
8,797
9,037
9,389
9,834

2,388
2,442
2,534
2,651
2,797

8,295
8,749
9,246
9,727
10,205

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

679
658
664
670
660

604
588
593
610
623

118
124
125
124
126

444
450
495
547
545

273
257
256
245
232

30,649
31,079
32,161
33,476
34,347

3,914
3,872
3,943
4,034
4,079

13,375
13,615
14,135
14,715
14,999

3,329
3,315
3,405
3,547
3,670

10,046
10,300
10,729
11,168
11,329

2,879
2,937
3,024
3,121
3,169

10,481
10,655
11,059
11,606
12,100

1975
1976
1977
1978

624
625
646
672

580
600
616
628

123
128
131
136

465
493
558
592

213
227
218
220

34,569
35,853
37,404
39,430

3,894
3,918
4,008
4,142

15,023
15,649
16,316
17,219

3,637
3,746
3,878
4,094

11,387
11,904
12,439
13,125

3,173
3,243
3,397
3,593

12,479
13,043
13,683
14,476

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

642
634
629
624
620
618

593
585
576
572
573
572

117
117
121
119
122
122

487
458
445
448
450
450

210
204
200
201
205
209

34,347
34,310
34,278
34,279
34,345
34,386

3,993
3,949
3,924
3,895
3,891
3,873

14,918
14,897
14,880
14,884
14,888
14,958

3,654
3,634
3,613
3,613
3,611
3,609

11,264
11,263
11,267
11,271
11,277
11,349

3,168
3,160
3,154
3,156
3,161
3,159

12,268
12,304
12,320
12,344
12,405
12,396

JwJ?
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

617
620
622
620
620
621

571
575
579
584
587
588

125
126
126
126
127
127

452
464
474
481
481
486

214
215
218
223
226
228

34,611
34,753
34,766
34,870
34,924
35,032

3,873
3,873
3,870
3,870
3,875
3,849

15,035
15,106
15,140
15,179
15,200
15,265

3,626
3,630
3,654
3,658
3,665
3,676

11,409
11,476
11,486
11,521
11,535
11,589

3,166
3,177
3,186
3,195
3,192
3,205

12,537
12,597
12,570
12,626
12,657
12,713

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

620
617
621
622
623
623

593
598
601
602
599
596

129
130
129
129
128
127

492
499
507
514
464
462

232
234
233
234
232
230

35,262
35,434
35,560
35,676
35,749
35,802

3,891
3,902
3,907
3,909
3,905
3,913

15,368
15,478
15,529
15,591
15,644
15,627

3,692
3,713
3,720
3,738
3,747
3,748

11,676
11 ",765
11,809
11,853
11,897
11,879

3,205
3,210
3,218
3,225
3,225
3,232

12,798
12,844
12,906
12,951
12,975
13,030

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

624
625
630
629
631
630

600
604
601
602
604
605

127
127
127
127
127
128

460
459
524
523
525
529

232
224
222
218
217
217

35,943
36,009
36,109
36,144
36,207
36,346

3,924
3,929
3,939
3,923
3,924
3,947

15,666
15,725
15,772
15,777
15,792
15,838

3,751
3,752
3,768
3,767
3,772
3,783

11,915
11,973
12,004
12,010
12,020
12,055

3,240
3,242
3,263
3,274
3,284
3,299

13,113
13,113
13,135
13,170
13,207
13,262

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

631
634
638
642
645
647

607
611
614
617
619
617

127
126
128
131
131
132

537
543
548
555
558
560

219
219
220
219
220
218

36,523
36,633
36,789
36,981
37,140
37,297

3,954
3,962
3,966
3,982
4,000
4,008

15,921
15,966
16,046
16,132
16,211
16,284

3,795
3,806
3,820
3,840
3,853
3,866

12,126
12,160
12,226
12,292
12,358
12,418

3,315
3,330
3,348
3,364
3,377
3,388

13,333
13,375
13,429
13,503
13,552
13,617

July
Octollr-*-. . .
November . .
December . .

648
650
653
655
656
660

618
617
618
617
618
620

133
133
133
134
133
134

563
558
564
568
572
576

215
216
215
220
221
221

37,450
37,619
37,851
37,974
38,175
38,361

4,014
4,021
4,052
4,034
4,042
4,059

16,345
16,422
16,490
16,547
16,643
16,743

3,883
3,901
3,921
3,929
3,951
3,973

12,462
12,521
12,569
12,618
12,692
12,770

3,397
3,412
3,432
3,449
3,469
3,486

13,694
13,764
13,877
13,944
14,021
14,076

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . . . .

661
664
668
670
672
674

622
624
624
626
629
629

136
137
137
135
134
135

578
579
582
585
585
589

319
220
221
222
220
222

38,471
38,629
38,839
39,089
39,225
39,410

4,066
4,081
4,102
4,136
4,134
4,154

16,825
16,871
16,955
17,044
17,126
17,213

3,986
4,006
4,028
4,054
4,071
4,087

12,839
12,865
12,927
12,990
13,055
13,126

3,499
3,526
3,534
3,547
3,562
3,584

14,081
14,151
14,248
14,362
14,403
14,459

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

674
675
667
673
680
685

630
628
629
628
631
633

134
135
135
135
135
136

588
592
596
600
608
614

218
222
222
221
220
218

39,509
39,698
39,820
39,940
40,179
40,331

4,108
4,137
4,150
4,195
4,217
4,224

17,274
17,346
17,389
17,460
17,540
17,584

4,093
4,123
4,137
4,161
4,180
4,201

13,181
13,223
13,252
13,299
13,360
13,383

3,605
3,618
3,633
3,644
3,674
3,689

14,522
14,597
14,648
14,641
14,748
14,834

1962. . :•'.-.,

1976:

1977:

1978:

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




67

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-WEEKLY HOURS
AVERAGE WEEKLY GROSS HOURS PER PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY) WORKER ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS*
Total2

Adjusted for seasonal variation3
Manufacturing industries
Durable goods industries

Total manufacturing
YEAR AND
MONTH

Seasonally
adjusted

*

Not
seasonally
adjusted

Mining

Construction

Unadjusted
for
seasonal
variation

Average
overtime
hours'*

*
Hours

*

*

*

Adjusted
for
seasonal
variation

Total

Average
overtime
hours*

*

*

Lumber
and
wood
products

Furniture
and
fixtures

Stone,
clay,
and
glass
products

1947
1948
1949

40.3
40.0
39.4

40.8
39.4
36.3

38.2
38.1
37.7

40.4
40.0
39.1

40.5
40.4
39.4

40.3
40.0
39.2

41.5
41.0
40.0

41.0
40.7
39.7

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

39.8
39.9
39.9
39.6
39.1

37.9
38.4
38.6
38.8
38.6

37.4
38.1
38,9
37.9
37.2

40.5
40.6
40.7
40.5
39.6

41.1
41.5
41.4
41.2
40.1

39.5
39.3
39.7
39.2
39.1

41.8
41.1
41.4
40.9
40.0

41.1
41.4
41.1
40.8
40.5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

39.6
39.3
38.8
38.5
39.0

40.7
40.8
40.1
38.9
40.5

37.1
37.5
37.0
36.8
37.0

40.7
40.4
39.8
39.2
40.3

2.8
2.3
2.0
2.7

41.3
41.0
40.3
39.5
40.7

3.0
2.4
1.9
2.7

39.5
38.8
38.3
38.6
39.7

41.4
40.7
39.9
39.3
40.7

41.4
41.1
40.4
40.0
41.2

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

38.6
38.6
38.7
38.8
38.7

40.4
40.5
41.0
41.6
41.9

36.7
36.9
37.0
37.3
37.2

39.7
39.8
40.4
40.5
40.7

2.5
2.4
2.8
2.8
3.1

40.1
40.3
40.9
41.1
41.5

2.4
2.4
2.8
3.0
3,3

39.0
39.5
39.8
40.1
40.4

40.0
40.0
40.7
40.9
41.2

40.6
40.7
41.0
41.4
41.7

1965 .
1966
1967
1968
1969

38.8
38.6
38.0
37.8
37.7

42.3
42.7
42.6
42.6
43.0

37.4
37.6
37.7
37.3
37.9

41.2
41.4
40.6
40.7
40.6

3.6
3.9
3.4
3.6
3.6

42.0
42.2
41.2
41.4
41.3

3.9
4.3
3.5
3.8
3.8

40.9
40.8
40.2
40.6
40.2

41.5
41.5
40.4
40.6
40.4

42.0
42.0
41.6
41.8
41.9

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

37.1
36.9
37.0
36.9
36.5

42.7
42.4
42.6
42.4
41.9

37.3
37.2
36.5
36.8
36.6

39.8
39.9
40.5
40.7
40.0

3.0
2.9
3.5
3.8
3.3

40.3
40.3
41.2
41.5
40.7

3.0
2.9
3.6
4.1
3.4

39.5
39.8
40.4
39.9
39.2

39.2
39.8
40.2
40.0
39.1

41.2
41.6
42.1
41.9
41.3

1975
1976
1977
1978

36.1
36.1
36.0
35.8

41.9
42.4
43.4
43.4

36.4
36.8
36.5
36.8

39.5
40.1
40.3
40.4

2.6
3.1
3.5
3.6

39.9
40.6
41.0
41.1

2.6
3.2
3.7
3.8

38.7
39,9
39.8
39.8

38.0
38.8
39.0
39.3

40.4
41.1
41.3
41.6

41.6
41.6
41.1
40.6
42.4
42.2

37.2
36.1
34.9
36.3
36.6
35.7

38.7
38.5
38.7
38.9
39.0
39.5

39.2
38.9
38.8
39.2
39.0
39.2

2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2,5

39.9
39.6
39.4
39.9
39.5
39.6

2.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.4

38.0
38.0
37.6
38.3
38.3
38.7

36.6
36.3
36.6
37.4
37.6
37.8

40.7
40.1
39.7
40.1
40.1
40.1

36.2
36.7
36.8
36.3
36.5
36.7

39.2
39.7
40.2
40.0
40.1
40.9

39.4
39.7
39.9
39.8
39.9
40.2

2.6
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0

39.8
40.1
40.2
40.1
40.1
40.6

2.5
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.9

38.6
39.1
39.4
39.2
39.0
39.8

37.9
38.4
39.0
38.9
39.1
39.4

40.4
40.7
40.7
40.6
40,7
41.0

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

36.1
35.9
35.8
35.9
35.9
36.0

35.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December , .

36.0
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.3

36.4
36.6
36.3
36.2
36.5

41.7
41.6
42.2
42.9
42.7
42.6

1976: January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

36.5
36.4
36.1
36.1
36.2
36.1

36.0
36.0
35.9
35.8
36.1
36.4

42.4
42.3
42.3
41.7
42.0
42.4

37.8
37.3
35.8
36.8
36.6
36.9

40.0
40.0
40.1
39.2
40.3
40.5

40.5
40.3
40.2
39.6
40.3
40.2

3.1
3.1
3.2
2.6
3.3
3.2

40.9
40.8
40.6
40.1
40.9
40.9

3.0
3.1
3.2
2.5
3.4
3.3

40.8
40.0
39.6
39.7
39.8
39.7

39.6
39.3
39.0
38.7
38.7
38.4

41.5
41.5
40.8
41.0
41.3
41.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

36.1
36.0
35.9
36.0
36.0
36.0

36.5
36.4
36.0
36.0
35.9
36.2

42.3
40.4
43.2
43.1
43.0
43.0

36.6
36.6
36.1
37.1
36.9
36.8

40.1
40,1
40.1
40.1
40.3
40.7

40.3
40.1
39.8
40.0
40.1
40.0

3.2
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.2

40.9
40.7
40.3
40.5
40.7
40.5

3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.4

40.0
40.0
39.5
" 39.8
39.6
39.7

39.8
38.6
38.2
38.3
38.6
38.5

40.9
40.8
40.9
41.2
41.0
41.0

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

35.7
36.1
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0

35.3
35.8
35.8
35.8
35.9
36.3

41.7
42.4
42.8
43.2
43.2
43.6

35.7
37.6
36.7
36.8
36.8
36.3

39.1
39.9
40.2
40.1
40.4
40.8

39.6
40.3
40.3
40.5
40.4
40.5

3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5

40.1
40.8
40.9
41.2
41.1
41.2

3.4
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.7

39.5
40.0
39.7
39.9
39.8
39.7

37.5
38.5
38.8
38.8
39.0
39.1

40.6
41,4
41.2
41.6
41.4
41.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
35.9

36.4
36.3
36.1
36.1
35.9
36.2

44.1
43.4
44.1
44.5
44.3
42.7

36.4
36.1
36.2
36.3
36.4
36.2

40.1
40.3
40.7
40.6
40.7
41.1

40.3
40.3
40.4
40.5
40.4
40.4

3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.5

41.0
41.0
41.2
41.2
41.1
41.1

3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7

39.8
39.6
40.1
39.9
39.9
39.9

39.2
39.2
39.3
39.6
39.4
39.6

41.2
41.4
41.0
41.1
41.4
41.2

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

35.5
35.7
35.9
36.0
35.8
35.9

35.1
35.3
35.8
35.8
35.7
36.2

41.8
42.9
43.4
43.6
43.4
43.7

34.9
35.8
36.5
36.9
36.6
37.1

39.2
39.6
40.4
40.4
40.4
40.8

39.7
40.0
40.5
40.9
40.4
40.4

3.4
3.7
3.6
3.8
3.5
3.5

40.3
40.6
41.2
41.6
41.1
41.1

3.6
3.9
3.8
4.1
3.7
3.7

39.1
39.5
39.9
40.3
39.7
40.0

38.2
39.8
39.8
40.0
39.5
39.6

40.2
41.0
41.5
42.0
41.5
41.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

35.9
35.8
35.8
35.9
35.8
35.8

36.3
36.2
35.9
35.9
35.8
36.1

43.2
43.3
43.5
43.7
43.8
43.4

37.3
37.1
37.0
37.0
36.9
37.1

40.3
40.4
40.7
40.6
40.9
41.4

40.5
40.4
40.5
40.5
40.6
40.6

3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7

41.2
41.1
41.2
41.2
41.3
41.4

3.8
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0

39.8
39.5
39.5
39.9
40.0
39.9

39.4
39.2
39.2
39.1
39.1
39.1

41.9
41.7
41.9
41.9
41.8
41.9

35.6
35.7
35.8

Footnotes giving source of data and description of s
following these tables.




s appear in the section immediately

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 225 and 226.

68

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-WEEKLY HOURS-Con.
AVERAGE WEEKLY GROSS HOURS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation^
Nondurable goods industries

Durable goods industries
YEAR AND
MONTH
Primary
metal
industries

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

Electric
and
electronic
equipment

Transportation
equipment

Instruments
and
related
products

Miscellaneous
manufacturing
industries

Average
overtime
hours3

Total

*

Hours

Food
and
kindred
products

Tobacco
manufactures

Textile
mill
products

Apparel
and
other
textile
products

*

1947
1948
1949

39.9
40.2
38.4

40.9
40.7
39.7

41.5
41.3
39.6

40.3
40.1
39.5

39.7
39.4
39.6

40.4
40.2
39.7

40.5
40.6
39.6

40.2
39.6
38.9

43.2
42.4
41.9

38.9
38.3
37.3

39.6
39.2
37.7

36.0
35.8
35.4

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

40.9
41.6
40.8
41.0
38.8

41.5
41.8
41.7
41.8
40.8

41.9
43.5
43.0
42.4
40.7

41.1
41.2
41.2
40.8
39.8

41.4
41.2
41.8
41.6
40.9

41.3
42.2
42.0
41.5
40.0

40.8
40.5
40.7
40.5
39.6

39.7
39.5
39.7
39.6
39.0

41.9
42.1
41.9
41.5
41.3

38.1
38.5
38.4
38.1
37.6

39.6
38.8
39.1
39.1
38.3

36.0
35.6
36.3
36.1
35.3

1955
1956
1957
1958,
1959

41.3
41.0
39.6
38.3
40.5

41.7
41.3
40.9
39.9
40.9

42.0
42.3
41.1
39.8
41.5

40.7
40.8
40.1
39.6
40.5

42.3
41.4
40.8
40.0
40.7

40.9
41.0
40.4
39.8
40.8

40.3
40.0
39.7
39.2
39.9

39.9
39.6
39.2
38.8
39.7

2.4
2.3
2.2
2.7

41.5
41.3
40.8
40.8
41.0

38.7
38.8
38.4
39.1
39.1

40.1
39.7
38.9
38.6
40.4

36.3
36.0
35.7
35.1
36.3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

39.0
39.5
40.2
41.0
41.7

40.5
40.5
41.1
41.3
41.7

41.0
41.0
41.7
41.8
42.4

39.8
40.2
40.6
40.3
40.5

40.7
40.5
42.0
42.0
42.1

40.4
40.7
40.9
40.8
40.8

39.3
39.5
39.7
39.6
39.6

39.2
39.3
39.7
39.6
39.7

2.5
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.9

40.8
40.9
41.0
41.0
41.0

38.2
39.0
38.6
38.7
38.8

39.5
39.9
40.6
40.6
41.0

35.5
35.4
36.2
36.1
35.9

1965
1966
1$67
1968
1969

42.1
42.1
41.1
41.6
41.8

42.1
42.4
41.5
41.7
41.6

43.1
43.8
42.6
42.1
42.5

41.0
41.2
40.2
40.3
40.4

42.9
42.6
41.4
42.2
41.5

41.4
42.1
41.2
40.5
40.7

39.9
40.0
39.4
39.4
39.0

40.1
40.2
39.7
39.8
39.7

3.2
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.4

41.1
41.2
40.9
40.8
40.8

37.9
38.9
38.6
37.9
37.4

41.7
41.9
40.9
41.2
40.8

36.4
36.4
36.0
36.1
35.9

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

40.4
40.1
41.4
42.3
41.6

40.7
40.4
41.2
41.6
40.8

41.1
40.6
42.1
42.8
42.1

39.8
39.9
40.4
40.4
39.7

40.3
40.7
41.7
42.1
40.5

40.2
39.8
40.6
40.9
40.4

38.7
38.9
39.5
39.0
38.7

39.1
39.3
39.7
39.6
39.1

3.0
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.0

40.5
40.3
40.5
40.4
40.4

37.8
37.8
37.6
38.6
38.3

39.9
40.6
41.3
40.9
39.5

35.3
35.6
36.0
35.9
35.2

1975
1976
1977
1978

40.0
40.8
41.3
41.8

40.1
40.8
41.0
41.0

40.8
41.2
41.5
42.1

39.5
40.0
40.4
40.3

40.4
41.7
42.5
42.2

39.5
40.3
40.6
40.9

38.5
38.8
38.8
38.8

38.8
39.4
39.4
39.4

2.7
3.0
3.2
3.2

40.3
40.5
40.0
39.7

38.2
37.5
37.8
38.1

39.3
40.1
40.4
40.4

35.2
35.8
35.6
35.6

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

40.6
40.3
40.0
39.8
39.4
39.4

40.3
39.8
39.7
40.1
39.6
39.7

41.4
41.0
40.7
41.2
40.5
40.4

39.3
39.0
39.2
39.6
39.2
39.3

39.8
39.6
39.3
40.7
39.6
39.9

39.6
39.0
39.1
39.2
39.2
39.2

38.5
37.9
37.6
38.3
38.2
38.4

38.1
37.8
37.9
38.2
38.4
38.7

2.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

39.9
39.9
40.2
40.1
39.9
40.0

37.9
37.7
38.4
38.3
37.0
39.4

36.6
36.3
37.1
38.0
38.7
39.1

34.2
33.9
33.8
34.5
34.5
35.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

39.6
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.1
40.4

39.7
40.1
40.3
40.3
40.4
40.6

40.4
40.8
40.8
40.6
40.8
41.0

39.7
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.6
40.2

40.5
41.0
40.9
40.6
40.8
41.7

39.6
39.5
39.7
39.5
39.9
40.0

38.3
38.6
38.9
39.0
38.8
39.2

38.9
39.3
39.4
39.4
39.5
39.8

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1

40.2
40.7
40.7
40.4
40.4
40.6

37.0
38.3
38.3
37.9
39.2
38.4

39.8
40.4
40.9
41.0
41.0
41.2

35.2
35.6
36.1
36.1
36.2
36.6

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

40.6
40.7
40.8
41.0
41.2
41.4

40.8
40.9
40.7
39.9
41.1
41.0

41.3
41.2
41.1
40.5
41.3
41.3

40.3
40.2
40.1
39.4
40.3
40.2

41.9
41.9
42.0
40.6
42.1
42.3

40.3
40.1
40.2
39.8
40.6
40.4

39.3
39.2
38.9
38.2
39.1
38.7

40.0
39.8
39.6
39.0
39.5
39.2

3.2
3.2
3.2
2.8
3.1
3.1

40.9
40.6
40.3
40.2
40.4
40.4

39.4
39.2
38.7
38.1
37.9
37.6

41.6
41.1
40.8
39.3
40.4
40.1

36.9
36.6
36.4
35.5
36.2
35.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

41.5
41.1
40.8
40.4
40.5
40.3

41.1
40.9
40.6
40.8
40.9
40.7

41.5
41.4
40.9
41.2
41.3
41.1

40.0
40.1
39.6
40.1
40.2
40.1

42.0
41.7
41.2
41.3
41.9
41.3

40.5
40.3
40.1
40.3
40.3
40.5

39.0
38.7
38.4
38.7
39.0
38.9

39.4
39.1
39.1
39.2
39.2
39.3

3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0

40.4
40.4
40.4
40.5
40.3
40.2

36.1
36.6
36.4
37.3
36.5
37.0

40.3
39.5
39.0
39.3
39.6
40.0

35.9
35.5
35.3
35.3
35.4
35.4

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

40.1
40.6
41.1
41.7
41.6
41.5

40.1
40.9
40.9
41.2
41.0
41.2

40.6
41.2
41.2
41.4
41.4
41.5

39.4
40.6
40.3
40.4
40.4
40.6

41.7
41.7
42.4
43.0
42.7
43.0

40.2
41.0
40.6
40.6
40.6
40.8

37.9
39.4
39.0
38.9
38.9
39.0

38.9
39.6
39.4
39.6
39.4
39.5

3.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.2

39.8
40.5
40.2
40.3
40.0
40.1

35.7
38.8
37.2
37.6
37.6
37.7

39.9
40.4
40.4
40.4
40.3
40.2

34.4
35.9
35.6
35.5
35.6
35.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

41.4
41.3
41.3
41.5
41.5
41.6

41.0
41.0
41.0
41.1
41.0
41.0

41.5
41.6
41.8
41.9
41.9
41.8

40.4
40.6
40.7
40.5
40.4
40.5

42.5
42.5
42.8
42.8
42.5
42.3

40.5
40.6
40.7
40.8
40.6
40.6

38.6
38.7
38.9
39.0
38.9
38.6

39.3
39.4
39.3
39.4
39.4
39.4

3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2

39.8
39.9
39.7
39.7
39.9
39.8

38.1
38.1
38.2
38.4
38.6
37.8

40.3
40.3
40.3
40.6
40.6
40.5

35.5
35.6
35.5
35.8
35.8
35.8

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

41.2
41.5
41.5
41.6
41.7
41.7

40.2
40.6
41.2
41.8
41.1
40.9

41.1
41.7
42.2
42.6
42.1
42.2

39.6
39.7
40.4
40.5
40.2
40.2

41.4
40.7
42.0
43.1
41.9
42.0

40.3
40.5
41.1
41.4
40.8
40.8

37.9
38.4
38.9
39.1
38.9
38.9

38.7
39.1
39.5
39.8
39.4
39.4

3.2
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.2
3.2

39.3
39.7
39.8
40.1
39.7
39.6

37.8
38.6
38.3
38.5
38.2
39.5

40.0
40.4
40.5
40.9
40.5
40.4

33.9
35.4
35.8
36.3
35.8
35.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

41.8
42.0
42.1
42.1
42.3
42.4

41.0
41.0
41.1
40.9
41.1
41.2

42.1
42.0
42.0
42.0
42.2
42.4

40.7
40.5
40.3
40.4
40.3
40.5

42.1
41.8
42.6
42.5
42.7
42.7

40.7
41.0
41.0
40.9
40.9
41.0

38.9
39.0
39.0
38.9
38.9
38.9

39.4
39.4
39.5
39.3
39.5
39.4

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

39.7
39.7
39.6
39.8
39.7
39.8

38.3
37.8
37.8
37.0
37.7
37.9

40.4
40.5
40.5
40.4
40.3
40.5

35.7
35.7
35.8
35.3
35.7
35.5

May

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 226 and 227.

69

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-WEEKLY HOURS-Con.
AVERAGE WEEKLY GROSS HOURS PER PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY) WORKER
ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation2
Manufacturing— nondurable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH
Paper
and
allied
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals
and
allied
products

Petroleum
and
coal
products

Wholesale and retail trade

Rubber
and
misc.
plastics
products

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Leather
and
leather
products

Total

Wholesale
trade

Retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real
estate

Services

Hours

1947
1948
1949

43.1
42.8
41.7

40.2
39.4
38.8

41.2
41.2
40.7

40.6
40.6
40.3

39.9
39.2
38.4

38.6
37.2
36.6

40.5
40.4
40.5

41.1
41.0
40.8

40.3
40.2
40.4

37.9
37.9
37.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

43.3
43.1
42.8
43.0
42.3

38.9
38.9
38.9
39.0
38.5

41.2
41.3
40.9
41.0
40.8

40.8
40.8
40.5
40.7
40.7

41.0
40.7
40.8
40.4
39.8

37.6
36.9
38.4
37.7
36.9

40.5
40.5
40.0
39.5
39,5

40.7
40.8
40.7
40.6
40.5

40.4
40.4
39.8
39.1
39.2

37.7
37.7
37.8
37.7
37.6

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

43.1
42.8
42.3
41.9
42.8

38.9
38.9
38.6
38.0
38.5

41.1
41.1
40.9
40.7
41.4

40.9
41.0
40.8
40.9
41.2

41.8
40.4
40.6
39.2
41.3

37.9
37.6
37.4
36.7
37.9

39.4
39.1
38.7
38.6
38.8

40.7
40.5
40.3
40.2
40.6

39.0
38.6
38.1
38.1
38.2

37.6
36.9
36.7
37.1
37.3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

42.1
42.5
42.6
42.7
42.8

38.4
38.2
38.3
38.3
38.5

41.3
41.4
41.6
41.6
41.6

41.1
41.2
41.6
41.7
41.8

39.9
40.3
41.0
40.8
41.3

36.9
37.4
37.6
37.5
37.9

41.1

38.6
38.3
38.2
38.1
37.9

40.5
40.5
40.6
40.6
40.7

38.0
37.6
37.4
37.3
37.0

37.2
36.9
37.3
37.5
37.3

36.1

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

43.1
43.4
42.8
42.9
43.0

38.6
38.8
38.4
38.3
38.3

41.9
42.0
41.6
41.8
41.8

42.2
42.4
42.7
42.5
42.6

42.0
42.0
41.4
41.5
41.1

38.2
38.6
38.2
38.3
37.2

41.3
41.2
40.5
40.6
40.7

37.7
37.1
36.6
36.1
35.7

40.8
40.7
40.3
40.1
40.2

36.6
35.9
35.3
34.7
34.2

37.2
37.3
37.1
37.0
37.1

35.9
35.5
35.1
34.7
34.7

1970.
1971
1972
1973
1974

41.9
42.1
42.8
42.9
42.2

37.7
37.5
37.7
37.7
37.5

41.6
41.6
41.7
41.8
41.5

42.8
42.8
42.7
42.4
42.1

40.2
40.3
41.1
41.1
40.5

37.2
37.7
38.3
37.8
36.9

40.5
40.1
40.4
40.5
40.2

35.3
35.1
34.9
34.6
34.2

39.9
39.5
39.4
39.3
38.8

33.8
33.7
33.4
33.1
32.7

36.7
36.6
36.6
36.6
36.5

34.4
33.9
33.9
33.8
33.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

41.6
42.5
40.4
40.1

36.9
37.5
37.7
37.6

41.0
41.6
41.7
41.9

41.2
42.1
42.7
43.6

39.9
40.7
41.0
40.9

37.1
37.4
36.9
37.1

39.7
39.8
39.9
40.0

33.9
33.7
33.3
32.9

38.7
38.7
39.3
39.3

32.4
32.1
31.6
31.0

36.5
36.4
36.4
36.4

33.5
33.3
33.0
32.8

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

41.0
40.6
40.5
40.7
41.1
41.6

37.1
37.0
36.8
36.7
36.8
36.8

40.8
40.7
40.6
40.5
40.8
40.9

41.1
41.5
41.3
40.7
41.1
40.9

39.7
38.8
38.6
39.6
39.9
40.0

35.8
35.2
34.9
36.2
36.5
37.2

39.8
39.6
39.3
39.4
39.2
39.8

33.9
33.9
33.9
33.8
34.0
33.9

38.6
38.6
38.6
38.6
38.8
38.7

32.4
32.4
32.4
32.2
32.4
32.4

36.7
36.7
36.5
36.3
36.4
36.5

33.6
33.6
33.6
33.5
33.5
33.6

41.7
42.4
42.3
42.4
42.5
42.8

36.7
37.0
36.9
37.0
37.1
37.4

41.0
41.1
41.2
41.3
41.3
41.6

41.0
40.8
41.2
41.3
41.6
41.3

40.2
40.3
40.3
40.1
40.2
40.8

37.6
37.8
38.2
38.5
38.3
38.8

40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
39.6
40.0

33.8
34.0
33.8
33.9
33.9
33.9

38.6
38.6
38.7
38.8
38.8
38.8

32.3
32.5
32.3
32.3
32.4
32.3

36.4
36.5
36.3
36.5
36.6
36.4

33.5
33.6
33.5
33.5
33.6
33.5

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

43.0
42.8
42.8
42.0
42.7
42.4

37.5
37.3
37.3
37.3
37.5
37.4

41.7
41.6
41.6
41.6
41.6
41.4

42.0
42.0
41.8
42.0
42.3
42.2

41.0
40.8
40.9
39.9
40.0
39.9

38.9
38.5
38.6
37.4
38.1
37.0

39.4
39.6
39.6
39.7
39.6
40.0

34.0
33.9
33.7
33.9
33.8
33.7

38.9
38.8
38.6
38.7
38.8
38.6

32.5
32.4
32.2
32.4
32.2
32.1

36.5
36.7
36.3
36.4
36.5
36.4

33.6
33.6
33.4
33.4
33.4
33.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

42.6
42.4
42.4
42.4
42.4
42.5

37.7
37.5
37.4
37.4
37.4
37.6

41.5
41.2
42.0
41.6
41.6
41.7

42.1
42.2
42.3
42.1
42.0
42.2

40.6
40.4
40.6
41.0
41.2
41.3

37.2
37.0
36.7
36,6
36.5
36.7

40.2
40.3
39.9
39.8
40.0
40.2

33.6
33.5
33.5
33.4
33.4
33.4

38.7
38.6
38.7
38.5
38.6
38.6

32.0
31.9
31.9
31.8
31.8
31.8

36.5
36.5
36.2
36.3
36.3
36.4

33.2
33.2
33.1
33.2
33.1
33.1

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

42.3
42.8
42.9
43.4
43.0
43.1

37.4
37.8
37.6
37.8
37.7
37.8

41.6
41.7
41.8
41.8
41.8
41.9

42.3
42.5
42.7
42.9
42.7
42.8

41.0
41.4
41.1
41.4
41.3
41.4

35.6
37.0
36.8
37.1
36.9
37.1

39.3
39.9
39.8
39.7
39.8
40.2

33.4
33.4
33.4
33.3
33.4
33.2

38.7
38.9
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.7

31.7
31.7
31.7
31.6
31.7
31.5

36.6
36.4
36.4
36.4
36.4
36.4

33.0
33.1
33.0
33.0
33.0
33.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

42.8
42.8
42.9
42.9
42.8
42.9

37.7
37.6
37.8
37.9
37.7
37.6

41.8
41.7
41.7
41.7
41.6
41.8

42.6
42.6
42.6
42.7
42.7
43.4

40.6
41.0
40.8
40.9
40.8
40.6

36.8
36.9
37.0
37.2
37.4
36.9

40.1
40.2
39.9
39.8
40.2
40.2

33.2
33.2
33.2
33.3
33.2
33.1

38.8
38.7
38.8
38.9
38.8
38.8

31.5
31.5
31.5
31.6
31.4
31.3

36.5
36.5
36.3
36.5
36.3
36.4

33.0
33.0
33.0
33.1
33.0
33.0

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

42.5
42.4
43.3
43.2
42.9
42.9

37.4
37.4
37.9
37.9
37.4
37.6

41.6
41.7
42.1
42.0
41.9
41.9

43.3
43.0
43.3
43.3
43.0
43.6

40.2
39.6
40.6
41.3
41.0
41.1

36.3
36.3
37.3
38.1
37.4
37.4

39.3
40.1
40.2
39.8
39.9
40.2

32.8
32.9
33.0
32.9
32.9
32.9

38.7
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.7
38.8

31.0
31.0
31.2
31.1
31.1
31.0

36.4
36.4
36.3
36.6
36.2
36.4

33.0
32.9
33.0
33.0
32.9
32.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

42.9
42.9
42.9
42.8
43.1
42.8

37.6
37.5
37.7
37.7
37.8
37.6

41.7
41.9
42.0
42.0
42.1
41.9

43.9
44.0
43.6
43.8
44.1
43.6

41.0
41,1
41.2
41.0
41.1
41.2

37.2
37.1
37.0
37.0
36.9
36.7

40.0
40.3
39.7
40.0
39.9
40.2

32.9
32.9
32.8
32.9
32.7
32.8

38.8
38.8
38.9
38.9
38.8
38.9

31.1
31.0
30.9
31.0
30.8
30.9

36.6
36.5
36.4
36.5
36.3
36.3

32.8
32.7
32.7
32.7
32.7
32.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




70

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-AGGREGATE EMPLOYEE-HOURS
AGGREGATE HOURS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS1
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Private sector
YEAR AND
MONTH

All
industries

Total
private

Mining

Construction

*

Manufacturing

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Wholesale
and retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real estate

Government
Services

*

Billions of hours

1947
1948
1949

91.97
93.59
90.11

80.38
81.60
77.78

2.03
2.04
1.76

3.99
4.36
4.30

32.50
32.35
29.44

9.40
9.45
8.74

18.87
19.49
19.52

3.41
3.55
3.59

10.19
10.37
10.43

11.59
11.99
12.33

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

93.73
99.51
101.28
103.63
100.15

81.04
85.92
87.33
89.63
86.01

1.78
1.86
1.80
1.75
1.59

4.60
5.22
5.40
5.24
5.12

31.91
34.44
34.96
36.78
33.58

8.60
9.03
9.01
9.10
8.60

19.76
20.52
20.84
21.06
21.06

3.70
3.84
4.00
4.14
4.30

10.69
11.02
11.32
11.56
11.77

12.69
13.59
13.95
13.99
14.15

1955 .
1956
1957
1958
1959

104.50
107.45
107.32
103.48
108.29

89.94
92.12
91.48
87.25
91.61

1.68
1.74
1.73
1.52
1.54

5.48
5.93
5.70
5.39
5.78

35.49
36.04
35.50
32.54
34.74

8.85
9.03
8.98
8.33
8.51

21.63
22.09
21.91
21.62
22.49

4.49
4.58
4.65
4.79
4.94

12.33
12.71
13.02
13.06
13.61

14.56
15.32
15.84
16.22
16.69

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

109.59
109.14
112.70
114.88
118.06

92.44
91.31
94.12
95.84
98.29

1.50
1.42
1.38
1.37
1.38

5.58
5.49
5.67
5.84
5.99

34.62
33.74
35.17
35.58
36.45

8.45
8.24
8.29
8.28
8.44

22.92
22.64
23.03
23.40
24.04

5.09
5.16
5.34
5.52
5.65

14.28
14.63
15.24
15.84
16.35

17.16
17.83
18.58
19.04
19.76

1965 . ,
1966
1967
1968
1969

123.32
129.30
131.59
134.70
139.33

102.58
107.15
108.31
110.94
114.79

1.39
1.39
1.36
1.34
1.38

6.29
6.49
6.37
6.50
7.05

38.55
41.18
41.09
41.89
42.55

8.67
8.91
8.99
9.12
9.40

24.96
25.62
25.93
26.50
27.37

5.76
5.93
6.14
6.42
6.78

16.96
17.63
18.43
19.17
20.26

20.74
22.15
23.28
23.76
24.54

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

138.23
138.46
143.68
149,48
150.81

113.42
112.74
116.92
122.13
122.74

1.38
1.34
1.39
1.42
1.52

6.96
7.16
7.38
7.84
7.65

40.15
38.70
40.44
42.64
41.84

9.51
9.33
9.54
9.80
9.88

27.70
28.11
28.98
29.96
30.29

6.96
7.18
7.44
7.71
7.87

20.76
20.90
21.75
22.77
23.68

24.81
25.72
26.76
27.35
28.07

1975
1976
1977
1978

146.86
151.35
156.84
164.09

117.84
122.19
127.21
133.51

1.65
1.72
1.84
1.92

6.67
6.84
7.31
8.17

37.72
39.59
41.25
42.99

9.37
9.48
9.78
10.24

30.19
31.20
32.19
33.44

7.91
8.10
8.47
8.96

24.33
25.27
26.38
27.78

29.02
29.15
29.64
30.58

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

147.69
146.26
145.34
145.45
145.78
145.36

118.84
117.31
116.25
116.17
116.68
116.52

1.62
1.62
1.60
1.58
1.66
1.64

7.22
6.83
6.40
6.51
6.60
6.41

38.46
37.49
37.09
37.12
37.08
37.10

9.70
9.48
9.38
9.37
9.30
9.29

29.93
29.93
29.88
29.71
29.97
30.06

7.92
7.90
7.86
7.85
7.88
7.885

23.99
24.04
24.04
24.04
24.19
24.13

28.85
28.95
29.10
29.27
29.10
28.84

145.62
147.16
147.64
147.92
148.49
149.31

116.94
118.19
118.60
118.98
119.36
120.02

1.64
1.65
1.66
1.68
1.69
1.70

6.50
6.67
6.73
6.65
6.71
6.79

37.15
37.73
38.08
38.23
38.34
38.81

9.32
9.31
9.36
9.36
9.32
9.31

30.14
30.39
30.32
30.48
30.56
30.67

7.85
7.89
7.92
7.96
8.00
7.98

24.33
24.55
24.53
24.61
24.74
24.76

28.69
28.96
29.04
28.95
29.13
29.29

June

150.77
150.55
150.40
149.66
151.26
151.14

121.20
121.55
121.20
121.65
122.11
122.01

1.73
1.71
1.71
1.69
1.69
1.71

6.97
6.93
6.65
6.83
6.80
6.83

39.26
39.42
39.52
39.16
39.69
39.60

9.37
9.39
9.43
9.47
9.44
9.44

30.94
31.06
30.90
31.35
31.23
31.16

7.99
8.03
8.00
8.04
8.08
8.08

24.94
25.01
24.98
25.10
25.20
25.20

29.57
29.00
29.20
28.01
29.15
29.13

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

151.67
151.40
151.86
151.86
152.31
152.88

122.30
122.16
122.44
122.42
123.03
123.38

1.75
1.61
1.78
1.76
1.76
1.76

6.79
6.80
6.71
6.90
6.93
6.90

39.67
39.62
39.64
39.49
39.85
39.91

9.50
9.51
9.52
9.49
9.59
9.64

31.21
31.18
31.28
31.18
31.25
31.33

8.09
8.11
8.13
8.15
8.18
8.23

25.30
25.32
25.37
25.46
25.48
25.61

29.36
29.23
29.42
29.44
29.29
29.51

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

152.46
155.03
155.03
155.63
156.40
156.92

126.36
125.05
125.56
126.13
126.73
127.14

1.76
1.80
1.84
1.87
1.86
1.90

6.51
7.13
7.17
7.27
7.35
7.36

39.99
40.62
40.84
41.00
41.19
4.1.40

9.60
9.70
9.69
9.70
9.79
9.78

31.49
31.64
31.76
31.90
32.03
32.03

8.30
8.29
8.36
8.40
8.43
8.44

25.71
25.87
25.90
25.99
26.08
26.24

29.10
29.98
29.47
29.50
29.67
29.79

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

157.38
157.54
158.24
158.99
159.26
159.27

127.43
127.62
128.36
129.02
129.52
129.74

1.88
1.83
1.92
1.91
1.92
1.54

7.40
7.34
7.42
7.44
7.53
7.56

41.39
41.35
41.51
41.68
41.80
42.12

9.78
9.77
9.83
9.82
9.97
9.95

32.17
32.32
32.43
32.64
32.65
32.77

8.47
8.50
8.55
8.60
8.64
8.67

26.35
26.51
26.70
26.92
27.01
27.14

29.95
29.92
29.88
29.97
29.74
29.54

1978: January
February . . .
•March
April
May
June

159.07
160.57
162.31
163.87
163.62
164.60

129.02
130.10
131.90
133.15
132.91
133.80

1.53
1.56
1.62
2.01
2.00
2.02

7.05
7.35
7.76
8.10
8.06
8.37

41.88
42.31
42.87
43.02
42.79
42.90

9.95
10.11
10.21
10.20
10.25
10.25

32.70
32.75
33.12
33.27
33.30
33.50

8.71
8.75
8.80
8.91
8.87
8.95

27.19
27.25
27.51
27.65
27.63
27.79

30.05
30.48
30.41
30.72
30.71
30.80

164.67
164.78
165.06
165.70
167.25
167.46

133.92
134.15
134.62
135.40
136.14
136.79

2.03
2.05
2.05
2.04
2.07
2.07

8.41
8.38
8.41
8.47
8.52
8.67

43.02
42.92
43.11
43.34
43.74
44.08

10.11
10.23
10.20
10.40
10.44
10.52

33.56
33.63
33.70
33.88
33.95
34.05

9.02
9.03
9.09
9.12
9.15
9.16

27.77
27.90
23.06
24.14
28.27
28.24

30.75
30.63
30.44
30.30
31.11
30.67

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January
February . . .
March . . . .
April
May

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear i the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 227.

71

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-INDEXES OF AGGREGATE EMPLOYEE-HOURS
.NDEXES OP AGGREGATE WEEKLY EMPLOYEE-HOURSOF PRODUCTS (OR NONSUPERV.SORY, WORKERSON PR,VATE NONAGR.CULTURAL PAYROLLSAdjusted for seasonal variation
Service-producing

Goods-producing
YEAR AND
MONTH

Manufacturing
Total
private

Total
goodsproducing

Mining

Construction
Total

Durable
goods

Wholesale and retail trade

Nondurable
goods

1967

Total
serviceproducing

Transportation

and
public
utilities

Finance,
insurance,
Total
trade

Wholesale
trade

Retail
trade

and

Services

real estate

= 100

1947
1948
1949

89.3
89.1
80.3

177.8
178.8
152.2

66.1
72.1
71.2

90.4
89.0
79.5

82.7
81.2
70.0

101.5
100.5
93.3

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

87.6
94.4
94.6
97.7
88.2

154.8
161.2
154.7
148.7
132.5

76.0
86.4
88.8
85.8
83.4

87.3
93.6
93.6
98.1
87.5

80.0
90.1
90.8
97.6
83.8

97.9
98.6
97.7
98.8
93.0

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

93.8
95.3
92.1
82.8
89.1

138.5
143.1
139.6
119.0
119.5

89.0
96.2
92.4
86.2
92.4

93.2
93.5
90.5
81.0
87.4

90.6
91.4
88.3
75.4
83.1

96.9
96.7
93.6
89.1
93.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

'".'silA

87.3
84.2
87.7
88.7
90.8

115.3
107.9
105.0
103.7
104.2

88.8
86.8
89.5
92.5
95.0

86.1
82.9
86.8
87.5
89.6

81.9
77.4
82.4
83.9
86.8

92.2
90.9
93.3
92.7
93.7

91.8

95.2

93.1

92.3

93.4

93.2

88.3

1969.

95.5
99.6
100.0
102.4
105.9

96.2
102.0
100.0
101.7
104.4

104.6
104.0
100.0
98.2
101.5

99.6
102.7
100.0
102.0
110.5

95.3
101.8
100.0
101.8
103.3

94.1
102.4
100.0
101.6
103.7

97.0
100.9
100.0
102.1
102.8

95.0
97.9
100.0
102.8
106.9

97.6
99.5
100.0
101.4
104.5

96.6
99.0
100.0
102.1
105.4

95.9
99.0
100.0
101.6
105.3

96.9
99.1
100.0
102.3
105.4

94.7
97.0
100.0
104.5
110.5

91.7
95.8
100.0
104.1
109.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

104.2
103.5
107.6
112.4
112.4

98.2
95.7
100.7
106.5
103.5

101.0
96.4
101.3
103.1
111.2

108.1
110.5
115.1
121.2
116.8

96.3
93.0
98.1
104.0
100.9

94.3
89.6
96.3
105.0
102.3

99.3
97.8
100.8
102.4
98.9

108.3
109.0
112.4
116.5
118.5

105.2
103.2
105.6
108.4
109.0

106.5
107.9
111.2
114.9
115.7

106.8
105.1
107.9
111.9
114.6

106.4
108.9
112.5
116.0
116.2

112.7
114.6
118.0
121.8
123.2

111.0
111.5
115.5
121.0
125.5

1975
1976
1977
1978

107.2
111.4
115.5
120.2

91.0
96.0
100.3
105.3

119.7
125.5
133.4
136.2

98.9
100.3
106.3
119.1

88.6
94.2
98.0
101.7

87.6
93.4
98.7
104.2

90.2
95.4
97.1
98.2

118.4
122.0
126.1
130.6

102.7
103.6
105.9
108.6

114.9
118.9
122.4
126.7

113.0
116.5
120.7
126.0

115.7
119.8
123.1
127.0

123.3
125.8
131.4
138.0

129.1
133.8
138.9
144.0

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

108.2
106.5
105.5
105.5
105.8
106.0

94.2
90.5
88.4
89.0
89.0
88.8

115.9
116.8
115.6
114.0
120.9
120.3

111.2
102.5
95.2
96.5
97.6
94.9

90.5
87.4
86.3
86.8
86.4
86.6

91.6
88.2
86.7
86.9
85.6
85.4

88.8
86.3
85.6
86.6
87.6
88.5

117.9
117.7
117.4
117.0
117.4
117.9

105.5
103.8
102.4
101.9
101.3
102.3

114.2
114.0
113.8
113.4
114.1
114.5

113.4
112.7
112.1
112.1
112.6
112.3

114.5
114.5
114.5
113.8
114.6
115.3

123.9
123.6
122.6
122.0
122.6
122.8

127.1
127.5
127.6
127.5
128.1
128.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

106.4
107.7
107.9
108.3
108.7
109.4

89.2
91.0
92.2
92.5
92.8
94.2

119.8
119.7
121.4
124.3
123.7
124.7

95.7
98.4
99.2
97.9
98.5
99.8

87.0
88.6
89.9
90.4
90.7
92.2

85.2
86.6
87.8
88.0
88.1
89.8

89.5
91.6
92.9
94.0
94.4
95.7

118.4
119.3
118.9
119.4
119.7
119.9

102.8
102.8
102.5
102.5
101.9
102.2

114.7
115.8
115.6
116.0
116.4
116.6

112.5
112.6
113.7
114.1
114.3
114.6

115.6
117.0
116.4
116.7
117.2
117.4

122.8
123.5
123.2
124.2
124.5
124.3

129.5
130.5
129.8
130.4
131.1
131.3

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

110.8
111.0
110.7
111.0
111.4
111.2

96.3
96.0
95.5
95.3
96.2
96.0

124.1
123.2
124.0
122.5
123.1
125.2

105.4
102.3
97.8
100.5
99.2
99.5

93.7
94.0
94.2
93.4
94.8
94.4

91.5
92.1
92.5
92.0
94.1
94.1

97.0
96.8
96.6
95.5
95.7
94.8

120.9
121.4
121.2
121.9
121.9
121.8

101.8
102.6
102.7
103.0
102.7
103.9

118.0
118.5
118.2
119.3
119.2
118.7

115.4
115.8
115.4
116.3
116.9
116.3

119.0
119.6
119.3
120.5
120.2
119.6

124.6
125.5
124.4
125.1
125.4
125.3

132.6
133.0
132.9
133.4
133.6
133.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

111.6
111.4
111.6
111.5
112.0
112.3

96.3
95.7
96.1
95.8
96.7
96.6

127.2
115.6
130.5
129.8
130.2
130.4

98.9
99.1
97.8
100.7
101.1
100.2

94.8
94.4
94.6
93.8
94.8
94.8

94.4
94.4
94.2
93.1
94.6
94.4

95.3
94.3
95.1
94.8
95.0
95.3

122.3
122.4
122.4
122.4
122.6
123.2

104.7
105.1
104.3
103.7
104.2
105.3

118.8
118.9
119.3
118.9
119.1
119.4

116.7
116.4
117.2
116.6
117.0
117.4

119.6
119.8
120.1
119.8
119.9
120.3

126.0
126.1
125.8
126.6
127.0
127.9

134.2
134.2
134.0
134.8
134.8
135.3

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

111.9
113.5
114.0
114.8
115.3
115.8

95.6
98.4
99.0
100.4
100.6
101.1

127.1
130.0
133.8
136.4
136.6
140.7

96.3
104.2
104.2
106.6
107.6
106.9

94.3
96.3
96.9
98.0
98.2
98.8

94.1
95.8
96.9
98.2
98.6
99.4

94.7
97.0
96.9
97.7
97.5
97.9

123.3
124.1
124.4
124.8
125.5
125.9

103.2
104.9
104.8
104.9
105.7
107.0

119.9
120.4
120.9
121.3
122.1
122.0

118.0
119.0
119.1
119.8
120.2
120.3

120.6
120.9
121.6
121.8
122.9
122.7

129.3
129.1
129.8
130.5
131.0
131.4

135.6
136.5
136.6
137.4
137.9
138.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

116.0
116.3
117.0
117.6
118.0
118.1

101.0
100.9
101.6
102.0
102.5
102.1

138.1
132.0
141.0
142.3
143.0
108.5

107.7
106.9
107.8
108.4
109.8
110.1

98.5
98.7
99.2
99.5
99.9
100.5

99.4
99.7
100.5
100.8
101.2
102.0

97.2
97.2
97.3
97.6
97.9
98.2

126.5
127.0
127.7
128.4
128.7
129.3

106.9
107.3
107.3
106.6
107.9
108.3

122.6
123.1
123.7
124.5
124.5
125.0

121.1
121.3
122.3
122.8
123.2
123.9

123.1
123.7
124.2
125.1
125.0
125.4

132.1
132.7
132.7
134.1
134.2
135.1

139.3
140.0
141.2
142.3
142.6
143.2

1978: January.
February . . .
March
April
May
June

117.1
118.1
119.7
121.2
120.9
121.6

100.3
101.6
103.8
106.6
105.6
106.3

104.8
108.0
112.3
144.4
145.0
147.6

106.0
108.0
113.1
119.1
117.7
121.3

99.1
100.2
101.9
103.1
102.0
102.3

100.7
101.8
103.6
105.2
104.1
104.5

96.7
97.9
99.3
100.0
98.9
99.0

128.9
129.6
130.7
131.4
131.5
132.3

106.1
108.6
109.5
109.3
109.5
110.9

124.6
125.1
126.3
126.6
127.2
127.6

124.0
124.9
125.6
126.4
126.6
127.5

124.9
125.1
126.5
126.7
127.4
127.6

135.7
136.7
136.7
138.3
137.4
139.0

143.3
143.5
145.0
146.1
146.1
146.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

122.0
122.2
122.5
123.2
123.9
124.5

106.7
106.8
107.4
108.1
109.1
109.8

147.6
148.0
149.1
150.9
152.5
151.6

122.8
122.4
122.5
123.7
124.1
125.6

102.5
102.6
103.3
103.8
104.9
105.6

105.0
105.2

98.7
98.7
98.9
98.7
99.7
100.0

132.5
133.0
133.0
133.8
134.1
134.7

109.1
110.7
109.4
111.4
111.7
112.7

128.3
128.6
128.7
129.5
129.4
130.2

127.6
128.6
129.4
130.1
130.4
131.4

128.6
128.6
128.5
129.3
129.1
129.7

140.6
140.7
140.9
141.7
142.1
142.7

146.8
147.2
147.7
147.6
148.7
148.6

1965
1966
1967
1968

Footnotes giving source of data and de ription of series appear in the section immediately
tollowing these tables.




106.3"

107.3
108.5
109.4

72

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-HOURLY

EARNINGS

AVERAGE HOURLY GROSS EARNiNGS PER PRODUCT.ON (OR NONSUPERVISORY, WORKER ON PR.VATE NONAGR.CULTURAL PAYROLLSManufacturing industries
Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
private

Mining

Construction

*

Manufacturing

*

Excluding
overtime2

*

Durable
goods

Excluding
overtime2

Lumber
and
wood
products

Furniture
and
fixtures

Stone,
clay,
and
glass
products

Primary
metal
industries

Fabricated
metal
products

Machinery,
except
electrical

*

*
Dollars

1947
1948
1949

1.131
1.225
1.275

1.468
1.663
1.716

1.540
1.712
1.792

1.216
1.327
1.376

1.18
1.29
1.34

1.276
1.393
1.451

1.24
1.35
1.42

1.089
1.190
1.225

1.097
1.191
1.234

1.194
1.307
1.367

1.388
1.521
1.586

1.264
1.384
1.446

1.344
1.462
1.522

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1.335
1.45
1.52
1.61
1.65

1.772
1.93
2.01
2.14
2.14

1.863
2.02
2.13
2.28
2.38

1.439
1.56
1.64
1.74
1.78

1.39
1.51
1.59
1.68
1.73

1.517
1.65
1.75
1.85
1.90

1.46
1.59
1.68
1.79
1.84

1.297
1.41
1.49
1.55
1.57

1.281
1.39
1.47
1.54
1.57

1.437
1.54
1.61
1.72
1.77

1.647
1.81
1.90
2.06
2.10

1.518
1.64
1.72
1.83
1.88

1.600
1.75
1.85
1.95
2.00

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1.71
1.80
1.89
1.95
2.02

2.20
2.33
2.45
2.47
2.56

2.45
2.57
2.71
2.82
2.93

1.85
1.95
2.04
2.10
2.19

1.79
1.89
1.98
2.05.
2.12

1.99
2.08
2.18
2.25
2.35

1.91
2.01
2.12
2.20
2.28

1.62
1.69
1.74
1.79
1.87

1.62
1.69
1.75
1.78
1.83

1.86
1.96
2.05
2.12
2.22

2.24
2.37
2.50
2.64
2.77

1.96
2.05
2.16
2.25
2.35

2.08
2.20
2.29
2.37
2.48

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2.09
2.14
2.22
2.28
2.36

2.60
2.64
2.70
2.75
2.81

3.07
3.20
3.31
3.41
3.55

2.26
2.32
2.39
2.45
2.53

2.19
2.25
2.31
2.37
2.43

2.42
2.48
2.56
2.63
2.70

2.35
2.41
2.47
2.54
2r60

1.89
1.95
1.99
2.04
2.11

1.88
1.91
1.95
2.00
2.05

2.28
2.34
2.41
2.48
2.53

2.81
2.90
2.98
3.04
3.11

2.43
2.49
2.55
2.61
2.68

2.55
2.62
2.71
2.78
2.87

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2.46
2.56
2.68
2.85
3.04

2.92
3.05
3.19
3.35
3.19

3.70
3.89
4.11
4.41
4.79

2.61
2.71
2.82
3.01
3.19

2.50
2.59
2.71
2.88
3.05

2.79
2.89
3.00
3.19
3.38

2.66
2.75
2.87
3.05
3.23

2.17
2.25
2.37
2.57
2.74

2.12
2.21
2.33
2.47
2.62

2.62
2.72
2.82
2.99
3.19

3.18
3.28
3.34
3.55
3.79

2.76
2.88
2.98
3.16
3.34

2.96
3.09
3.19
3.36
3.58

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

3.23
3.45
3.70
3.94
4.24

3.85
4.06
4.44
4.75
5.23

5.24
5.69
6.06
6.41
6.81

3.35
3.57
3.82
4.09
4.42

3.23
3.45
3.66
3.91
4.25

3.55
3.80
4.07
4.35
4.70

3.42
3.67
3.90
4.14
4.51

2.96
3.17
3.33
3.61
3.89

2.77
2.90
3.08
3.29
3.53

3.40
3.67
3.94
4.22
4.54

3.93
4.23
4.66
5.04
5.60

3.53
3.77
4.04
4.29
4.61

3.77
4.02
4.32
4.60
4.94

1975
1976
1977
1978

4.53
4.86
5.25
5.69

5.95
6.46
6.94
7.67

7.31
7.71
8.10
8.66

4.83
5.22
5.68
6.17

4.67
5.02
5.44
5.91

5.15
5.58
6.06
6.58

4.99
5.37
5.80
6.29

4.26
4.72
5.10
5.60

3.78
3.99
4.34
4.68

4.92
5.33
5.81
6.33

6.18
6.77
7.40
8.20

5.05
5.49
5.91
6.35

5.37
5.79
6.26
6.78

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
. ..
April
May
June

4.41
4.42
4.44
4.45
4.48
4.51

5.75
5.80
5.80
5.79
5.87
5.93

7.16
7.09
7.23
7.19
7.22
7.27

4.68
4.70
4.74
4.75
4.77
4.80

4.55
4.57
4,60
4.61
4.63
4.65

4.97
4.99
5.03
5.05
5.07
5.12

4.82
4.84
4.89
4.91
4.94
4.97

4.03
4.06
4.10
4.10
4.17
4.24

3.67
3.69
3.73
3.74
3.73
3.75

4.69
4.71
4.75
4.81
4.86
4.91

5.93
5.99
6.02
6.01
6.04
6.07

4.09
4.07
3.97
4.15
4.18
4.17

5.19
5.21
5.25
5.27
5.29
5.33

4.52
4.56
4.63
4.64
4.65
4.67

5.93
5.97
6.07
6.08
6.17
6.21

7.32
7.34
7.46
7.42
7.46
7.49

4.82
4.84
4.91
4.92
4.96
5.03

4.67
4.67
4.73
4.75
4.78
4.84

5.14
5.18
5.27
5.28
5.32
5.40

4.99
5.01
5.08
5.10
5.14
5.20

4.28
4.38
4.42
4.42
4.41
4.43

3.77
3.80
3.83
3.85
3.85
3.88

4.97
5.00
5.05
5.06
5.11
5.11

6.11
6.30
6.40
6.36
6.44
6.49

4.18
4.08
4.17
4.13
4.09
3.99

5.34
5.42
5.49
5.53
5.56
5.64

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March . . . . .
April
May
June

4.71
4.73
4.74
4.76
4.81
4.82

6.30
6.33
6.34
6.36
6.40
6.37

7.47
7.45
7.47
7.52
7.62
7.58

5.04
5.06
5.09
5.10
5.15
5.18

4.87
4.88
4.91
4.94
4.96
4.98

5.40
5.42
5.46
5.44
5.52
5.56

5.22
5.23
5.26
5.29
5.31
5.34

4.48
4.50
4.50
4.52
4.61
4.77

3.88
3.89
3.92
3.93
3.94
3.98

5.09
5.12
5.16
5.24
5.30
5.34

6.51
6.55
6.61
6.75
6.70
6.74

4.09
4.05
4.05
4.11
4.13
4.17

5.64
5.66
5.68
5.65
5.72
5.76

July .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4.85
4.89
4.98
4.99
5.02
5.03

6.44
6.37
6.63
6.57
6.63
6.72

7.70
7.77
7.90
7.96
7.93
7.95

5.22
5.25
5.34
5.32
5.38
5.46

5.02
5.04
5.11
5.11
5.17
5.24

5.58
5.62
5.69
5.67
5.73
5.83

5.36
5.40
5.46
5.44
5.50
5.58

4.80
4.86
4.89
4.88
4.88
4.91

3.88
4.03
4.07
4.08
4.09
4.15

5.37
5.40
5.46
5.47
5.49
5.51

6.78
6.89
6.92
6.87
6.93
6.97

4.21
4.24
4.15
4.17
4.16
4.07

5.78
5.81
5.88
5.87
5.94
6.02

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.07
5.10
5.12
5.16
5.20
5.22

6.80
6.81
6.84
6.86
6.86
6.94

8.02
7.95
7.95
7.95
7.97
8.01

5.50
5.48
5.52
5.56
5.60
5.65

5.29
5.27
5.30
5.35
5.38
5.41

5.86
5.84
5.89
5.92
5.99
6.04

5.63
5.61
5.65
5.69
5.74
5.78

4.96
4.93
4.92
4.96
5.00
5.05

4.17
4.19
4.23
4.24
4.27
4.32

5.53
5.58
5.60
5.71
5.77
5.83

6.98
7.02
7.07
7.18
7.35
7.40

5.73
5.71
5.76
5.78
5.83
5.91

6.05
6.06
6.07
6.10
6.15
6.22

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5.25
5.26
5.35
5.39
5.40
5.41

6.99
6.93
7.12
7.13
7.18
6.76

8.05
8.11
8.26
8.29
8.26
8.29

5.69
5.69
5.79
5.82
5.85
5.93

5.46
5.45
5.53
5.56
5.60
5.67

6.07
6.08
6.18
6.22
6.25
6.33

5.82
5.81
5.89
5.94
5.97
6.05

5.09
5.15
5.24
5.26
5.25
5.27

4.34
4.40
4.43
4.44
4.47
4.51

5.88
5.88
5.91
5.94
5.98
6.01

7.47
7.55
7.64
7.66
7.71
7.76

5.90
5.93
6.01
6.06
6.08
6.12

6.24
6.28
6.39
6.45
6.46
6.55

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.48
5.50
5.53
5.60
5.62
5.66

6.90
6.92
6.94
7.61
7.63
7.69

8.35
8.33
8.40
8.40
8.52
8.57

5.97
5.98
6.01
6.04
6.07
6.11

5.73
5.73
5.76
5.79
5.82
5.86

6.35
6.37
6.40
6.44
6.47
6.52

6.09
6.09
6.12
6.16
6.20
6.23

5.39
5.39
5.39
5.43
5.49
5.65

4.55
4.55
4.56
4.59
4.61
4.66

6.04
6.04
6.08
6.18
6.25
6.33

7.86
7.96
7.94
7.98
8.04
8.10

6.11
6.13
6.20
6.25
6.28
6.30

6.54
6.60
6.62
6.62
6.64
6.71

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5.70
5.71
5.82
5.87
5.88
5.91

7.82
7.80
7.95
7.98
8.06
8.06

8.64
8.74
8.89
8.90
8.90
8.94

6.18
6.17
6.29
6.33
6.39
6.48

5.92
5.91
6.00
6.05
6.10
6.19

6.58
6.57
6.71
6.77
6.82
6.93

6.29
6.29
6.39
6.45
6.50
6.60

5.70
5.67
5.74
5.76
5.75
5.79

4.68
4.72
4.76
4.78
4.80
4.86

6.38
6.41
6.48
6.49
6.54
6.58

8.20
8.31
8.42
8.42
8.53
8.57

6.33
6.35
6.46
6.50
6.55
6.64

6.74
6.75
6.89
6.96
7.02
7.15

..

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 227-229.

73

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-HOURLY EARNINGS-Con.
AVERAGEHOURLYGRa.EARN.NGBPERPROOUCnGNWRKERONPmVA^MANUFMnjR.NGPAYROLUSl
Durable goods industries

YEAR AND
MONTH

Electric
and
electronic
equipment

Transportation
equipment

Instruments
and
related
products

Nondurable goods industries

Miscellaneous
manufacturing
industries

Nondurable
goods
industries

*

Excluding
overtime^

Food
and
kindred
products

Tobacco
manufactures

Textile
mill
products

Apparel
and other
textile
products

Paper
and
allied
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals
and
allied
products

Petroleum
and
coal
products

*
Dollars

1947
1948
1949 . .

1.246
1.360
1.412

1.435
1.566
1.644

1.197
1.308
1.370

1.105
1.183
1.218

1.145
1.250
1.295

1.11
1.21
1.26

1.063
1.152
1.205

0.904
.955
.999

1.035
1.155
1.181

1.161
1.220
1.208

1.153
1.278
1.329

1.475
1.653
1.768

1.220
1.342
1.417

1.501
1.707
1.797

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1.443
1.56
1.65
1.74
1.79

1.722
1.84
1.95
2.05
2.11

1.448
1.59
1.69
1.75
1.80

1.275
1.36
1.45
1.52
1.56

1.347
1.44
1.51
1.58
1.62

1.31
1.40
1.46
1.53
1.58

1.262
1.35
1.44
1.53
1.59

1.076
1.14
1.18
1.25
1.30

1.227
1.32
1.34
1.36
1.36

1.239
1.31
1.32
1.35
1.37

1.398
1.51
1.59
1.67
1.73

1.831
1.91
2.02
2.11
2.18

1.496
1.62
1.69
1.81
1.89

1.841
1.99
2.10
2.22
2.29

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1.84
1.95
2.04
2.12
2.20

2.21
2.29
2.39
2.51
2.64

1.87
1.97
2.06
2.15
2.24

1.61
1.69
1.75
1.79
1.84

1.67
1.77
1.85
1.92
1.98

1.62
1.72
1.80
1.86
1.91

1.66
1.76
1.85
1.94
2.02

1.34
1.45
1.53
1.59
1.65

1.38
1.44
1.49
1.49
1.56

1.37
1.47
1.51
1.54
1.56

1.81
1.92
2.02
2.10
2.18

2.26
2.33
2.40
2.49
2.59

1.97
2.09
2.20
2.29
2.40

2.37
2.54
2.66
2.73
2.85

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2.28
2.35
2.40
2.46
2.51

2.74
2.80
2.91
3.01
3.09

2.31
2.38
2.44
2.49
2.54

1.89
1.92
1.98
2.03
2.08

2.05
2.11
2.17
2.22
2.29

1.99
2.05
2.09
2.15
2.21

2.11
2.17
2.24
2.30
2.37

1.70
1.78
1.85
1.91
1.95

1.61
1.63
1.68
1.71
1.79

1.59
1.64
1.69
1.73
1.79

2.26
2.34
2.40
2.48
2.56

2.68
2.75
2.82
2.89
2.97

2.50
2.58
2.65
2.72
2.80

2.89
3.01
3.05
3.16
3.20

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2.58
2.65
2.77
2.93
3.09

3.21
3.33
3.44
3.69
3.89

2.62
2.73
2.85
2.98
3.15

2.14
2.22
2.35
2.50
2.66

2.36
2.45
2.57
2.74
2.91

2.27
2.35
2.47
2.63
2.79

2.44
2.52
2.64
2.80
2.96

2.09
2.19
2.27
2.48
2.62

1.87
1.96
2.06
2.21
2.35

1.83
1.89
2.03
2.21
2.31

2.65
2.75
2.87
3.05
3.24

3.06
3.16
3.28
3.48
3.69

2.89
2.98
3.10
3.26
3.47

3.28
3.41
3.58
3.75
4.00

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

3.28
3.49
3.71
3.91
4.21

4.06
4.45
4.81
5.15
5.54

3.34
3.50
3.66
3.83
4.11

2.83
2.97
3.11
3.29
3.53

3.08
3.27
3.48
3.70
4.01

2.97
3.15
3.34
3.54
3.86

3.16
3.38
3.60
3.85
4.19

2.91
3.16
3.47
3.76
4.12

2.45
2.57
2.74
2.95
3.20

2.39
2.49
2.60
2.76
2.97

3.44
3.67
3.95
4.20
4.53

3.92
4.20
4.51
4.75
5.03

3.69
3.97
4.26
4.51
4.88

4.28
4.57
4.96
5.28
5.68

1975
1976
1977. . . .
1978

4.64
4.96
5.39
5.82

6.07
6.62
7.29
7.91

4.53
4.93
5.29
5.71

3.81
4.04
4.36
4.69

4.37
4.70
5.11
5.53

4.22
4.53
4.91
5.31

4.61
4.98
5.37
5.80

4.55
4.98
5.54
6.13

3.42
3.69
3.99
4.30

3.17
3.40
3.62
3.94

5.01
5.47
5.96
6.52

5.38
5.71
6.12
6.51

5.39
5.91
6.43
7.02

6.48
7.21
7.93
8.63

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4.49
4.50
4.54
4.56
4.59
4.64

5.79
5.77
5.85
5.89
5.93
6.03

4.36
4.39
4.43
4.42
4.45
4.48

3.76
3.75
3.76
3.78
3.78
3.79

4.25
4.27
4.30
4.30
4.32
4.34

4.13
4.15
4.18
4.18
4.19
4.19

4.46
4.49
4.53
4.54
4.56
4.59

4.36
4.51
4.73
4.82
4.82
4.94

3.30
3.31
3.32
3.33
3.35
3.36

3.12
3.12
3.15
3.14
3.13
3.14

4.77
4.77
4.81
4.84
4.90
4.99

5.21
5.23
5.25
5.26
5.33
5.36

5.17
5.18
5.21
5.24
5.31
5.37

5.92
6.18
6.34
6.38
6.39
6.45

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4.66
4.67
4.73
4.73
4.76
4.83

6.06
6.08
6.23
6.33
6.33
6.45

4.52
4.56
4.61
4.64
4.68
4.78

3.80
3.80
3.82
3.83
3.87
3.93

4.38
4.39
4.43
4.44
4.47
4.50

4.23
4.22
4.25
4.27
4.29
4.33

4.59
4.63
4.66
4.68
4.73
4.79

4.67
4.35
4.34
4.32
4.45
4.55

3.36
3.39
3.50
3.55
3.55
3.57

3.14
3.15
3.20
3.22
3.23
3.25

5.07
5.12
5.13
5.18
5.24
5.26

5.42
5.45
5.49
5.50
5.50
5.53

5.43
5.46
5.51
5.53
5.59
5.63

6.57
6.63
6.68
6.65
6.70
6.72

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4.81
4.81
4.84
4.80
4.86
4.87

6.41
6.46
6.51
6.40
6.56
6.60

4.78
4.81
4.83
4.82
4.88
4.88

3.98
3.96
3.98
3.97
4.02
4.03

4.55
4.56
4.58
4.61
4.61
4.63

4.38
4.39
4.41
4.46
4.44
4.46

4.85
4.86
4.87
4.91
4.93
4.93

4.85
4.88
5.04
5.15
5.18
5.27

3.58
3.58
3.59
3.54
3.59
3.61

3.32
3.32
3.36
3.37
3.37
3.39

5.27
5.28
5.29
5.30
5.35
5.43

5.54
5.59
5.59
5.60
5.65
5.66

5.68
5.71
5.72
5.80
5.82
5.87

7.02
7.09
7.14
7.16
7.14
7.17

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4.95
5.00
5.07
5.11
5.13
5.20

6.60
6.64
6.75
6.68
6.80
7.03

4.94
4.96
4.99
5.02
5.07
5.16

4.05
4.03
4.06
4.10
4.11
4.21

4.71
4.73
4.83
4.83
4.87
4.92

4.53
4.55
4.63
4.64
4.69
4.73

4.98
5.00
5.04
5.03
5.10
5.16

5.05
4.74
4.76
4.81
4.99
5.20

3.74
3.77
3.81
3.81
3.82
3.85

3.37
3.40
3.46
3.47
3.50
3.52

5.53
5.56
5.63
5.63
5.68
5.72

5.70
5.74
5.83
5.83
5.86
5.90

5.95
5.96
6.05
6.07
6.11
6.16

7.19
7.22
7.32
7.32
7.38
7.39

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.23
5.22
5.24
5.26
5.29
5.34

7.05
6.98
7.10
7.11
7.19
7.27

5.19
5.18
5.18
5.18
5.21
5.22

4.26
4.27
4.29
4.30
4.34
4.35

4.97
4.96
4.98
5.02
5.03
5.06

4.79
4.78
4.80
4.84
4.84
4.87

5.23
5.23
5.25
5.30
5.32
5.31

5.27
5.48
5.49
5.63
5.60
5.79

3.85
3.86
3.87
3.89
3.88
3.91

3.57
3.53
3.57
3.56
3.56
3.62

5.74
5.73
5.76
5.82
5.83
5.90

5.96
5.98
6.01
6.02
6.06
6.09

6.19
6.20
6.23
6.30
6.33
6.39

7.48
7.73
7.81
7.81
7.80
7.81

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5.39
5.44
5.50
5.51
5.55
5.64

7.26
7.23
7.37
7.54
7.57
7.67

5.28
5.32
5.38
5.38
5.43
5.52

4.37
4.35
4.40
4.41
4.46
4.54

5.14
5.14
5.21
5.21
5.24
5.30

4.94
4.94
4.99
5.00
5.04
5.10

5.36
5.39
5.45
5.44
5.53
5.60

5.71
5.50
5.45
5.37
5.59
5.70

4.04
4.07
4.10
4.10
4.13
4.14

3.59
3.61
3.68
3.69
3.71
3.76

6.01
6.04
6.11
6.14
6.17
6.24

6.11
6.16
6.23
6.25
6.27
6.29

6.47
6.49
6.57
6.62
6.66
6.73

7.86
7.83
7.90
7.92
7.93
8.02

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.65
5.67
5.67
5.69
5.72
5.74

7.58
7.60
7.69
7.74
7.76
7.81

5.55
5.60
5.60
5.63
5.66
5.66

4.58
4,57
4.60
4.62
4.64
4.66

5.39
5.39
5.40
5.42
5.45
5.48

5.18
5.18
5.19
5.22
5.24
5.27

5.63
5.68
5.69
5.73
5.75
5.75

5.94
5.96
6.19
6.25
6.32
6.52

4.17
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.21

3.85
3.85
3.89
3.91
3.89
3.91

6.27
6.32
6.32
6.33
6.37
6.51

6.35
6.36
6.39
6.40
6.41
6.46

6.78
6.82
6.84
6.87
6.94
6.97

8.44
8.60
8.53
8.56
8.56
8.55

July
August . . . .
September . .
October, . . .
November . .
December . .

5.83
5.86
5.94
5.95
5.98
6.10

7.84
7.79
8.04
8.21
8.27
8.41

5.71
5.74
5.77
5.80
5.85
5.96

4.69
4.70
4.73
4.76
4.80
4.86

5.57
5.56
5.63
5.65
5.70
5.75

5.35
5.34
5.38
5.42
5.47
5.52

5.80
5.81
5.87
5.89
5.96
6.02

6.49
6.15
5.91
5.81
6.00
6.15

4.32
4.38
4.42
4.42
4.45
4.48

3.91
3.93
3.99
4.01
4.03
4.07

6.63
6.59
6.68
6.69
6.76
6.80

6.51
6.55
6.62
6.63
6.69
6.73

7.05
7.06
7.14
7.20
7.23
7.29

8.61
8.62
8.70
8.70
8.78
8.88

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




74

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-HOURLY EARNINGS-Con.
AVERAGE HOURLY GROSS EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY) WORKER ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL.PAYROLLS1
Adjusted for seasonal variation2

Not adjusted for seasonal variation
Wholesale and retail trade

Manufacturing
YEAR AND
MONTH
Rubber
and
misc.
plastics
products

Leather
and
leather
products

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Wholesale
trade

Total

Retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real estate

Services

Total
private

Mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Wholesale
and
retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real estate

1.140
1.200
1.260

Services

*

*
Dollars

1947
1948
1949

1.299
1.360
1.410

1.038
1.105
1.121

0.940
1.010
1.060

1.219
1.308
1.360

0.838

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1.472

1.169

1.100

1.427

1.335

1.25
1.30
1.35
1.36

1.18
1.23
1.30
1.35

1.52
1.61
1.70
1.76

.983
1.06
1.09
1.16
1.20

1.340

1.58
1.71
1.80
1.84

1.45
1.51
1.58
1.65

1.45
1.52
1.61
1.65

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1.96
2.03
2.11
2.19
2.27

1.39
1.48
1.52
1.56
1.59

1.40
1.47
1.54
1.60
1.66

1.83
1.94
2.02
2.09
2.18

1.25
1.30
1.37
1.42
1.47

1.70
1.78
1.84
1.89
1.95

1.71
1.80
1.89
1.95
2.02

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2.32
2.38
2.44
2.47
2.54

1.64
1.68
1.72
1.76
1.83

2.89

1.71
1.76
1.83
1.89
1.97

2.24
2.31
2.37
2.45
2.52

1.52
1.56
1.63
1.68
1.75

2.02
2.09
2.17
2.25
2.30

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2.61
2.67
2.75
2.92
3.07

1.88
1.94
2.07
2.23
2.36

3.03
3.11
3.23
3.42
3.63

2.04
2.14
2.25
2.41
2.56

2.61
2.73
2.88
3.05
3.23

1.82
1.91
2.01
2.16
2.30

2.S'9

1970
1971
1972

3.20
3.39
3.61
3.81
4.06

2.49
2.59
2.68
2.79
2.99

3.85
4.21
4.65
5.02
5.41

2.72
2.88
3.05
3.23
3.48

3.44
3.65
3.85
4.08
4.39

4.39
4.66
5.17
5.52

3.21
3.40
3.61
3.89

5.88
6.45
6.99
7.57

3.73
3.97
4.28
4.67

4.27
4.26
4.26
4.29
4.33
4.36

3.13
3.16
3.19
3.19
3.18
3.20

5.65
5.67
5.68
5.70
5.74
5.80

4.46
4.43
4.45
4.45
4.48
4.54

3.20
3.19
3.23
3.23
3.26
3.28

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
. ..
June

4.54
4.56
4.58
4.54
4.39
4.41

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1.540
1.712
1.792

1.216
1.327
1.376

0.940
1.010
1.060

1.772

1.863

1.439

1.100

1.340

1.93
2.01
2.14
2.14

2.02
2.13
2.28
2.38

1.56
1.64
1.74
1.78

1.18
1.23
1.30
1.35

1.45
1.51
1.58
1.65

2.20
2.33
2.45
2.47
2.56

2.45
2.57
2.71
2.82
2.93

1.85
1.95
2.04
2.10
2.19

1.40
1.47
1.54
1.60
1.66

1.70
1.78
1.84
1.89
1.95

1.94

2.09
2.14
2.22
2.28
2.36

2.60
2.64
2.70
2.75
2.81

3.07
3.20
3.31
3.41
3.55

2.26
2.32
2.39
2.45
2.53

2]89

1.71
1.76
1.83
1.89
1.97

2.02
2.09
2.17
2.25
2.30

1,94

2.47
2.58
2.75
2.93

2.05
2.17
2.29
2.42
2.61

2.46
2.56
2.68
2.85
3.04

2.92
3.05
3.19
3.35
3.19

3.70
3.89
4.11
4.41
4.79

2.61
2.71
2.82
3.01
3.19

3.03
3.11
3.23
3.42
3.63

2.04
2.14
2.25
2.41
2.56

2.39
2.47
2.58
2.75
2.93

2.05
2.17
2.29
2.42
2.61

2.44
2.60
2.75
2.91
3.14

3.07
3.22
3.36
3.53
3.77

2.81
3.04
3.27
3.47
3.75

3.23
3.45
3.70
3.90
4.24

3.85
4.06
4.44
4.75
5.23

5.24
5.69
6.06
6.41
6.81

3.35
3.57
3.82
4.09
4.42

3.85
4.21
4.65
5.02
5.41

2.72
2.88
3.05
3.23
3.48

3.07
3.22
3.36
3.53
3.77

2.81
3.04
3.27
3.47
3.75

4.73
5.03
5.41
5.89

3.36
3.57
3.85
4.20

4.06
4.27
4.54
4.89

4.02
4.31
4.65
4.99

4.53
4.86
5.25
5.69

5.95
6.46
6.94
7.67

7.31
7.71
8.10
8.66

4.83
5.22
5.68
6.17

5.88
6.45
6.99
7.57

3.73
3.97
4.28
4.67

4.06
4.27
4.54
4.89

4.02
4.31
4.65
4.99

3.65
3.68
3.68
3.70
3.71
3.72

4.59
4.62
4.63
4.65
4.67
4.71

3.29
3.30
3.31
3.33
3.34
3.35

3.95
4.02
4.04
4.02
4.03
4.07

3.91
3.95
3.96
3.95
3.98
3.98

4.41
4.43
4.45
4.46
4.48
4.51

5.75
5.80
5.80
5.79
5.87
5.93

7.13
7.11
7.29
7.26
7.28
7.35

4.66
4.74
4.76
4.78
4.81

5.65
5.67
5.68
5.70
5.74
5.80

3.62
3.66
3.67
3.69
3.71
3.73

3.95
4.02
4.04
4.02
4.03
4.07

3.89
3.92
3.95
3.94
3.97
4.01

5.86
6.03
6.07
6.11
6.16
6.14

3.73
3.74
3.78
3.80
3.82
3.81

4.71
4.76
4.80
4.82
4.87
4.88

3.36
3.36
3.39
3.41
3.42
3.42

4.04
4.08
4.07
4.08
4.15
4.13

3.99
3.99
4.08
4.10
4.15
4.16

4.53
4.57
4.60
4.61
4.66
4.67

5.93
5.97
6.07
6.08
6.17
6.21

7.36
7.34
7.36
7.33
7.41
7.44

4.83
4.87
4.90
4.92
4.96
4.99

5.86
6.03
6.07
6.11
6.16
6.14

3.74
3.77
3.78
3.80
3.83
3.84

4.04
4.08
4.07
4.08
4.15
4.13

4.03
4.05
4.07
4.09
4.14
4.14

3.35
3.36
3.38
3.39
3.39
3.40

6.20
6.25
6.26
6.31
6.35
6.40

3.89
3.90
3.90
3.91
3.93
3.94

4.91
4.94
4.92
4.96
4.99
4.98

3.50
3.49
3.50
3.51
3.53
3.54

4.17
4.23
4.20
4.21
4.25
4.23

4.20
4.23
4.22
4.25
4.28
4.27

4.71
4.73
4.74
4.77
4.81
4.83

6.30
6.33
6.34
6.36
6.40
6.37

7.44
7.47
7.53
7.60
7.68
7.65

5.01
5.06
5.09
5.11
5.16
5.19

6.20
6.25
6.26
6.31
6.35
6.40

3.86
3.87
3.89
3.90
3.93
3.95

4.17
4.23
4.20
4.21
4.25
4.23

4.18
4.19
4.20
4.24
4.27
4.30

4.45
4.46
4.90
4.90
4.98
5.05

3.38
3.41
3.44
3.41
3.45
3.49

6.47
6.56
6.61
6.62
6.65
6.66

3.95
3.97
4.04
4.07
4.08
4.08

5.01
5.05
5.10
5.13
5.15
5.18

3.55
3.57
3.64
3.66
3.67
3.68

4.26
4.33
4.32
4.34
4.35
4.37

4.26
4.29
4.39
4.42
4.47
4.50

4.86
4.91
4.95
4.97
5.01
5.04

6.44
6.37
6.63
6.57
6.63
6.72

7.73
7.77
7.80
7.87
7.88
7.91

5.23
5.28
5.32
5.32
5.38
5.42

6.47
6.56
6.61
6.62
6.65
6.66

3.96
4.00
4.04
4.07
4.09
4.12

4.26
4.33
4.32
4.34
4.35
4.37

4.31
4.36
4.38
4.41
4.46
4.49

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.12
5.07
5.08
5.12
5.11
5.18

3.53
3.56
3.58
3.57
3.59
3.60

6.71
6.75
6.74
6.86
6.89
6.90

4.16
4.19
4.20
4.22
4.24
4.25

5.26
5.22
5.23
5.33
5.36
5.35

3.75
3.78
3.79
3.80
3.82
3.84

4.47
4.48
4.46
4.48
4.52
4.49

4.55
4.58
4.58
4.60
4.62
4.60

5.06
5.10
5.13
5.17
5.20
5.23

6.80
6.81
6.84
6.86
6.86
6.94

7.99
7.98
8.01
8.03
8.03
8.08

5.47
5.48
5.52
5.58
5.61
5.66

6.71
6.75
6.74
6.86
6.89
6.90

4.12
4.16
4.19
4.21
4.24
4.26

4.47
4.48
4.46
4.48
4.52
4.49

4.52
4.54
4.56
4.58
4.61
4.63

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5.18
5.18
5.22
5.23
5.26
5.30

3.57
3.59
3.64
3.66
3.68
3.69

7.03
7.04
7.15
7.22
7.26
7.30

4.28
4.27
4.34
4.37
4.38
4.38

5.41
5.42
5.49
5.56
5.56
5.63

3.86
3.85
3.90
3.92
3.94
3.94

4.54
4.54
4.58
4.64
4.63
4.67

4.60
4.61
4.71
4.76
4.78
4.80

5.27
5.28
5.33
5.37
5.40
5.41

6.99
6.93
7.12
7.13
7.18
6.76

8.08
8.10
8.15
8.20
8.22
8.26

5.70
5.73
5.77
5.82
5.85
5.88

7.03
7.04
7.15
7.22
7.26
7.30

4.29
4.31
4.34
4.37
4.40
4.42

4.54
4.54
4.58
4.64
4.63
4.67

4.66
4.69
4.71
4.75
4.77
4.79

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5.35
5.35
5.33
5.37
5.45
5.48

3.80
3.84
3.86
3.87
3.88
3.88

7.35
7.39
7.35
7.46
7.47
7.48

4.55
4.55
4.56
4.61
4.61
4.63

5.68
5.67
5.70
5.80
5.80
5.82

4.10
4.10
4.11
4.15
4.16
4.17

4.76
4.76
4.76
4.83
4.84
4.87

4.89
4.91
4.91
4.95
4.95
4.93

5.47
5.50
5.53
5.61
5.62
5.66

6.90
6.92
6.94
7.61
7.63
7.69

8.32
8.36
8.46
8.48
8.57
8.64

5.94
5.98
6.01
6.06
6.09
6.13

7.35
7.39
7.35
7.46
7.47
7.48

4.50
4.51
4.54
4.60
4.61
4.64

4.76
4.76
4.76
4.83
4.84
4.87

4.85
4.86
4.89
4.93
4.94
4.97

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5.53
5.56
5.60
5.67
5.71
5.77

3.89
3.87
3.92
3.94
3.98
4.00

7.55
7.64
7.75
7.77
7.77
7.84

4.67
4.68
4.75
4.79
4.81
4.81

5.91
5.91
6.02
6.08
6.07
6.15

4.20
4.20
4.26
4.29
4.31
4.31

4.92
4.90
4.96
5.01
5.01
5.06

4.95
4.93
5.06
5.12
5.13
5.16

5.71
5.74
5.79
5.84
5.88
5.92

7.82
7.80
7.95
7.98
8.06
8.06

8.66
8.73
8.77
8.81
8.86
8.91

6.19
6.22
6.28
6.33
6.39
6.43

7.55
7.64
7.75
7.77
7.77
7.84

4.68
4.72
4.75
4.79
4.83
4.86

4.92
4.90
4.96
5.01
5.01
5.06

5.01
5.01
5.06
5.11
5.12
5.15

1973.
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

..

...

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

!

.901
.951

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




1.131
1.225
1.275

1.140
1.200
1.260

1.468
1.663
1.916

4.70,

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 229 and 230.

75

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-HOURLY EARNINGS AND WAGES
ADJUSTED INDEXES OF AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS: PRIVATE NONFARM ECONOMY1

MISCELLANEOUS WAGES

Adjusted for seasons variation

Not adjusted for seasonal variation
Construction wages2

Total private
YEAR AND
MONTH
Mining
Current
dollars

1967
dollars

Construction

Manufacturing

Transportation,
communication,
electric,
gas, etc.

Wholesale
and
retail trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real estate

EN R 20 cities
Services
Common
labor

Skilled
labor

Farm (U.S.) wage rates,
hired workers, by method of pay^
All
workers,
by all
methods
of pay

All
workers,
paid by
other
than
piece-rate

Paid cash
Cash
wages
wages only
only (all
(paid by
methods
hour)
of pay)

Railroad
wages
(average,
class 1
roads)4

Excluding perquisites

Dollars per hour

1967=100

1947
1948
1949

42.6
46.0
48.2

63.7
63.8
67.5

1.193
1.349
1.450

2.019
2.248
2.411

0.73
.68

1.188
1.328
1.442

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

50.0
53.7
56.4
59.6
61.7

69.3
69.0
70.9
74.4
76.6

1.532
1.623
1.817
1.875
1.983

2.518
2.668
2.842
3.010
3.135

.69
.77
.81
.82
.81

1.574
1.748
1.843
1.892
1.937

1955
1956
1957
1958,
1959

63.7
67.0
70.3
73.2
75.8

79.4
82.3
83.4
84.5
86.8

2.060
2.161
2.283
2.435
2.566

3.237
3.370
3.533
3.692
3.863

.82
.86
.88
.92
.95

1.965
2.128
2.281
2.450
2.550

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

78.4
80.8
83.5
85.9
88.2

88.4
90.2
92.2
93.7
94.9

88.0

86.6

90.2

89.4

87.0

89.2

86.3

2.699
2.827
2.946
3.082
3.242

4.031
4.190
4.348
4.526
4.733

.97
.99
1.01
1.05
1.08

2.616
2.675
2.740
2.823
2.850

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

91.2
54.3
100.0
106.2
113.2

96.6
98.0
100.0
101.9
103.1

91.6
95.9
100.0
105.3
113.3

90.0
94.6
100.0
107.2
116.5

92.5
95.6
100.0
106.1
112.4

93.6
96.1
100.0
105.2
111.8

90.4
94.7
100.0
106.9
113.8

92.4
96.0
100.0
105.8
112.2

90.7
94.8
100.0
105.6
113.5

3.415
3.624
3.884
4.201
4.629

4.950
5.207
5.528
5.956
6.514

1.14
1.23
1.33
1.44
1.55

3.008
3.106
3.293
3.466
3.708

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

120,7
129.2
137.5
146.0
157.5

103.8
106.5
109.7
109.7
106.7

119.9
126.8
136.8
147.2
163.1

127.2
138.0
146.1
154.1
163.7

119.4
127.3
135.3
143.6
155.9

118.6
129.6
142.3
153.5
165.3

120.9
128.0
134.7
142.7
154.0

118.9
126.2
132.1
139.4
149.9

121.6
131.0
139.7
148.2
159.7

5.224
5.988
6.638
7.07
7.55

7.314
8.329
9.134
9.58
10.18

1.64
1.73
1.84
2.00
32.25

2.21

2.43

2.32

3.939
4.416
4.923
5.427
5.707

1975
1976
1977
1978

170.6
183.0
196.8
212.9

105.9
107.3
108.4
109.0

183.4
198.8
214.8
241.0

175.6
185.1
194.5
207.6

171.4
184.6
199.3
216.0

179.8
196.7
213.4
230.9

165.4
176.1
189.6
206.8

161.1
169.9
180.7
194.5

171.1
183.9
197.9
212.4

8.30
8.93
9.46
10.08

11.01
11.85
12.56
13.36

2.43
2.66
2.87
3.09

2.38
2.61
2.82
3.04

2.60
2.81
3.06
3.22

2.45
2.65
2.90
3.10

6.237
6.929
7.481
7.905

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

165.0
166.2
167.7
168.0
169.2
170.6

105.3
105.5
106.0
105.9
106.3
106.5

177.1
178.9
179.3
179.5
180.9
182.4

171.3
170.6
174.3
174.2
174.8
176.0

164.5
165.9
167.6
168.4
169.6
170.9

172.3
173.2
174.6
175.3
176.9
178.6

160.4
161.8
162.6
163.0
164.1
165.3

156.0
158.3
160.4
159.1
160.0
162.2

165.5
167.1
168.1
167.7
169.1
170.9

7.94
7.96
7.96
7.99
8.06
8.23

10.62
10.66
10.67
10.70
10.76
10.93

2.47

2.42

2.70

2.49

2.42

2.39

2.63

2.46

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

171.2
172.7
173.3
174.3
175.9
176.3

105.8
106.3
106.0
105.9
106.1
105.8

182.8
184.4
185.6
187.8
189.3
190.2

176.7
176.4
176.8
176.1
177.7
178.6

171.7
173.2
174.2
175.6
176.4
177.4

179.2
183.1
183.7
185.4
187.2
187.4

165,6
166.8
167.2
168.2
169.6
169.9

160.8
162.7
161.9
162.4
165.8
164.0

172.0
173.0
173.5
174.5
176.6
176.9

8.44
8.57
8.58
8.59
8.60
8.62

11.08
11.26
11.29
11.35
11.37
11.42

2.29

2.25

2.39

2.31

2.63

2.56

2.82

2.65

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

177.3
178.3
179.1
180.2
181.6
182.2

106.0
106.5
106.7
107.1
107.4
107.4

192.5
193.3
194.1
195.1
196.6
195.9

178.8
179.2
180.5
182.3
184.0
183.2

178.5
179.6
180.5
181.7
182.4
183.4

188.9
190.7
192.5
193.4
195.2
196.7

171.0
171.6
172.1
173.0
174.3
174.8

164.8
166.4
166.7
167.3
168.8
168.5

177.8
178.9
179.3
180.5
182.3
183.2

8.62
8.63
8.63
8.63
8.77
9.03

11.42
11.43
11.44
11.52
11.69
11.91

2.75

2.69

2.97

2.76

2.66

2.63

2.81

2.64

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

183.4
185.2
186.2
187.2
188.5
189.5

107,5
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.4
108.5

198.0
201.1
202.0
202.7
204.0
206.8

185.2
186.2
187.0
188.9
189.6
189.9

184.8
186.4
187.5
188.1
189.6
190.9

197.7
199.3
199.5
200.7
201.9
202.9

175.6
177.6
179.1
180.2
181.4
182.3

169.6
173.2
172.4
173.1
173.9
174.1

184.2
185.9
186.8
188.0
189.7
190.8

9.06
9.08
9.13
9.17
9.19
9.20

12.05
12.08
12.15
12.16
12.16
12.21

2.53

2.48

2.65

2.52

2.80

2.75

2.94

2.81

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

108.6
108.1
108.0
108.1
108.3
108.4

208.4
209.8
210.5
210.9
211.6
213.7

191.9
191.8
192.4
192.8
192.6
193.7

192.4
193.2
194.2
195.6
197.0
198.7

204.6
206.2
207.3
210.2
211.6
212.3

183.0
184.3
185.5
186.6
188.1
189.0

176.8
176.5
177.3
177.9
179.7
179.2

192.3
193.2
194.2
195.0
196.6
197.3

9.20
9.22
9.24
9.24
9.24
9.37

12.21
12.25
12.25
12.27
12.27
12.49

3.18

3.14

3.40

3.18

3.09

3.05

3.22

3.08

June

191.0
191.9
192.9
194.1
195.4
196.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

197.7
198.5
199.7
201.5
202.5
203.6

108.5
108.5
108.7
105.2
109.1
109.1

215.0
215.8
217.6
219.8
221.2
218.8

193.7
194.3
195.3
196.5
197.1
197.9

200.1
201.3
202.5
204.0
205.4
206.5

214.9
214.2
215.8
219.1
220.3
222.1

190.2
191.0
192.2
193.6
194.8
196.0

181.0
181.6
182.4
185.1
185.2
185.8

198.2
199.1
200.3
202.2
202.8
203.7

9.55
9.64
9.68
9.68
9.69
9.74

12.73
12.75
12.85
12.87
12.90
12.94

2.94

2.91

3.06

3.00

3.19

3.12

3.34

3.19

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

205.8
206.5
208.1
209.9
211.1
212.5

109.0
109.3
109.4
109.6
109.3
109.1

220.2
221.4
222.5
235.7
236.3
238.4

199.3
200.4
202.8
203.5
205.4
207.1

208.2
209.4
210.8
212.1
213.5
214.9

223.7
225.1
225.9
228.2
229.1
230.3

199.4
199.6
201.2
203.1
204.2
205.7

187.9
187.6
189.5
191.5
192.3
194.5

206.1
206.5
208.2
209.8
210.6
211.9

9.77
9.78
9.82
9.83
9.87
9.96

13.01
13.03
13.04
13.04
13.09
13.19

3.38

3.34

3.60

3.34

3.40

3.35

3.64

3.42

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

214.0
215.0
216.6
218.2
219.4
221.0

109.1
109.0
108.9
108.7
108.6
108.6

241.9
243.4
246.0
248.5
250.0
251.7

207.7
209.1
209.9
211.0
212.0
213.4

216.5
217.9
219.3
220.9
222.6
224.3

230.8
232.3
234.0
235.5
236.2
238.6

207.8
208.8
210.3
212.0
213.4
214.9

195.9
196.0
197.5
199.3
199.9
201.4

213.4
213.5
215.5
217.5
218.0
219.4

10.26
10.27
10.31
10.33
10.34
10.37

13.55
13.61
13.66
13.68
13.72
13.73

3.23

3.20

3.41

3.30

3.57

3.50

3.72

3.58

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




6.077

6.584

6.859

6.987

7.074

7.658

7.716

8.108

76

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARN.NGS PER PRODUCTION (OR NONSUPERVISORY, WORKER ON PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL PAYROLLS
Not adjusted for seasonal variation

Seasonally adjusted
1

2

Gross earnings

Spendable earnings

Total private

Married worker
with 3 dependents

YEAR AND
MONTH

Manufacturing

Total
private-3

Mining

Con-

struction
Total

Current
dollars

1967

dollars

Current
dollars

Wholesale and retail trade

Durable
goods

1967

Non-

durable
goods

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Wholesale
trade

Total

Retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate

Services

dollars

Dollars

1947
1948
1949

45.58
49.00
50.24

68.13
67.96
70.36

44.64
48.51
49.74

66.73
67.28
69.66

45.58
49.00
50.24

59.94
65.56
62.33

58.83
65.23
67.56

49.13
53.08
53.80

51.68
56,28
57.17

46.03
49.46
50.34

38.07
40.80
42.93

50.10
53.63
55.49

33.77
36.22
38.42

43.21
45.48
47.63

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

53.13
57.86
60.65
63.76
64.52

73.69
74.37
76.29
79.60
80.15

52.04
55.79
57.87
60.31
60.85

72.18
71.71
72.79
75.29
75.59

53.13
57.86
60.65
63.76
64.52

67.16
74.11
77.59
83.03
82.60

69.68
76.96
82.86
86.41
88.54

58.28
63.34
66.75
70.47
70.49

62.35
68.48
72.45
76.22
76.19

53.44
56.88
59.95
62.57
63.18

44.55
47.79
49.20
51.35
53.33

58.08
62.02
65.53
69.02
71.28

39.71
42.82
43.38
45.36
47.04

50.52
54.67
57.08
59.57
62.04

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

67.72
70.74
73.33
75.08
78.78

84.44
86.90
86.99
86.70
90.24

63.41
65.82
67.71
69.11
71.86

79.06
80.86
80.32
79.80
82.31

67.72
70.74
73.33
75.08
78.78

89.54
95.06
98.25
96.08
103.68

90.90
96.38
100.27
103.78
108.41

75.30
78.78
81.19
82.32
88.26

82.19
85.28
87.85
88.88
95.65

66.63
70.09
72.52
74.50
78.61

55.16
57.48
59.60
61.76
64.41

74.48
78.57
81.41
84.02
88.51

48.75
50.18
52.20
54.10
56.15

63.92
65.68
67.53
70.12
72.74

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

80.67
82.60
85.91
88.46
91.33

90.95
92.19
94.82
96.47
98.31

72.96
74.48
76.99
78.56
82.57

82.25
83.13
84.98
85.67
88.88

80.67
82.60
85.91
88.46
91.33

105.04
106.92
110.70
114.40
. 117.74

112.67
118.08
122.47
127.19
132.06

89.72
92.34
96.56
99.23
102.97

97.04
99.94
104.70
108.09
112.05

80.36
82.92
86.15
87.91
90.91

118.78

66.01
67.41
69.91
72.01
74.66

90.72
93.56
96.22
99.47
102.56

57.76
58.66
60.96
62.66
64.75

75.14
77.12
80.94
84.38
85.79

70.03

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

95.45
98.82
101.84
107.73
114.61

101.01
101.67
101.84
103.39
104.38

86.63
88.66
90.86
95.28
99.99

91.67
91.21
90.86
91.44
91.07

95.45
98.82
101.84
107.73
114.61

123.52
130.24
135.89
142.71
155.23

138.38
146.26
154.95
164.49
181.54

107.53
112.19
114.49
122.51
129.51

117.18
121.96
123.60
132.07
139.59

94.64
98.49
102.03
109.05
115.53

125.14
128.13
130.82
138.85
147.74

76.91
79.39
82.35
87.00
91.39

106.49
111.11
116.06
122.31
129.85

66.61
68.57
70.95
74.95
78.66

88.91
92.13
95.72
101.75
108.70

73.60
77.04
80.38
83.97
90.57

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

119.83
127.31
136.90
145.39
154.76

103.04
104.95
109.26
109.23
104.78

104.90
112.43
121.68
127.38
134.61

90.20
92.69
97.11
95.70
91.14

119.83 !
127.31
136.90
145.39
154.76

164.40
172.14
189.14
201.40
219.14

195.45
211.67
221.19
235.89
249.25

133.73
142.44
154.71
166.46
176.80

143.07
153.14
167.68
180.53
191.29

120.43
128.51
138.16
146.52
156.79

155.93
168.82
187.86
203.31
217.48

96.02
101.09
106.45
111.76
119.02

137.26
144.18
151.69
160.34
170.33

82.47
87.62
91.85
96.32
102.68

112.67
117.85
122.98
129.20
137.61

96.66
103.06
110.85
117.29
126.00

1975
1976
1977
1978

163.53
175.45
189.00
203.70

101.45
102.90
104.13
104.30

145.65
155.87
169.93
180.71

90.35
91.42
93.63
92.53

163.53
175.45
189.00
203.70

249.31
273.90
301.20
332.88

266.08
283.73
295.65
318.69

190.79
209.32
228.90
249.27

205.49
226.55
248.46
270.44

169.56
185.18
205.25
214.27

233.44
256.71
278.90
302.80

126.45
133.79
142.52
153.64

183.05
194.66
212.61
231.48

108.86
114.60
121.66
130.20

148.19
155.43
165.26
178.00

134.67
143.52
153.45
163.67

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

157.44
157.35
158.06
158.87
160.38
163.26

100.86
100.10
100.16 j
100.17
100.68
101.66

136.67
136.61
137.15
137.78
145.37
147.62

87.55
86.90
86.91
86.87
91.26
91.92

157.44
157.35
158.06
158.87
160.38
163.26

239.20
241.28
238.38
235.07
248.89
250.25

253.46
248.86
250.16
259.56
264.97
263.90

181.12
180.95
183.44
184.78
186.03
189.60

196.32
196.11
197.68
199.98
200.27
204.29

159.80
159.70
162.11
162.97
165.46
168.83

224.87
224.53
223.22
224.58
225.01
230.84

121.91
123.28
123.65
123.95
125.40
127.22

176.26
176.95
177.79
178.56
180.73
182.75

104.29
105.27
105.92
106.23
107.55
109.88

144.97
147.53
147.46
145.93
146.69
148.56

130.59
131.93
132.26
131.54
132.53
134.52

164.53
166.90
168.07
167.97
168.23
170.46

101.37 I
102.52
102.73 !
102.05
101.59
102.50

148.61
150.47
151.37
151.29
151.49
153.20

91.57
92.43
92.52
91.91
91.48
92.12

164.53
166.90
168.07
167.97
168.23
170.46

247.28
248.35
256.15
260.83
263.46
264.55

271.57
275.98
278.26
276.02
269.31
273.39

188.94
192.15
197.38
196.80
198.90
205.73

203.03
206.68
213.44
212.26
214.93
223.56

170.38
173.41
176.31
175.82
177.46
180.45

234.40
241.20
242.19
243.79
243.94
245.60

129.06
129.78
128.14
128.44
128.73
130.30

183.22
184.69
185.76
187.50
188.96
190.32

111.89
112.22
109.50
109.46
109.78
111.83

147.06
148.92
147,74
148.92
151.89
150.33

135.66
136.06
136.68
136.94
139.03
139.36

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

169.56
170.28
170.17
170.41
173.64
175.45

101.72
101.90
101.59
101.31
102.62
103.15

151.34
151.89
151.81
151.99
154.48
155.87

90.79
90.90
90.63
90.36
91.30
91.63

169.56
170.28
170.17
170.41
173.64
175.45

267.12
267.76
268.18
265.21
268.80
270.09

268.17
269.69
265.19
275.23
280.42
284.25

201.60
202.40
204.11
199.92
207.55
209.79

217.62
219.51
221.68
215.97
225.77
229.07

179.73
179.66
180.45
177.95
181.63
182.89

244.28
247.50
247.90
250.51
251.46
256.00

130.32
130.65
130.26
131.77
132.05
133.96

189.53
190.19
189.42
191.46
193.11
193.22

111.30
111.33
111.30
112.67
112.96
115.05

152.21
155.24
152.46
153.24
155.13
153.97

140.28
141.28
140.10
141.10
142.10
142.62

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

177.03
178.00
179.28
179.64
180.22
182.09

103.47
103.55
103.87
103.66
103.69
104.47

157.06
157.79
158.75
159.02
159.46
160.86

91.79
91.79
91.98
91.76
91.75
92.29

177.03
178.00
179.28
179.64
180.22
182.09

272.41
257.35
286.42
283.17
285.09
288.96

288.75
290.60
289.14
302.48
290.24
291.77

209.32
210.53
214.13
213.33
216.81
222.22

226.55
228.17
231.10
230.20
234.36
240.78

185.57
186.36
190.79
189.82
192.37
195.32

260.09
264.37
263.74
263.48
266.00
267.73

136.28
135.77
135.34
135.53
135.46
137.90

195.39
195.94
197.37
198.02
198.79
200.98

117.15
117.10
116.12
115.66
115.61
118.50

155.49
158.05
156.38
157.54
157.91
159.07

143.56
144.57
145.31
146.30
147.51
148.95

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

178.97
182.58
183.30
184.73
186.68
189.49

102.09
103.09
102.86
102.86
103.97
104.23

158.52
161.23
161.77
162.84
164.31
173.09

90.43
91.04
90.78
90.67
90.98
95.21

178.97
182.58
183.30
184.73
186.68
189.49

283.56
288.74
292.75
296.35
296.35
302.58

271.88
289.38
289.38
291.77
294.09
296.37

215.05
218.65
221.90
222.96
226.24
230.52

232.06
236.52
240.31
240.94
246.19
250.66

193.36
198.88
200.06
198.28
206.58
209.35

263.70
269.33
268.25
272.34
274.22
277.38

136.45
138.27
139.02
139.68
140.77
142.80

204.09
203.58
204.49
208.40
210.11
211.33

116.25
117.94
118.63
118.94
120.33
122.50

163.60
163.07
162.34
163.07
164.53
163.44

149.24
150.68
150.22
150.88
151.54
152.72

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

191.10
190.94
193.14
194.58
193.86
195.84

104.65
104.17
104.97
105.46
104.56
105.23

174.36
174.23
175.96
177.09
176.53
178.08

95.49
95.05
95.63
95.98
95.22
95.69

191.10
190.94
193.14
194.58
193.86
195.84

308.26
300.76
313.99
317.29
318.07
288.65

300.27
299.26
303.14
308.39
298.19
299.27

228.17
229.31
235.65
236.29 I
238.10
243.72

247.05
248.06
255.85
256.89
258.75
265.86

205.90
205.80
208.01
210.36
214.88
211.29

281.90
283.01
285.29
287.36
291.85
293.46

145.95
145.18
144.09
145.08
144.10
146.29

213.15
213.55
215.76
219.62
218.51
222.39

125.45
124.74
122.85
123.09
122.53
124.90

165.71
165.71
166.25
169.36
168.07
169.99

154.10
154.44
155.43
157.56
157.26
158.40

1978: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

192.35
194.15
197.97
200.48
200.63
204.89

102.81
103.05
104.36
104.74
103.79
104.91

172.13
173.52
176.42
178.30
178.41
181.61

92.00
92.10
93.00
93.16
92.30
92.99

192.35
194.15
197.97
200.48
200.63
204.89

288.42
296.87
301.20
331.80
331.14
336.05

275.55
288.22
304.08
309.96
312.68
324.80

234.02 I
236.81
242.80
244.02
245.23
249.29

252.73
256.71
263.04
265.33
265.92
270.58

198.89
204.50
208.65
210.45
210.26
211.43

288.86
296.34
295.47
296.91
298.05
300.70

146,51
146.97
149.11
150.75
150.75
153.72

220.38
220.00
223.44
227.94
227.36
230.47

124.23
124.64
126.59
127.82
128.54
130.94

173.26
173.26
172.79
176.78
175.21
177.,27

160.39
160.56
161.05
162.36
161.87
163.18

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

206.91
206.70
208.94
210.73
210.50
213.35

105.19
104.55
104.94
105.00
104.31
105.15

183.12
182.96
184.64
185.98
185.81
187.95

93.10
92.54
92.74
92.67
92.08
92.63

206,91
206.70
208.94
210.73
210.50
213.35

337.82
337.74
345.83
348.73
353.03
349.80

330.05
331.25
333.38
337.31
324.85
331.67

249.05
249.27
256.00
257.00
261.35
268.27

269.12
268.71
277.79
280.28
283.71
293.14

211.07
217.09
218.51
220.21
226.23
229.64

302.00
307.89
307.68
310.80
310.02
315.17

157.38
156.78
155.80
156.63
156.33
159.21

234.04
234.04
237.19
239.55
238.55
244.16

134.40
133.56
131.63
132.13
131.89
134.90

180.07
178.85
180.54
182.87
181.86
183.68

164.84
163.68
165.46
167.42
167.24
167.70

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . , .
November . ,
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of s
following these tables.




appear in the section ii

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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

77

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-HELP-WANTED INDEX, LABOR TURNOVER, STRIKES
WORK STOPPAGES3

LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS2

YEAR AND
MONTH

HELPWANTED
ADVERTISING
INDEX,
SEASONALLY
ADJUSTED1

Total

New
hires

Total

1967=100

1947
1948
1949

Quit

Layoff

Total

New
hires

Total

Quit

Layoff

6.2
5.4
4.3

Beginning
in
period

In
effect
during
month

Beginning
in
period

In
effect
during
month

Days
idle
during
period

Thousands

Nu nber

Monthly rate per 100 employees

. ..

Workers involved

Separation rate

Accession rate

Separation rate

Accession rate

Number of
stoppages

Adjusted for seasonal var ation

Unadjusted for seasons variation

2 170
1 960
3,030

34,600
34,100
50,500

2410

3,468

2,220
3 540
2400
1,530

38,800
22,900
59,100
28,300
22,600

4320
3,825
3673
3,694
3,708

2 650
1,900
1,390
2,060
1,880

28,200
33,100
16,500
23,900
69,000

5.7
5.4
5.0

4.1
3.4
1.9

1.1
1.6
2.9

3693

4.1
5.3
4.9
5.1
4.1

2.3
2.9
2.8
2.8
1.4

1.3
1.4
1.4
1.6
2.3

4843
4,737
5,117

3.9
4.2
4.2
4.1

1.9
1.9
1.6
1.1
1.5

1.5
1.7
2.1
2.6
2.0

3419

3,606

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

64
69
65
42

5.3
5.3
5.4
4.8
3.6

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

59
68
58
42
59

4.5
4.2
3.6
3.6

4.2

3.0
2.8
2.2
1.7
2.6

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

56
52
59
59
67

3.8
4.1
4.1
3.9
4.0

2.2
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.6

4.3
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.9

1.3
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.5

2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.7

3,333
3,367
3,614
3362
3,655

1,320
1,450
1 230
941
1,640

19,100
16,300
18,600
16,100
22,900

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

84
104
100
110
121

4.3
5.0
4.4
4.6
4.7

3.1
3.8
3.3
3.5
3.7

4.1
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.9

1.9
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.7

1.4
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.2

3,963
4,405
4,595
5,045
5,700

1,550
1,960
2870
2,649
2,481

23,300
25,400
42,100
49,018
42,869

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

93
83
103
126
110

4.0
3.9
4.4
4.8
4.2

2.8
2.6
3.3
3.9
3.2

4.8
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.8

2.1
1.8
2.2
2.7
2.3

1.8
1.6
1.1
.9
1.5

5,716
5,138
5,010
5,353
6,074

3,305
3,280
1,714
2 251
2,778

66,414
47,589
27,066
27,948
47,991

1975
1976
1977
1978

80
95
118
149

3.7
3.9
4.0
4.1

2.0
2.6
2.8
3.1

4.2
3.8
3.8
3.9

1.4
1.7
1.8
2.1

2.1
1.3
1.1
.9

5,031
5,648
5,506
4200

1,746
2,420
2,040
1,600

31,237
37,859
35,822
37,000

77
76
74
74
74
81

2.9
2.7
3.2
3.7
4.0
4.5

1.3
1.2
1.3
1.6
2.0
2.5

6.1
4.5
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.7

1.1
.9
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.4

4.0
2.9
2.5
2.1
1.8
1.6

3.0
3.1
3.2
3.7
3.6
3.8

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9

5.2
5.1
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.3

1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4

2.9
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.2

340
339
375
491
555
533

581
540
612
751
850
876

132
109
101
131
187
174

178
171
169
205
265
298

1,605
1,557
1,174
2,177
3,319
3,362

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

84
83
83
83
87
88

4.6
5.2
4.6
3.7
2.8
2.2

2.6
3.1
3.1
2.5
1.8
1.3

4.4
4.7
4.4
4.1
3.5
3.4

1.5
2.5
2.1
1.6
1.2
.9

2.0
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.9

4.1
4,0
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8

2.3
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.5

4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.5

1.4
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.5

1.7
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.3

518
420
495
426
300
239

899
836
907
823
656
566

231
172
217
143
63
86

382
325
372
246
143
153

4,465
3,377
3,684
2,327
1,737
1,854

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

87
93
94
91
94
96

3.9
3.5
4.2
3.9
4.5
4.8

2.1
2.1
2.7
2.6
3J
3.6

3.7
3.0
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.6

1.3
1.2
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8

1.6
1.0
1.1
1.1
.9
.9

4.2
4.1
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.8

2.6
2.7
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.7

3.6
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7

1.2
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3

338
362
443
591
572
577

612
615
679
894
921
1,007

77
96
157
465
164
231

136
139
199
530
295
373

1,200
1,030
1,762
3,133
3,596
4,388

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

98
97
94
96
99
105

4.2
5.1
4.4
3.5
2.9
2.2

2.9
3.6
3.2
2.5
1.9
1.3

4.3
4.9
4.7
4.1
3.4
3.5

1.9
2.8
2.5
1.7
1.2
1.0

1.6
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.8

3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.9

2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.6

4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7

1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2

505
480
521
559
452
248

960
937
972
1,024
861
607

292
171
340
152
201
75

490
410
466
429
426
168

5,145
4,557
4,848
4,348
2,391
1,459

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

105
106
108
109
112
114

3.7
3.7
4.0
3.8
4.6
4.9

2.2
2.1
2.6
2.7
3.5
3.7

3.9
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5

1.4
1.3
1.6
1.7
1.9
1.9

1.7
1.4
1.0
.9
.8
.8

4.0
4.4
4.1
3.9
4.0
4.0

2.7
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.8

3.9
4.1
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.7

1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.8

1.3
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

384
375
522
602
689
599

649
645
816
931
1,070
1,035

105
145
205
184
256
159

158
198
285
274
366
296

1,297
1,475
2,410
2,519
3,323
2,973

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

121
122
120
128
133
140

4.3
5.3
4.6
3.9
3.1
2.4

3.0
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.2
1.6

4.3
5.1
4.9
3.8
3.4
3.4

1.9
3.1
2.8
1.9
1.5
1.2

1.5
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.5

4.0
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.3

2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.2

4.0
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0

1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0

493
481
485
408
335
133

946
930
923
822
719
485

199
200
152
157
80
200

307
335
278
290
233
308

3,212
3,995
3,085
3,347
3,158
5,029

January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

138
139
141
146
144
147

3.8
3.2
3.8
4.0
4.7
4.9

2.5
2.2
2.7
2.9
3.6
3.9

3.6
3.1
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8

1.5
1.4
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2

1.2
.9
.9
.8
.7
.7

4.1
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.0

3.0
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.0
3.0

3.7
3.9
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.0

1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1

.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

215
245
286
395
489
470

456
485
550
655
820
835

65
45
88
120
132
116

298
287
312
200
224
204

5,116
4,550
4,479
1,775
2,365
2,376

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

149
150
152
161
161
165

4.4
5.4
4.9
4.3
3.3
2.4

3.3
4.2
3.9
3.5
2.6
1.7

4.1
5.3
4.8
4.1
3.5
3.4

2.1
3.5
3.1
2.3
1.7
1.3

1.0
.8
.8
.9
1.0
1.4

4.0
4.0
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5

3.0
3.0
3.1
3.3
3.4
3.5

3.8
3.9
3.7
3.9
4.0
4.0

2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2

.8
1.0
.8
.9
.9
.9

460
421
453
370
268
158

841
844
853
751
594
436

183
191
449
117
64
53

270
316
579
221
156
116

2,996
3,628
4,322
2,350
1,690
1,377

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1976:

1977:

1978:

4

4.1
4.1
3.6
1.9

*4.1

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS-UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES'

STATE PROGRAMS2

PRO-

GRAM

YEAR AND
MONTH

ALL PROGRAMS
INSURED
UNEMPLOYMENT,
WEEKLY
AVERAGE 1

Initial
claims

Weekly
average

Percent of
average monthly
covered employment

Unadjusted*

9,724
10,401
17,660

997
980
1,973

3.1
3.0
6.2

12,251
10,836
11,174
11,349
15,781

1,513
969
1,044
990
1,870

4.6
2.8
2.9
2.8
5.2

101,417
1,327
1,567
2,750
1,847

11,745
11,819
14,014
19,307
14,614

1,265
1,215
1,446
2,526
1,684

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2,068
2,481
1,924
1,939
1,726

17,213
18,187
15,710
15,485
13,938

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,419
1,123
1,270
1,187
1,177

1,793
1,446
2,474

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1,615
1,000
1,100
1,062
2,056

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

Adjustedt

Beneficiaries,
average
weekly
number

Benefits
paid

Thousands

Mil. of
dollars

Insured
unemployment,
weekly
average

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment,
weekly
average

Beneficiaries,
average
weekly
number

775.1
789.9
1,736.0

4,854
3,730
2,724

742
427
380

• 761
435
388

1,305
797
874
812
1,615

1,373.1
840.4
998.2
962.2
2,026.9

160
17
739
219
418

31
2
§15
32
80

3.5
3.2
3.6
6.4
4.4

1,099
1,037
1,250
2,255
1,475

1,350.3
1,380.7
1,733.9
1
3 3,5 12.7
2,279.0

25
22
25
36
32

380
296
257
290
321

65
46
40
60
53

72
51
45
67
50

1,908
2,290
1,783
1,806
1,607

4.8
5.6
4.4
4.3
3.8

1,640
2,004
1,525
1,541
1,373

2,726.7
3,422.7
2,675.4
2,774.7
2,522.1

33
33
29
32
30

346
338
331
342
335

55
67
50
55
51

52
65
47
52
48

12,047
10,575
11,760
10,463
10,385

1,328
1,061
1,205
1,111
1,101

3.0
2.3
2.5
2.2
2.1

1,131
895
1,017
936
923

2,166.0
1,771.3
2,092.3
2,031.6
2,127.9

25
20
20
23
20

266
182
222
289
333

36
21
23
32
37

34
19
21
29
34

2,070
2,608
2,192
1,793
2,558

15,387
15,337
13,575
12,820
18,880

1,805
2,150
1,848
1,632
2,262

3.4
4.1
3.5
2.7
3.5

1,518
1,814
1,563
1,370
1,881

3,848.5
4,957.0
4,471.0
4,007.6
5,974.9

31
34
36
38
40

556
622
523
360
377

79
131
106
62
71

1975
1976
1977
1978

4,943
3,846
3,304
3,311

24,863
20,065
19,488
18,014

3,986
2,991
2,655
2,358

6.0
4.6
3.9
3.3

3,371
2,450
2,178
1,942

1 1 ,754.7
8,974.5
8,357.2
8,227.2

45
50
46
34

413
401
354
273

1975: January, . , .
February , . .
March
April
May
June . . . . . .

5,213
5,751
5,886
5,647
5,202
4,892

3,616
2,455
2,158
2,041
1,749
1,832

4,752
5,108
5,091
4,775
4,281
3,878

7.2
7.8
7.7
7.2
6.4
5.8

5.4
5.8
6.2
6.5
6.7
6.5

3,735
4,342
4,553
4,377
3,837
3,442

1,128.2
1,164.2
1,290.6
1,301.2
1,145.1
984.0

46
47
47
43
40
40

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,979
4,576
4,238
4,039
4,120
4,461

2,202
1,570
1,522
1,678
1,621
2,420

3,861
3,422
3,061
2,919
3,046
3,410

5.8
5.1
4.6
4.4
4.6
5.1

6.3
6.1
6.1
5.9
5.4
4.8

3,211
2,983
2,530
2,328
2,368
2,701

1,037.1
891.4
779.4
759.5
677.8
893.2

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,962
4,721
4,366
3,917
3,564
3,457

2,324
1,575
1,578
1,429
1,283
1,603

3,898
3,722
3,408
3,023
2,724
2,642

5.9
5.6
5.2
4.6
4.2
4.0

4.5
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.5

3,191
3,191
2,991
2,642
2,243
2,233

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . , .
November . .
December . ,

3,642
3,446
3,235
3,217
3,453
3,884

1,868
1,473
1,399
1,513
1,767
2,252

2,831
2,646
2,455
2,466
2,694
3,103

4.3
4.0
3.7
3.7
4.1
4.7

4.7
4.8
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.4

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,442
4,448
3,972
3,506
3,105
2,939

2,552
1,995
1,483
1,357
1,325
1,429

3,638
3,647
3,173
2,752
2,414
2,289

5.5
5.5
4.8
4.1
3.6
3.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,065
2,751
2,643
2,649
2,853
3,226

1,707
1,467
1,229
1,350
1,582
2,010

2,465
2,322
2,089
2,071
2,274
2,644

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,781
3,638
3,212
2,659
2,369
2,297

2,272
1,692
1,442
1,211
1,229
1,349

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,581
2,394
2,064
1,999
2,148
2,567

1,680
1,372
1,059
1,288
1,526
1,889

15

Footnotes giving sc
following these tables.

2

Insured
unemployment,
weekly
average

Applications

Benefits
paid

Mil. of
dollars

Thousands

970.5
510.2
430.2

257
267
347

54
39
121

32

34.7

§15
34
90

93.1
41.7

562
233
220
264
316

71
29
41
40
106

87.7
60.9
53.1
82.0
79.6

12203
247
278
428
260

57
46
58
127
78

84.3
79.7
91.8
90.2

316
271
206
161
155

72
91
62
47
38

156.1
201.9
132.6

67.5
39.5
46.3
69.2
87.0

138
145
241
139
100

30
20
20
20
17

60.3
39.3
40.6
40.4
37.0

75
115
103
60
65

203.2
356.0
361.8
209.4
249.2

128
609
105
93
69

18
26
20
12
10

38.7
75.7
51.5
30.6
22.2

100
98
81
253

101
98
78
53

528.5
593.0
470.7
279.7

153
115
104
130

27
27
21
25

36
30
29
30
28
34

93
95
96
94
92
91

98
100
102
101
95
95

31.0
28.1
30.1
31.5
30.0
29.0

15
16
9
6
4
18

25
26
27
23
20
18

43
43
44
44
48
48

41
36
41
39
30
38

98
101
105
107
109
113

94
104
99
101
106
113

32.3
32.8
33.2
35.8
32.9
40.4

28
13
15
10
10
9

23
24
35
31
32
37

1,018.6
945.1
1,022.4
860.5
691.3
715.2

53
52
51
47
43
45

34
30
32
28
27
37

117
111
104
93
87
86

120
116
109
97
87
88

41.0
36.0
38.9
33.2
28.4
30.7

13
6
4
5
3
18

45
39
34
29
23
21

2,215
2,185
1,983
1,913
2,046
2,368

703.0
695.8
633.7
590.6
666.7
819.0

51
51
50
50
52
55

38
37
37
34
33
35

93
95
93
92
96
101

89
93
90
88
90
96

31.1
32.8
32.2
30.1
32.4
36.0

21
14
9
7
9
6

22
23
22
22
24
23

4.2
4.2
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.8

2,975
3,106
2,897
2,363
1,998
1,988

955.3
975.6
1,038.5
763.7
666.0
658.3

60
59
57
50
43
41

33
29
31
26
26
32

103
101
95
87
78
74

104
99
97
85
74
76

35.6
32.5
36.9
29.6
27.2
28.0

8
8
5
3
2
11

29
30
28
21
16
13

3.6
3.4
3.1
3.0
3.3
3.9

3.9
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.7

1,898
1,933
1,693
1,613
1,741
2,011

592.4
671.3
565.2
584.2
599.5
703.0

41
39
38
40
41
42

32
34
31
28
26
27

76
74
69
67
67
68

71
72
65
64
64
66

25.1
28.2
25.0
23.1
24.7
25.6

17
13
10
7
8
12

15
18
20
20
21
25

3,191
3,273
2,901
2,379
2,051
1,962

4.6
4.7
4.2
3.4
2.9
2.8

3.6
3.6
3.5
3.1
3.1
3.1

2,520
2,753
2,615
2,140
1,724
1,653

910.2
919.2
1,002.0
704.6
638.9
579.0

46
42
38
32
29
28

25
23
23
18
20
23

69
69
59
52
47
45

71
65
60
55
47
46

26.0
22.6
24.5
19.7
19.2
18.2

13
12
7
3
2
8

40
41
35
22
13
11

2,265
2,168
1,860
1,816
2,009
2,421

3.2
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.7
3.2

3.4
3.6
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.1

1,680
1,811
1,552
1,660
1,548
1,839

557.8
677.4
521.0
517.8
554.1
645.2

31
32
31
34
32
34

24
25
23
23
22
23

49
50
48
49
48
50

46
51
53
46
47
51

17.8
21.5
18.3
18.9
19.3
20.0

16
28
8
15
10
8

16
33
31
23
17
17

of data and description of series appear




Benefits
paid

Mil. of
dollars

Thousands

852
821
1,666

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

RAILROAD PROGRAM5

Insured unemployment

Thousands

1947
1948
1949

VETERANS' PROGRAMS4

3

6

mediately

16

* Unadjusted for seasonal variation

2.2

107.7

107.5

t Adjusted for Seasonal Variation

39.4
29.0

104.0
60.0
20.2
41.8
46.7

157.1
93.3
70.4
93.5

228.8
14224.5

99.5
78.4

89.5

134.8
99.8
89.0

3.8
4.9
5.1
5.5
4.2
3.9
3.9
4.9
16.1
12.8
10.3
14.0
17.4
15.7
17.3
11.8

9.4
9.4
7.0
9.5
9.2
8.6
9.5
10.1
11.0
10.9
13.5

9.1
6.2
6.7
4.7
5.9
5.5
7.4
9.1
9.7
13.1
16.9
18.4
10.4

5.3
5.9
3.9
1.5
1.4
1.0
5.4
5.7

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Financial companies
YEAR AND
MONTH

Bankers'
acceptances1

Total
Total

Dealer
placed

Directly
placed

Nonfinancial
companies

Farm
mortgage
loans:
Federal
land
banks

Total

Loans to
cooperatives4

Other
loans
and discounts^

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

261
259
272

1:592
1,677
1,712

973
932
956

281
311
306

338
435
450

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

394
490
492
574
873

1,861
2,110
2,221
2,189
2,305

989
1,029
1,102
1,197
1,293

350
429
421
373
364

522
651
697
620
648

1955
1956
1957.
1958
1959

642
967
1,307
1,194
1,151

2,592
2,971
3,339
3,812
4,449

^1,497
1,744
1,919
2,089
2,360

374
457
454
510
622

721
770
966
1,214
1,467

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2,027
2,683
2,650
2,890
3,385

4,795
5,277
5,753
6,403
7,104

2,564
2,828
3,052
3,310
3,718

649
697
735
840
958

1,582
1,752
1,966
2,253
2,428

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

3,392
3,603
4,317
4,428
5,451

13,645
17,085
21,173
32,600

12,888
14,974
18,399
27,244

2,332
2,790
4,427
6,503

10,556
12,184
13,972
20,741

757
2,111
2,774
5,356

8,080
9,452
10,848
11,748
13,204

4,281
4,958
5,609
6,126
6,714

1,055
1,290
1,506
1,577
1,732

2,745
3,205
3,733
4,044
4,758

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

7,058
7,889
6,898
8,892
18,484

33,071
32,126
34,721
41,073
49,144

25,938
25,879
27,753
32,691
36,450

5,514
5,297
5,655
5,487
4,611

20,424
20,582
22,098
27,204
31,839

7,133
6,247
6,968
8,382
12,694

14,774
16,347
18,293
21,840
27,384

7,187
7,917
9,107
11,071
13,864

2,030
2,076
2,298
2,577
3,575

5,557
6,354
6,889
8,193
9,578

1975
1976
1977
1978

18,727
22,523
25,450
33,700

47,690
52,041
63,977
82,236

37,515
39,710
49,322
63,857

6,239
7,294
8,926
12,350

31,276
32,416
40,396
51,507

10,175
12,331
14,655
18,379

31,741
36,740
41,713
47,344

16,564
19,127
22,139
25,596

3,979
4,931
5,600
6,102

11,198
12,682
13,974
15,646

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June

18,602
18,579
18,730
18,727
18,108
17,740

51,684
52,415
50,827
51,622
51,317
48,766

37,036
37,683
36,563
37,604
38,710
36,720

5,029
5,167
5,342
5,461
5,889
5,604

32,007
32,516
31,221
32,143
32,821
31,116

14,648
14,732
14,264
14,018
12,607
12,046

27,991
28,332
28,769
29,234
29,593
29,959

14,086
14,326
14,641
14,917
15,180
15,437

3,910
3,821
3,741
3,650
3,499
3,371

9,995
10,185
10,386
10,666
10,913
11,151

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,930
16,456
16,790
17,304
17,875
18,727

49,351
49,810
48,257
50,394
49,512
47,690

37,280
37,817
36,070
38,668
38,392
37,515

6,018
5,645
5,574
6,360
6,389
6,239

31,262
32,172
30,496
32,308
32,003
31,276

12,071
11,993
12,187
11,726
11,120
10,175

30,437
30,834
31,072
31,354
31,301
31,741

15,654
15,851
16,044
16,247
16,380
16,564

3,520
3,738
3,847
4,087
4,041
3,979

11,247
11,245
11,181
11,020
10,880
11,198

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

18,677
19,060
18,901
19,559
19,681
19,783

48,898
49,967
49,338
49,610
50,577
50,047

37,417
37,975
37,705
37,427
38,349
37,309

6,072
6,401
6,428
6,246
6,443
6,075

31,345
31,574
31,277
31,181
31,906
31,234

11,481
11,992
11,633
12,183
12,228
12,738

32,265
32,751
33,400
33,980
34,377
34,881

16,746
16,930
17,264
17,514
17,731
17,979

•4,356
4,546
4,656
4,590
4,470
4,413

11,162
11,274
11,480
11,876
12,175
12,489

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

19,544
19,383
19,599
20,312
20,678
22,523

51,179
50,100
49,852
51,370
53,116
52,041

38,741
37,780
37,823
38,554
39,804
39,710

6,187
6,243
6,347
6,674
7,113
7,294

32,554
31,537
31,476
31,880
32,691
32,416

12,438
12,320
12,029
12,816
13,312
12,331

35,303
35,566
35,868
36,290
36,387
36,740

18,202
18,390
18,570
18,741
18,918
19,127

4,420
4,360
4,467
4,872
4,997
4,931

12,681
12,816
12,841
12,677
12,472
12,682

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

22,362
22,187
22,694
22,899
23,201
23,440

53,905
54,432
54,671
56,333
57,573
59,372

40,100
39,683
40,980
41,613
43,136
44,642

7,347
7,291
7,271
7,325
7,492
7,761

32,753
32,392
33,709
34,288
35,644
36,881

13,805
14,749
13,691
14,720
14,437
14,730

37,507
38,199
39,141
39,581
40,035
40,322

19,298
19,530
19,944
20,242
20,540
20,820

5,596
5,924
6,140
5,924
5,654
5,232

12,612
12,745
13,057
13,416
13,841
14,271

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

23,499
23,091
23,317
23,908
24,088
25,450

58,760
59,397
59,952
63,924
63,927
63,977

44,404
44,886
44,815
48,151
48,361
49,322

7,935
7,854
8,094
8,784
8,806
8,926

36,469
37,032
36,721
39,367
39,555
40,396

14,356
14,511
15,137
15,773
15,566
14,655

40,644
40,889
41,112
41,442
41,600
41,713

21,076
21,302
21,524
21,714
21,923
22,139

5,001
4,914
4,953
5,407
5,696
5,600

14,566
14,673
14,635
14,321
13,981
13,974

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

25,252
25,41 1
26,181
26,256
26,714
28,289

66,594
67,116
67,215
70,700
71,900
72,884

51,055
51,785
51,562
53,983
55,892
56,277

9,409
9,340
8,972
9,693
10,201
9,830

41,646
42,445
42,590
44,290
45,691
46,447

15,539
15,331
15,653
16,717
16,008
16,607

42,179
42,663
43,632
44,329
44,666
44,919

22,351
22,581
22,927
23,185
23,526
23,866

6,073
6,277
6,800
6,939
6,631
6,107

13,755
13,806
13,905
14,205
14,509
14,945

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

27,579
28,319
27,952
30,579
32,145
33,700

73,809
73,273
74,994
78,518
81,890
82,236

56,633
56,236
57,373
59,917
62,584
63,857

10,258
10,511
10,966
11,219
11,842
12,350

46,375
45,725
46,407
48,698
50,742
51,507

17,176
17,037
17,621
18,601
19,306
18,379

45,201
45,614
46,051
46,729
47,053
47,344

24,152
24,467
24,760
25,070
25,355
25,596

5,747
5,634
5,642
6,214
6,382
6,102

15,302
15,513
15,649
15,445
15,316
15,646

May

i

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




80

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-BANKING-Con.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION1

ALL MEMBER BANKS
OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM,
RESERVES AND BORROWINGS5

End of year or month

Averages of daily figures
(annual data for December only)
Liabilities

Assets
Reserve bank credit
outstanding

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total2
Total2

Deposits

U.S. Govt.
securities^

Loans

Reserves

certificate
account

2

Total

Total2

Memberbank
reserve
balances4

Federal
Reserve
notes in
circulation

Total
held

Required

*

Excess

*

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

47,712
50,043
45,643

23,181
24,097
19,499

85
223
78

22,559
23,333
18,885

21,497
22,966
23,176

47,712
50,043
45,643

19,731
22,791
18,906

17,899
20,479
16,568

24,820
24,161
23,483

17,261
19,990
16,291

16,275
19,193
15,488

986
797
803

1950.
1951
1952
1953
1954

47,172
49,900
51,852
52,315
50,872

22,216
25,009
25,825
26,880
25,885

67
19
156
28
143

20,778
23,801
24,697
25,916
24,932

21,458
21,468
21,986
21,354
21,033

47,172
49,900
51,852
53,315
50,872

19,810
21,192
21,344
21,422
20,371

17,681
20,056
19,950
20,160
18,876

23,587
25,064
26,250
26,558
26,253

17,391
20,310
21,180
19,920
19,279

16,364
19,484
20,457
19,227
18,576

1,027
826
723
693
703

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

52,340
52,910
53,028
53,095
54,028

26,507
26,699
25,784
27,755
28,771

108
50
55
64
458

24,785
24,915
24,238
26,347
26,648

21,009
21,269
22,085
19,951
19,164

52,340
52,910
53,028
53,095
54,028

20,355
20,249
20,117
19,526
19,716

19,005
19,059
19,034
18,504
18,174

26,921
27,476
27,535
27,872
28,262

19,240
19,535
19,420
18,899
18,932

18,646
18,883
18,843
18,383
18,450

594
652
577
516
482

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

52,984
54,331
56,019
58,029
62,868

29,359
31,362
33,902
36,418
39,930

33
130
38
63
186

27,384
28,881
30,820
33,593
37,044

17,479
16,615
15,696
15,237
15,075

52,984
54,331
56,019
58,029
62,868

18,336
18,451
18,722
18,391
19,456

17,081
17,387
17,454
17,049
18,086

28,449
29,305
30,643
32,877
35,343

19,283
20,118
20,040
20,746
21,609

18,527
19,550
19,468
20,210
21,198

756
568
572
536
411

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

65,371
70,332
75,330
78,972
84,050

43,340
47,192
51,948
56,614
60,841

137
173
141
188
183

40,768
44,282
49,112
52,937
57,154

13,436
12,674
11,481
10,026
10,036

65,371
70,332
75,330
78,972
84,050

19,620
20,972
22,920
23,473
24,338

18,447
19,794
20,999
21,807
22,085

37,950
40,196
42,369
45,510
48,244

22,719
23,830
25,260
27,221
28,031

22,267
23,438
24,915
26,766
27,774

452
392
345
455
257

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

90,157
99,523
97,675
106,464
113,611

66,795
75,821
77,291
84,680
89,013

335
39
1,981
1,258
299

62,142
70,218
69,906
78,516
80,501

10,457
9,875
10,303
11,460
11,652

90,157
99,523
97,675
106,464
113,611

26,687
31,475
28,667
31,486
30,649

24,150
27,780
25,647
27,060
25,843

51,386
54,954
59,914
65,470
72,259

29,265
31,329
31,353
35,068
36,941

28,993
31,164
31,134
34,806
36,602

272
165
219
262
339

1975
1976
1977

1978.

123,997
133,540
139,889
153,151

99,149
107,718
116,303
123,488

211
25
265
1,174

87,934
97,021
102,819
110,562

11,599
11,598
11,718
11,671

123,997
133,540
139,889
153,151

34,780
38,016
35,550
36,972

26,052
25,158
26,870
31,152

78,770
85,590
93,153
103,325

34,989
35,136
36,471
41,572

34,727
34,964
36,297
41,447

262
172
174
125

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June .

112,562
112,633
111,291
122,628
116,755
115,687

88,669
88,856
89,465
98,583
93,780
92,929

103
77
60
1,539
24
561

81,344
81,086
81,418
87,846
85,622
84,749

11,635
11,621
11,620
11,620
11,620
11,620

112,562
112,633
111,291
122,628
116,755
115,687

33,631
32,838
32,525
41,234
35,002
32,823

28,839
28,644
27,139
32,028
26,445
25,976

69,945
70,679
70,871
71,167
72,280
73,626

37,492
35,565
34,779
35,134
34,492
34,976

37,556
35,333
34,513
35,104
34,493
34,428

-64
232
266
120
-1
548

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

112,587
113,672
120,344
119,844
118,432
123,997

89,562
90,516
95,208
96,097
95,051
99,149

177
231
283
73
45
211

81,883
82,546
86,998
87,184
85,137
87,934

11,620
11,598
11,599
11,599
11,599
11,599

112,587
113,672
120,344
119,844
118,432
123,997

29,470
29,951
34,928
35,550
32,125
34,780

25,740
26,484
25,913
26,140
25,971
26,052

74,207
74,653
74,599
74,891
76,683
78,770

36,655
34,482
34,646
34,567
34,571
34,989

34,687
34,265
34,447
34,411
34,281
34,727

-32
217
199
156
290
262

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

123,983
122,130
124,018
126,528
124,372
132,189

99,504
98,419
99,361
101,643
100,124
106,446

66
52
54
31
397
314

89,971
88,990
89,753
91,814
90,612
94,446

11,599
11,599
11,599
11,599
11,598
11,598

123,983
122,130
124,018
126,528
124,372
132,189

38,326
36,172
36,395
38,013
34,968
40,628

27,306
24,585
28,150
27,140
26,457
27,460

76,516
76,648
77,686
78,631
79,539
80,536

35,575
33,953
33,967
34,063
34,228
33,774

35,366
33,939
33,531
33,974
33,846
33,657

209
14
436
89
382
117

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

124,997
129,202
132,397
130,076
126,844
133,540

100,441
103,805
107,664
105,069
101,380
107,718

48
64
322
44
40
25

90,673
94,030
96,427
95,839
91,660
97,021

11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598

124,997
129,202
132,397
130,076
126,844
133,540

34,358
36,793
40,933
38,014
31,332
38,016

24,371
24,782
26,220
26,461
23,239
25,158

81,034
81,275
81,520
82,072
84,281
85,590

34,146
34,141
33,979
34,305
34,979
35,136

34,076
33,844
33,692
34,116
34,433
34,964

70
297
287
189
364
172

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

125,517
127,056
129,044
135,084
131,108
137,763

103,644
105,622
106,609
111,163
108,982
1 14,757

47
24
271
379
400
260

94,134
95,837
95,987
99,967
97,394
102,239

11,658
11,651
11,636
11,636
11,629
11,620

125,517
127,056
129,044
135,084
131,108
137,763

35,833
36,313
35,950
40,297
36,114
40,872

23,41 1
22,916
27,814
25,773
29,009
24,562

81,198
81,709
83,257
83,757
85,333
86,326

36,290
34,199
34,135
34,613
34,732
34,406

35,796
34,234
33,870
34,602
34,460
34,293

494
-35
265
11
272
113

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

133,932
134,425
139,288
128,999
133,591
139,889

110,203
109,302
115,972
106,794
109,729
116,303

788
1,265
1,069
923
926
265

98,711
98,436
104,715
94,597
96,477
102,819

11,595
11,595
11,595
11,595
11,595
11,718

133,932
134,425
139,288
128,999
133,591
139,889

36,748
35,591
40,928
30,379
30,042
35,550

26,912
28,262
23,953
22,841
26,345
26,870

86,674
87,506
87,361
88,380
91,229
93,153

35,391
35,186
35,156
35,860
35,782
36,471

35,043
34,987
34,965
35,521
35,647
36,297

348
199
191
339
135
174

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

134,925
134,500
136,643
141,394
141,977
148,127

109,849
110,235
113,604
116,621
116,607
124,439

758
304
332
1,750
1,167
1,428

97,004
98,450
101,577
103,500
102,826
110,146

11,718
11,718
11,718
11,718
11,718
11,706

134,925
134,500
136,643
141,394
141,977
148,127

31,822
30,805
33,697
36,663
33,647
40,595

19,301
26,047
27,900
28,321
30,135
27,920

90,159
96,703
91,666
92,331
94,570
95,345

38,185
36,738
36,231
36,880
37,119
37,262

37,880
36,605
35,925
36,816
36,867
37,125

305
133
306
64
252
137

146,137
148,947
153,075
156,320
153,098
153,151

123,607
126,311
129,675
129,266
129,255
123,488

1,127
954
1,365
1,207
813
1,174

108,885
111,739
115,279
115,322
113,305
110,562

11,693
11,679
11,668
11,655
11,642
11,671

146,137
148,947
153,075
156,320
153,098
153,151

39,910
40,773
44,430
42,563
39,452
36,972

28,461
27,705
26,830
26,260
31,919
31,152

95,571
96,534
96,572
98,154
100,825
103,325

38,189
37,666
37,689
38,434
39,728
41,572

38,049
37,404
37,614
38,222
39,423
41,447

140
262
75
212
305
125

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

!

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 230.

81

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-BANKING-Con.
ALL MEMBER BANKS OF
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM,
R€SERVES AND BORROWINGS1

WEEKLY REPORTING BANKS, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, CONDITION2

Large commercial banks (data for Wednesday nearest end of year or month)

Averages of daily figures
(annual data for December
only)

Deposits

YEAR AND
MONTH
Borrowings
from
Federal
Reserve
banks

Free
reserves

*

*

1947
1948
1949

224
134
118

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

142
657
1,593
441
246

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

839
688
710
557
906

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

87
149
304
327
243

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

454
557
238
765
1,086

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

321
107
1,049
1,298
703

1975
1977
1978

127
62
558
874

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

390
147
106
110
60
271

1976. . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Time

Demand

261
211
396
191
61
127

Demand,
adjusted
(excluding
U.S. Govt.
and
interbank)3

Total4

Individuals,
partnerships, and
corporations

State
and
local
governments

Individuals, partnerships, and corporations

Domestic

U.S.

Government

com-

mercial
banks

Total5

Other
time

Savings

Millions of dollars

762
663
685

3,246
3,282
3,296

793
1,274
1,955

3,480
3,582
3,798
3,963
3,939

1,194
2,225
^3,567
2,594
2,597

4,026
4,183
4,331
4,410
^4,866

2,239
2,181
2,458
2,838
73,163

885
169
6

-870

252
457
-245

-36
-133

_41
-424

669
419
268
209
168

-2
-165

107
-310
-829

-49
58
-830

-1,069
-333

175,901
75,120
81,848
88,879
$90,288
87,739
91,683
94,977
101,182
99,952

9

6

4,747
5,002
5,125
5,338
5,239

3,979
4,033
4,749
4,556
4,563

13,415
14,321
13,320
12,539

35,386
41,603
50,386
59,227
66,881

'110,201
114,765
127,277
144,249
8
150,897

781,070
83,108
92,380
102,790
8
105,605

75,854
6,137
6,231
7,671
8
7,942

74,059
3,882
3,818
3,437
8
2,989

7 12,399
13,838
15,752
19,060
8
20,801

785,298
89,639
102,921
112,163
8
96,589

9

147,355
152,699
152,064
166,905
169,511

9

103,149
106,885
108,563
115,216
117,861

6,774
6,563
5,816
6,111
5,894

9

4,380
7,571
5,772
6,551
1,330

9

*16,

19,354
19,919
21,951
24,740
7
29,564

20,527
21,017
23,293
26,461
732,507

70,118
71,531
74,513
73,654

1

14f 615
15, 152
569
17, 596
18,806

15,386
16,026
17,533
18,718
20,169

97,958
102,109
104,335
102,574

65,644
65,843
67,844
68,045

14, 192
14,403
14,537

14,609
15,028
15,288

21,704
20,880
19,91 9
22,795
29,180

9

9

119,443
140,932
143,665
171,318
210,900

,3J8

f

5,945'
9,221
13,310
16,407

30,225
34,920
38,083
40,698
750,694
47,213
48,864
49,149
8
46,490
48,035
54,542
50,41 1
48,948
51,357

9

7

22,111
29,002
38,273
45,076
8
36,502
51,650
62,274
66,146
87,716
114,321

9

102,082
100,936
107,089
113,225

169,221
164,668
180,894
203,164

120,541
117,270
128,244
144,472

6,095
4,911
5,085
5,291

1,124
1,420
3,243
978

27,276
25,324
27,164
34,131

206,755
207,344
225,418
258,251.

59,508
77,648
78,801
77,476

106,767
98,787
111,989
142,360

92,633
92,078
95,205
93,316
91,630
96,708

139,952
140,063
148,012
150,735
147,156
153,987

100,748
102,595
107,146
105,593
106,476
109,906

5,076
5,135
5,516
5,755
5,027
5,425

1,785
1,309
1,125
4,340
1,277
1,187

18,948
18,596
20,468
21,682
20,812
22,757

208,962
206,359
207,793
205,408
204,928
203,623

51,618
52,454
54,622
54,813
55,611
57,150

112,763
110,555
109,455
105,781
104,903
104,519

30
257
148

93,767
92,062
93,469
93,584
93,497
102,082

145,079
149,572
152,371
144,607
151,102
169,221

104,917
108,131
107,867
104,638
109,044
120,541

5,044
5,199
5,434
4,826
4,791
6,095

761
1,087
916
1,102
2,151
1,124

21,698
22,527
23,924
20,386
22,204
27,276

202,804
201,929
204,430
204,103
204,906
206,755

57,098
56,571
56,874
57,103
58,576
59,508

104,725
105,454
106,983
106,394
106,973
106,767

148
122
-330
-615

-441

-96
153
17
-52
278
276
44
-136

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

79
76
58
44
121
120

139
-51
386
56
272
17

92,863
90,953
95,285
93,724
94,288
97,341

144,497
149,491
155,275
147,453
154,066
162,197

104,849
105,983
110,467
106,098
111,447
113,918

5,063
4,955
5,090
4,998
4,930
5,622

1,762
2,411
911
2,210
997
2,434

20,559
22,419
24,536
20,330
22,641
25,436

202,605
199,516
202,972
198,778
200,055
202,434

62,457
65,569
67,503
68,390
68,871
68,913

101,598
97,594
99,383
95,516
96,614
99,857

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

123
104
75
66
84
62

-29
221
243
155
301
122

93,803
94,470
92,494
94,908
99,642
100,936

146,257
150,559
150,516
161,323
166,344
164,668

105,757
107,730
107,090
113,172
117,067
117,270

4,653
5,306
4,569
5,204
5,334
4,911

1,638
971
2,324
2,345
1,221
1,420

20,849
22,588
22,167
26,401
25,230
25,324

199,885
197,767
199,838
197,752
200,785
207,344

69,242
69,900
70,974
73,430
75,194
77,648

97,682
96,532
97,421
94,547
96,354
96,787

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

61
79
110
73
200
262

441

97,586
96,551
96,107
98,286
97,854
98,568

155,826
156,274
154,599
156,636
167,975
159,385

110,651
111,734
110,428
112,625
118,883
113,671

5,554
5,036
4,678
5,139
5,536
5,174

1,258
1,128
873
4,322
910
1,152

23,026
23,589
24,289
20,855
26,602
23,498

205,136
204,999
208,900
205,991
209,852
211,835

78,727
79,688
81,608
81,253
80,933
80,592

96,164
95,581
97,348
95,448
98,328
100,948

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

336
1,071
634
1,319
840
558

98,527
101,289
97,431
100,942
100,682
107,089

162,319
166,092
159,763
165,086
171,519
180,894

114,586
117,237
112,611
117,652
121,572
128,244

4,938
5,318
4,682
5,342
4,945
5,085

2,393
861
4,607
1,007
2,365
3,243

23,859
24,667
23,404
25,530
27,428
27,164

212,170
213,103
215,370
216,784
220,323
225,418

80,719
80,096
79,961
79,419
78,930
78,801

101,514
103,108
104,635
105,572
108,495
111,989

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

481
405
344
539
1,227
1,111

102,566
100,553
101,166
99,782
101,676
101,287

170,706
173,956
160,911
170,098
188,585
170,551

120,393
122,596
115,297
119,436
130,187
120,065

5,802
5,199
4,652
5,311
5,067
5,102

1,827
2,392
2,387
3,298
1,141
2,505

25,983
27,030
22,657
24,813
33,784
25,744

225,901
228,072
233,618
234,486
238,194
240,198

79,202
79,241
80,408
79,531
79,799
79,380

111,791
113,262
117,615
119,457
122,919
125,445

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,286
1,147
1,068
1,261
722
874

104,251
102,333
101,455
105,173
101,415
113,225

173,867
169,348
174,098
182,483
173,735
203,164

123,723
121,110
121,063
128,502
123,924
144,472

5,481
4,585
4,785
5,533
4,594
5,291

1,269
923
5,251
1,121
865
978

26,189
25,718
26,839
28,968
27,882
34,131

240,101
242,618
244,863
248,545
252,514
258,251

78,489
78,300
78,421
77,623
76,965
77,476

126,604
127,867
129,782
133,927
138,023
142,360

-102

168
-48
103
-94

72
-771
-331
-866
-622
-330
-144
-220

9
-432
-882
-854

-1,003
-697
-802
-828
-232
-615

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 230 and 231.

82

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-BANKING-Con.
WEEKLY REPORTING BANKS, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, CONDITION 1

Large commercial banks (data for Wednesday nearest end of year or month)

Loans

Investments

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
(adjusted)2

Commercial
and
industrial

U.S. Government
securities, direct
and guaranteed

To
nonbank
financial
institutions3

Real -estate
loans

Other
securities

Total4
Total4

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

25,222
25,318
24,575

3,459
$4,062
4,342

47,437
37,752
42,527

37,227
32,557
37,405

4,260
4,205
5,058

1950
1951

30,907
34,597
38,593
40,374
41,008

5,280
5,658
6,095
6,481
7, 176

33,755
39,056
40,382
40,282
45,526

33,254
32,224
32,567
32,500
36,502

6,501
6,832
7,415
7,482
8,624

48,356
53,375
54,658
55,393
68,874

30,665

8,147
8,839
8,761
9,601
12,975

38,380
34,259
34,329
41,181
37,817

30, 722
26,774
26,423
37,554
27,856

8,258
7,485
7,906
9,287
9,961

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

71,009
74,285
82,947
92,901
102,227

32,156
32,797
35,351
38,793
42,119

6,159
7,365
8,595
9,032

12,824
13,403
15,519
17,880
20,008

40,754
46,069
48,147
48,404
48,783

30,547
33,960
32,369
29,018
27,679

10,207
12,109
15,778
19,386
21,104

19657

125,789
134,761
143,951
161,820
175,756

53,773
60,779
66,201
74, 149
81,491

7 7, 757
7 1,228
10,415
1 1,872
13, 148

25,577
27,492
29, 126
32,106
33,617

52,811
51,502
61,818
68,324
59,536

26,635
24,503
25,377
25,353
23,353

26,773
26,655
33,447
35,566
35,653

1973
1974

180,429
192,238
206,020
247,648
282,218

81,693
83,770
85,173
103,924
124,505

13,642
14,504
19,457
26,833
31,608

34,035
38,400
40,697
49,203
54,731

72,194
81,033
74,459
76,413
76,957

25,067
25,544
25,338
22,251
21,349

44,733
52,055
49,121
54,162
55,608

1975
1976
1977
1978

263,444
266,684
295,818
345,180

113,661
109,407
116,802
133,717

26,279
23,015
23,027
23,952

53,270
56,352
65,776
80,620

88,182
97,310
98,988
99,649

36,031
44,435
40,088
35,533

52,151
52,875
58,900
64,116

1975: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

271,348
268,445
267,872
264,799
261,231
262,866

120,564
119,596
119,283
118,473
115,544
115,044

29,311
28,834
28,783
28,458
28,344
28,849

54,691
54,366
53,886
53,769
53,236
53,142

74,329
75,393
78,418
78,122
78,850
80,822

20,356
21,433
24,824
25,250
26,921
28,525

53,973
53,960
53,594
52,872
51,929
52,297

259,083
256,340
258,798
255,049
259,197
263,444

113,438
111,687
112,477
110,996
111,977
113,661

28,084
28,085
27,981
26,287
26,295
26,279

53,026
52,651
52,972
53,193
53,066
53,270

80,942
82,231
83,553
83,395
86,072
88,182

28,526
30,303
31,227
30,971
33,650
36,031

52,416
51,928
52,326
52,424
52,422
52,151

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

251,974
253,241
253,648
251,616
256,456
256,106

109,493
108,468
106,097
105,096
104,932
105,359

25,065
25,415
25,765
25,009
24,972
24,879

53,010
52,938
54,067
54,155
54,607
54,936

86,886
86,479
87,417
87,580
88,109
88,048

35,806
35,736
36,890
36,305
37,566
37,119

51,080
50,743
50,527
51,275
50,543
50,929

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

252,125
254,948
255,703
260,376
265,831
266,684

103,778
104,074
105,227
107,120
108,238
109,407

23,517
22,911
22,464
22,822
22,581
23,015

55,027
55,276
55,636
55,856
56,128
56,352

87,117
89,514
90,173
91,008
94,676
97,310

36,154
38,131
38,191
39,085
42,196
44,435

50,963
51,383
51,982
51,923
52,480
52,875

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

263,897
264,023
265,139
266,107
271,144
272,234

106,616
107,965
108,318
108,965
109,212
110,789

22,309
22,033
22,168
22,084
22,299
22,102

56,531
56,983
57,415
57,937
58,836
59,766

92,963
94,811
94,673
96,194
96,923
97,693

41,747
43,577
43,346
41,568
42,424
42,590

51,216
51,234
51,327
54,626
54,499
55,103

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

277,262
278,001
280,503
288,903
290,722
295,818

110,619
110,696
111,670
114,897
114,944
116,802

21,533
21,596
21,624
22,355
22,422
23,027

60,881
61,927
63,157
64,016
64,893
65,776

95,978
96,656
96,617
96,439
98,215
98,988

40,970
40,717
39,971
39,083
39,906
40,088

55,008
55,939
56,646
57,356
58,309
58,900

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

294,218
295,290
297,146
303,564
310,995
312,739

115,794
117,887
119,690
122,069
125,077
125,774

21,649
21,514
21,701
22,062
22,209
22,128

66,551
67,267
68,113
69,033
70,115
71,460

95,417
95,932
95,034
97,244
96,321
95,277

38,564
38,799
37,831
38,007
37,349
36,622

56,853
57,133
57,203
59,237
58,972
58,655

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

316,219
318,990
323,830
334,769
335,072
345,180

125,756
125,493
127,319
130,374
130,996
133,717

22,583
22,619
23,051
23,707
23,124
23,952

73,299
74,803
76,188
77,658
78,821
80,620

95,201
95,835
96,714
95,892
96,114
99,649

36,838
36,876
36,855
35,501
35,358
35,533

58,363
58,959
59,859
60,391
60,756
64,116

19526
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958

19597

1966
1967
1968

19698
1970
1971

19729

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




83

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-BANKING-Con.
COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT1

MONEY AND INTEREST RATES

Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages)5

Loans and investments
(monthly averages), seasonally adjusted

Securities
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total2
U.S.

Government

Other

Loans
and
leases2

Discount rate,
N.Y. Federal
Reserve Bank
end of year
or month ^

Federal
intermediate
credit
bank
loans4

Open market rates, New York City

Yield on U.S. Govt.
securities (taxable)
New
home
purchase

Existing
home
purchase

Bankers'
acceptances
(prime,
90 days)6

Commercial
paper
(prime, 4-6
months)6

Finance
company
paper
placed
directly, 6
months6

3-month bills
(rate on
new issues)^

3-5 year
issues8

*

*

*

U.S. average

*
Percent

Billions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

1.00
1.50
1.50

1.53
1.87
2.04

0.87
1.11
1.13

1.03
1.44
1.49

0.594
1.040
1.102

1.32
1.62
1.43

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1.75
1.75
1.75
2.00
1.50

2.00
2.36
2.72
2.82
2.22

1.15
1.60
1.75
1.87
1.35

1.45
2.16
2.33
2.52
1.58

1.218
1.552
1.766
1.931
.953

1.50
1.93
2.13
2.56
1.82

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

2.50
3.00
3.00
2.50
4.00

2.27
3.36
4.33
3.56
4.64

1.71
2.64
3.45
2.04
3.49

2.18
3.31
3.81
2.46
3.97

1.753
2.658
3.267
1.839
3.405

2.50
3.12
3.62
2.90
4.33

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

3.00
3.00
3.00
3.50
4.00

5.05
4.00
4.05
4.26
4.70

5.84
5.78

5.98
5.93

3.51
2.81
3.01
3.36
3.77

3.85
2.97
3.26
3.55
3.97

2.928
2.378
2.778
3.157
3.549

3.99
3.60
3.57
3.72
4.06

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

4.50
4.50
4.50
5.50
6.00

4.94
5.82
5.88
6.41
7.23

5.74
6.14
6.33
6.83
7.66

5.87
6.30
6.40
6.90
7.68

4.22
5.36
4.75
5.75
7.61

4.38
5.55
5.10
5.90
7.83

3.954
4.881
4.321
5.339
6.677

4.22
5.16
5.07
5.59
6.85

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

566.1
647.8
713.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

744.6
804.3
891.1
1,014.3

64.1
58.7
53.7

115.8
128.8
140.0

386.2
460.3
519.9

5.50
4.50
4.50
7.50
7.75

8.50
6.37
6.00
7.16
8.82

8.27
7.59
7.45
7.78
8.72

8.20
7.54
7.38
7.86
8.84

7.31
4.85
4.47
8.08
9.89

7.72
5.11
4.69
8.15
9.84

7.20
4.89
4.55
7.38
8.61

6.458
4.348
4.071
7.041 4 f
7.886

7.37
5.77
5.85
6.92
7.81

82.1
99.5
93.4

145.7
149.0
159.6
173.1

516.9
554.8
632.1
747.8

6.00
5.25
6.00
9.50

8.14
7.35
6.93
8.01

8.75
8.76
8.80
9.30

9.01
8.92
8.83
9.36

6.29
5.19
5.59
8.11

6.32
5.35
5.60
7.99

6.16
5.22
5.50
7.78

5.838
4.989
5.265
7.221

7.55
6.94
6.85
8.30

715.2
714.4
717.0
717.7
718.8
721.2

54.3
54.6
57.7
60.9
64.3
67.5

140.7
141.0
142.0
142.3
142.2
143.2

520.2
518.8
517.3
514.5
512.2
510.4

7.25
6.75
6.25
6.25
6.00
6.00

9.26
9.14
8.84
8.48
8.25
7.92

9.09
8.88
8.79
8.71
8.63
8.73

9.32
9.19
9.07
8.92
8.85
8.86

7.54
6.35
6.22
6.15
5.76
5.70

7.30
6.33
6.06
6.15
5.82
5.79

7.34
6.24
6.00
5.97
5.75
5.53

6.493
5.583
5.544
5.694
5.315
5.193

7.29
6.85
7.00
7.76
7.49
7.26

723.7
726.0
731.8
735.8
738.8
744.6

70.6
73.2
76.7
78.4
80.1
82.1

144.0
144.8
145.0
145.5
145.8
145.7

509.1
507.9
510.1
511.9
512.9
516.9

6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00

7.71
7.62
7.59
7.62
7.62
7.62

8.66
8.63
8.70
8.75
8.74
8.74

8.89
8.95
8.93
8.97
9.09
9.09

6.40
6.74
6.83
6.28
5.79
5.72

6.44
6.70
6.86
6.48
5.91
5.97

6.02
6.40
6.53
6.43
5.79
5.86

6.164
6.463
6.383
6.081
5.468
5.504

7.72
8.12
8.22
7.80
7.51
7.50

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

745.4
749.7
753.9
758.0
761.9
766.9

84.2
85.4
87.0
89.6
91.1
91.6

145.3
145.4
145.0
145.3
145.5
146.1

515.9
518.9
521.9
523.1
525.3
529.2

5.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50

7.67
7.58
7.54
7.59
7.44
7.33

8.71
8.67
8.67
8.67
8.75
8.69

9.07
9.03
8.92
8.85
8.84
8.82

5.08
4.99
5.18
5.03
5.53
5.77

5.27
5.23
5.37
5.23
5.54
5.94

5.16
5.07
5.27
5.13
5.38
5.78

4.961
4.852
5.047
4.878
5.185
5.443

7.18
7.18
7.2S
6.99
7.3i
7.40

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

769.5
775.4
780.4
789.0
796.5
804.3

92.5
94.4
95.0
96.8
98.4

100.6

146.7
147.0
147.3
147.7
148.6
149.0

530.2
534.0
538.2
544.4
549.6
554.8

5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.43
5.25

7.28
7.22
7,19
7.15
7.11
7.10

8.76
8.79
8.85
8.85
8.83
8.87

8.85
8.91
8.94
8.94
8.91
8.90

5.50
5.32
5.28
5.06
4.90
4.62

5.67
5.47
5.45
5.22
5.05
4.70

5.54
5.46
5.31
5.08
4.92
4.56

5.278
5.153
5.075
4.930
4.810
4.354

7.24
7.04
6.84
6.50
6.35
5.96

1977: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

810.3
817.8
824.8
831.4
839.3
845.2

101.7
102.4
103.9
102.6
102.9
103.3

149.0
149.8
149.7
151.7
153.4
153.7

559.6
565.6
571.3
577.1
583.0
588.2

5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25

7.03
7.05
6.97
6.85
6.78
6.76

8,82
8.78
8.74
8.73
8.74
8.78

8.84
8.80
8.76
8.74
8.75
8.78

4.81
4.83
4.80
4.78
5.34
5.39

4.74
4.82
4.87
4.87
5.35
5.49

4.64
4.75
4.77
4.81
5.12
5.38

4.597
4.662
4.613
4.540
4.942
5.004

6.49
6.69
6.73
6.58
6.76
6.58

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

852.2
861.5
868.9
877.1
886.1
891.1

103.3
102.8
102.2
101.0
100.1
99.5

155.1
155.7
156.7
157.6
159.0
159.6

593.8
603.0
610.0
618.5
627.0
632.1

5.25
5.27
5.75
5.80
6.00
6.00

6.75
6.78
6.89
6.95
7.08
7.26

8.79
8.81
8.82
8.84
8.85
8.87

8.83
8.86
8.86
8.88
8.89
8.93

5.43
5.88
6.16
6.57
6.58
6.60

5.41
5.84
6.17
6.55
6.59
6.64

5.38
5.71
6.04
6.41
6.49
6.52

5.146
5.500
5.770
6.188
6.160
6.063

6.67
6.90
6.92
7.23
7.28
7.40

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

901.4
911.2
919.9
930.8
940.0
950.5

98.7
99.6
99.2
98.7
98.2
98.3

159.8
160.6
161.6
163.5
164.5
165.3

642.9
651.0
659.1
668.6
677.2
686.9

6.37
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.84
7.00

7.34
7.48
7.64
7.76
7.86
7.94

8.93
8.96
9.03
9.07
9.14
9.23

8.95
8.99
9.04
9.14
9.17
9.27

6.86
6.82
6.79
6.92
7.32
7.75

6.79
6.80
6.80
6.86

6.70
6.74
6.74
6.74
6.98
7.40

6.448
6.457
6.319
6.306
6.430
6.707

7.71
7.76
7.76
7.90
8.10
8.31

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

961.0
968.9
982.1
994.3
1,007.4
1,014.3

98.9
98.7
98.6
98.1
96.0
93.4

165.8
167.0
169.2
170.3
171.5
173.1

696.3
703.2
714.3
726.0
739.9
747.8

7.23
7.43
7.83
8.26
9.50
9.50

8.05
8.18
8.27
8.38
8.50
8.70

9.34
9.45
9.50
9.60
9.63
9.76

9.41
9.55
9.62
9.68
9.74
9.85

8.02
7.98
8.54
9.32

7.91
7.90
8.44
9.03

10.53
10.55

10.23
10.43

7.66
7.66
8.14
8.74
9.80

7.074
7.036
7.836
8.132
8.787
9.122

8.54
8.31
8.38
8.61
8.97
9.23

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

100.6

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




7.1 T
7.63

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 231 and 232.

10.04

84

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT-AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM)1

Installment credit, extended and liquidated
Unadjusted for
seasonal variation

Adjusted for seasonal variation and differences in trading days
Extended

YEAR AND
MONTH

Liquidated

Extended,
total

Liquidated,
total

Total

Commercial
banks

Finance
Companies

Credit
unions

Retailers2

Automobile
paper

Revolving

Mobile
home

Total

CommerFinance
cial
companies
banks

Credit
unions

Retailers2

*

*

1947
1948
1949

13,368
16,181
18,694

10,716
13,761
15,981

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

22,130
24,583
30,616
32,579
32,265

18,861
23,867
26,355
28,794
31,625

1955
1956
1957
1959

40,263
40,886
43,101
41,138
49,134

34,882
37,899
40,759
41,290
43,395

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

50,827
50,598
57,562
64,660
72,445

47,022
49,735
52,601
57,822
64,616

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

79,918
83,821
89,058
101,426
109,422

71,616
78,365
85,194
92,075
99,945

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

115,132
138,046
151,749
173,035
172,765

110,352
127,789
1 36,787
152,817
163,276

1975
1976
1977
1978

180,441
211,028
254,071
298,351

172,676
189,381
218,793
253,541

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

12,067
11,782
13,145
14,546
14,692
15,597

14,031
12,882
14,622
14,356
14,138
14,400

13,718
14,150
13,828
14,058
14,070
14,681

6,018
6,424
6,069
6,226
6,294
6,536

2,349
2,506
2,355
2,421
2,360
2,641

1,709
1,830
1,777
1,792
1,754
1,889

2,207
2,036
2,295
2,238
2,291
2,229

3,756
4,322
3,866
3,893
3,975
4,170

2,960
2,899
2,865
2,993
2,926
2,996

372
339
335
340
352
350

13,786
13,787
14,133
14,084
14,139
14,376

6,223
6,230
6,390
6,335
6,399
6,412

2,533
2,495
2,585
2,571
2,540
2,638

1,519
1,563
1,619
1,621
1,641
1,674

2,244
2,208
2,255
2,253
2,249
2,312

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,588
16,137
15,922
16,170
15,333
18,462

14,472
14,203
14,626
15,334
14,398
15,214

15,431
15,520
15,781
15,932
16,377
16,649

6,712
6,913
7,193
7,251
7,492
7,607

2,682
2,658
2,733
2,719
2,828
2,863

2,324
2,098
2,153
2,195
2,249
2,292

2,272
2,438
2,237
2,246
2,274
2,387

4,625
4,516
4,714
4,803
4,901
4,998

3,070
3,102
3,197
3,210
3,313
3,330

352
345
372
383
416
387

14,175
14,584
14,748
14,801
15,073
14,924

6,355
6,572
6,628
6,682
6,813
6,837

2,550
2,641
2,659
2,620
2,673
2,695

1,686
1,745
1,805
1,831
1,857
1,774

2,265
2,310
2,299
2,280
2,290
2,288

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

14,148
14,251
17,367
17,344
17,077
19,242

15,150
14,584
16,771
15,036
15,059
16,081

16,620
17,075
16,977
16,775
16,944
17,353

7,573
7,779
7,847
7,649
7,982
7,967

2,959
2,997
2,910
2,905
2,849
2,980

2,405
2,343
2,369
2,352
2,294
2,426

2,149
2,416
2,338
2,361
2,302
2,442

5,098
5,194
5,240
5,180
5,195
5,253

3,396
3,482
3,523
3,431
3,559
3,562

443
431
428
380
384
412

15,281
15,379
15,489
14,879
15,267
15,762

6,867
7,013
7,067
6,762
6,925
7,273

2,740
2,794
2,664
2,616
2,703
2,717

1,941
1,871
1,916
1,812
1,869
2,012

2,285
2,299
2,354
2,266
2,369
2,329

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

18,067
18,839
18,141
17,200
18,256
21,096

15,603
16,024
15,704
15,978
16,571
16,820

17,277
17,594
17,904
18,117
18,316
19,027

8,055
8,191
8,203
8,384
8,457
8,866

2,948
2,983
3,016
3,113
3,087
3,198

2,350
2,406
2,551
2,456
2,569
2,620

2,367
2,444
2,549
2,564
2,592
2,621

5,154
5,246
5,368
5,409
5,390
5,833

3,675
3,735
3,676
3,797
3,869
3,992

409
381
400
364
397
432

15,703
15,935
15,927
16,128
16,503
16,661

7,194
7,336
7,263
7,386
7,607
7,688

2,723
2,770
2,785
2,861
2,864
2,846

1,949
2,015
2,010
2,042
2,117
2,124

2,388
2,354
2,410
2,352
2,443
2,490

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

15,989
16,578
21,379
21,097
21,718
23,030

16,788
16,347
18,776
17,689
18,186
18,649

19,379
19,927
20,802
20,953
20,991
20,764

8,730
9,103
9,468
9,572
9,631
9,615

3,507
3,304
3,519
3,379
3,442
3,406

2,629
2,730
2,768
2,825
2,829
2,777

2,836
3,110
3,267
3,390
3,402
3,202

5,797
6,006
6,261
6,182
6,184
6,212

*6,395
6,724
6,929
7,124
7,340
7,199

405
420
464
466
418
426

17,272
17,566
17,434
17,864
18,091
18,200

7,681
7,851
7,804
8,051
8,182
8,144

2,857
2,925
2,985
3,003
2,966
3,093

2,103
2,205
2,209
2,249
2,275
2,297

3,049
3,039
2,868
2,957
2,981
3,057

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

21,022
23,616
21,568
21,311
22,229
24,534

17,975
19,104
18,419
19,052
18,898
18,910

20,796
21,408
21,528
22,273
22,487
22,832

9,763
9,929
10,090
10,551
10,602
10,907

3,431
3,487
3,544
3,620
3,650
3,719

2,767
2,872
2,844
2,981
2,952
3,035

3,150
3,285
3,274
3,348
3,410
3,465

6,293
6,332
6,413
6,503
6,719
6,889

7,010
7,275
7,333
7,666
7,716
7,985

469
496
459
478
461
457

18,389
18,473
18,683
19,066
18,891
19,252

8,367
8,345
8,576
8,833
8,727
8,946

3,010
3,038
3,063
3,073
3,019
3,029

2,341
2,336
2,359
2,444
2,383
2,432

3,059
3,117
3,058
3,090
3,094
3,145

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

18,725
18,959
24,61 1
23,985
26,898
28,244

19,426
18,538
21,318
19,970
21,383
21,750

21,983
22,758
23,925
24,682
25,104
25,565

10,529
10,792
11,382
12,102
12,067
12,382

3,573
3,698
3,857
4,158
4,179
4,223

2,919
3,086
3,282
3,257
3,484
3,445

3,219
3,232
3,438
3,337
3,408
3,552

6,541
6,730
7,043
7,434
7,592
7,595

7,960
8,147
8,398
8,523
8,563
9,062

447
405
493
529
527
510

19,546
19,896
19,849
20,576
20,824
21,358

9,002
9,149
9,169
9,655
9,807
9,995

3,051
3,147
3,178
3,279
3,318
3,599

2,405
2,457
2,517
2,587
2,635
2,648

3,418
3,427
3,228
3,279
3,273
3,318

25,266
28,313
24,859
25,290
25,707
27,494

21,234
22,596
21,086
22,852
22,087
21,301

25,022
25,669
25,537
25,766
25,956
26,516

12,187
12,255
12,123
12,190
12,211
12,521

4,261
4,348
4,372
4,605
4,519
4,695

3,271
3,379
3,360
3,401
3,530
3,526

3,477
3,725
3,718
3,518
3,571
3,612

7,652
7,744
7,542
7,501
7,788
7,833

8,700
9,028
9,006
8,846
9,176
9,424

509
531
494
604
486
502

21,556
22,037
21,857
22,390
22,124
22,117

10,087
10,470
10,409
10,565
10,551
10,441

3,590
3,612
3,525
3,748
3,503
3,598

2,758
2,766
2,721
2,757
2,751
2,753

3,333
3,383
3,390
3,403
3,385
3,416

1958.

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

*

By major holder

By major credit type

By major holder

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




*

Millions of dollars

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 232 and 233.

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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT-Con.
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT-AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM)1
Installment credit, liquidated and outstanding
Outstanding, end of year or month

Adjusted for seasonal
variation and differences
in trading days
YEAR AND
MONTH

By major credit type

By major holder

Liquidated
By major credit type

Automobile
paper

Revolving

Total

Commercial
banks

Finance
companies

Credit
unions

Retailers2

Automobile
paper

Revolving

Mobile
home

Mobile
home
*

Millions of dollars

*

1947
1948
1949

7,092
9,514
12,232

3,019
4,041
5,071

2,359
3,206
4,305

235
334
438

1,440
1,876
2,333

1,897
2,965
4,478

1950

15,503
16,220
20,470
24,254
24,891

6,584
6,681
8,567
10,214
10,082

5,315
5,601
7,057
8,624
9,063

590
635
837
1,124
1,342

2,898
3,170
3,822
4,042
4,118

6,015
5,958
7,635
9,685
9,747

30,269
33,171
35,443
35,339
41,123

11,920
13,175
14,358
14,399
17,016

11,838
12,726
13,234
12,318
14,058

1,678
2,014
2,429
2,668
3,280

4,508
4,861
4,953
5,381
6,116

13,471
14,484
15,472
14,258
16,632

1964

45,051
46,027
50,994
57,829
65,572

18,655
19,043
21,183
24,267
27,865

15,435
15,508
17,349
19,557
21,641

3,923
4,303
4,875
5,526
6,340

6,295
6,420
6,842
7,667
8,794

18,083
17,599
19,924
22,842
25,817

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

73,881
79,339
83,148
91,681
101,161

31,832
34,290
36,735
41,716
46,289

23,851
24,796
24,576
26,074
27,846

7,324
8,255
9,003
10,300
12,028

9,791
10,815
11,484
12,018
13,116

29,355
30,992
31,131
34,348
36,946

2,105
3,720

1970. . . .

105,528
118,255
133,173
155,108
164,594

48,714
55,020
64,554
75,924
80,054

27,580
29,224
31,893
35,359
36,087

12,986
14,770
16,964
19,633
21,895

13,900
14,151
14,979
16,592
18,114

36,325
40,519
47,862
53,772
54,266

5,128
8,528
9,700
11,709
13,681

2,461
7,226
9,526
13,580
14,642

172,353
193,977
230,829
275,629

82,936
93,728
112,373
136,189

35,995
38,919
44,868
54,298

25,666
31,169
37,605
45,939

18,201
19,260
23,490
24,876

57,242
67,707
82,911
102,468

15,019
17,189
335,274
47,051

14,434
14,573
15,141
16,042

1951.
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958

1959. . . .
1960
1961
1962

1963. . .

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976

1977. . . .
1978

3,938
3,955
4,140
4,081
4,094
4,056

2,788
2,824
2,843
2,878
2,913
2,932

356
369
369
363
373
373

162,628
161,527
160,053
160,243
160,798
161,995

79,439
78,965
78,115
78,260
78,469
79,054

35,598
35,442
34,997
34,824.
34,790
34,947

21,705
21,816
21,959
22,127
22,372
22,878

17,340
16,813
16,481
16,412
16,438
16,290

53,518
53,529
53,085
53,061
53,293
53,935

13,845
13,558
13,205
13,295
13,321
13,428

14,587
14,528
14,461
14,442
14,434
14,457

4,043
4,206
4,233
4,216
4,234
4,173

2,956
2,967
3,047
3,098
3,200
3,180

378
379
372
398
385
414

164,110
166,043
167,336
168,172
169,106
172,353

79,921
80,711
81,334
81,915
82,088
82,936

35,301
35,478
35,486
35,577
35,760
35,995

23,637
24,203
24,687
24,905
25,165
25,666

16,173
16,376
16,433
16,367
16,656
18,201

54,928
55,573
56,006
56,604
56,932
57,242

13,716
14,056
14,305
14,299
14,306
15,019

14,454
14,460
14,480
14,467
14,503
14,434

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,192
4,278
4,311
4,261
4,239
4,483

3,318
3,283
3,440
3,284
3,365
3,480

404
426
390
384
359
391

171,352
171,019
171,615
173,926
175,944
179,104

82,959
82,806
83,171
84,507
85,701
87,166

35,876
35,827
35,854
36,189
36,440
36,955

25,552
25,804
26,367
26,855
27,41 1
28,314

17,318
16,967
16,617
16,619
16,500
16,602

57,318
57,752
58,731
60,012
61,248
62,824

15,112
14,804
14,455
14,613
14,687
14,888

14,388
14,360
14,364
14,380
14,409
14,478

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,383
4,472
4,543
4,552
4,728
4,702

3,463
3,589
3,461
3,574
3,638
3,788

403
367
418
393
401
391

181,571
184,384
186,791
188,016
189,700
193,977

88,625
90,033
91,146
91,904
92,313
93,728

37,432
37,795
37,952
38,136
38,418
38,919

28,731
29,420
30,182
30,333
30,679
31,169

16,438
16,612
16,851
16,972
17,550
19,260

64,033
65,206
66,037
66,692
67,076
67,707

15,328
15,670
16,032
16,098
16,238
17,189

14,523
14,576
14,597
14,577
14,573
14,573

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,795
4,855
4,885
4,954
4,937
5,089

* 6,41 2

6,690

401
424
395
414
411
391

194,751
194,984
197,585
200,994
204,528
208,909

93,744
93,976
95,288
97,231
98,889
101,364

39,067
39,170
39,524
39,930
40,542
41,181

31,018
31,302
32,050
32,508
33,301
34,352

19,965
19,584
19,587
19,929
20,370
20,372

67,625
68,255
69,788
71,350
73,024
75,145

32,211
31,587
31,441
31,933
32,445
32,939

14,498
14,458
14,503
14,575
14,591
14,675

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

5,135
5,094
5,082
5,274
5,179
5,252

6,730
6,795
6,865
6,999
7,024
7,226

406
412
401
402
412
398

211,956
216,469
219,619
221,877
225,207
230,829

103,223
105,732
107,441
108,774
110,135
112,373

41,774
42,425
42,845
43,268
43,961
44,868

34,717
35,675
36,373
36,577
37,063
37,605

20,346
20,461
20,574
20,870
21,533
23,490

76,646
78,510
79,847
80,747
81,921
82,911

33,276
33,954
34,575
35,040
36,014
39,274

14,781
14,911
15,004
15,072
15,125
15,141

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,215
5,397
5,409
5,622
5,715
5,953

7,545
7,698
7,566
7,840

398
389
398
417
426
440

230,126
230,547
233,842
237,855
243,371
249,865

112,778
113,205
115,050
117,654
120,440
124,080

44,877
45,099
45,608
46,463
47,580
48,637

37,402
37,758
38,724
39,236
40,481
41,936

22,526
21,869
21,639
21,570
21,744
21,813

83,075
83,826
85,757
87,747
90,359
93,261

38,795
38,143
38,034
38,426
38,967
40,001

15,092
15,070
15,149
15,287
15.396
15,532

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5,941
6,140
6,010
6,126
6,033
6,053

426
452
422
579
411
431

253,897
259,614
263,387
265,814
269,436
275,629

126,619
129,622
131,403
132,702
133,908
136,189

49,502
50,558
51,280
51,977
53,090
54,298

42,355
43,499
44,325
44,635
45,305
45,939

21,828
22,093
22,302
22,464
23,006
24,876

95,289
97,687
99,062
100,159
101,565
102,468

40,553
41,629
42,420
42,579
43,523
47,051

15,663
15,799
15,910
15.925
16,017
16,042

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,429
6,275
6,503

6,717

7,919
8,107
8,100
8,291
8384
8,500

8,511
8,555

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 233 and 234.

3

86

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE

YEAR AND
MONTH

Receipts
(net)2

GROSS DEBT
(END OF YEAR OR MONTH)4

BUDGET FINANCING3

BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS1

Budget
surplus

Outlays
(net)

Borrowing
from
the
public

Total

deficit (-)

Reduction
in
cash
balances

Amount
out-

standing5

Held
by the
public6

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

69,694

70,891

-1,197

1,197

270,812

224,499

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

65,462
74,581
79,958
79,621
79,178

68,503
70,461
76,741
82,577
92,107

-3,041
4,120
3,217
-2,956
-12,929

3,041
-4,120
-3,217
2,956
12,929

274,367
272,763
272,352
279,692
287,767

226,616
222,226
219,421
226,363
235,003

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

92,492
94,389
99,676
106,560
112,662

92,223
97,795
106,813
111,311
118,584

269
-3,406
-7,137
-4,751
-5,922

3,406
7,137
4,751
5,922

2,174
1,427
9,769
6,088
3,092

-2,443
1,979
-2,632
-1,337
2,830

290,863
292,895
303,291
310,806
316,763

237,177
238,604
248,373
254,461
257,553

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

116,833
130,856
149,552
153,671
187,784

118,430
134,652
158,254
178,833
184,548

-1,596
-3,796
-8,702
-25,161
3,236

1,596
3,796
8,702
25,161
-3,236

4,061
3,076
2,838
23,100
-11,146

-2,465
720
5,864
2,061
7,910

323,154
329,474
341,348
369,769
367,144

261,614
264,690
267,529
290,629
279,483

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

193,743
188,392
208,649
232,225
264,932

196,588
211,425
232,021
247,074
269,620

-2,845
-23,033
-23,372
-14,849
-4,689

2,845
23,033
23,372
14,849
4,689

5,397
19,448
19,442
19,275
3,009

-2,552
3,794
3,930
-4,426
1,680

382,603
409,468
437,329
468,426
486,247

284^80
304,328
323,770
343,045
346,053

1975
1976

280,997
300,006
357,762
401,997

326,185
366,439
402,725
450,836

-45,188
-66,434
-44,963
-48,839

45,188
66,434
44,963
48,839

50,853
82,813
53,516
59,106

-5,665
-16,479
-8,553
-10,267

544,131
631,866
709,138
780,425

396,906
480,300
551,843
610,948

19777
1978

1975: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

-269

24,992
19,973
20,040
31,392
13,010
31,817

28,979
25,745
28,31 1
29,130
28,826
30,296

-3,987
-5,773
-8,272
2,261
-15,816
1,521

3,987
5,773
8,272
-2,261
15,816
-1,521

3,697
4,531
11,252
7,499
8,556
567

290
1,242
-2,980
-9,760
7,260
-2,088

505,469
510,732
520,687
527,744
539,157
544,131

364,501
369,032
380,284
387,783
396,339
396,906

20,056
23,604
28,615
19,316
21,867
25,997

31,108
30,654
29,044
32,493
29,597
31,925

-11,052
-7,050

11,052
7,050
429
13,177
7,730
5,928

7,800
7,189
8,463
11,738
5,978
8,210

3,252
-8,034
1,439
1,752
-2,282

549,157
558,637
564,582
572,925
577,764
587,584

404,707
411,895
420,358
432,097
438,075
446,284

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

25,632
20,845
20,431
33,348
22,679
36,807

30,746
29,803
29,196
32,557
28,41 1
29,848

5,114
8,957
8,765

7,810
8,964
7,367
1,393
4,127
3,901

-2,696
-7
1,398
-2,184
1,605
-10,860

595,329
604,791
611,451
612,897
621,533
631,866

454,095
463,058
470,425
471,817
475,872
480,300

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22,589
27,349
31,748
21,018
25,694
29,470

33,882
29,594
31,184
33,998
33,077
31,890

-11,292
-2,245
564
-12,979
-7,383
-2,419

12,980
7,383
2,418

5,957
8,738
3,332
4,386
6,738
6,306

5,335
-6,493
-3,896
8,594
645
-3,888

635,833
644,971
646,379
649,276
656,282
664,794

486,257
494,994
498,327
502,713
509,451
515,757

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

29,954
24,182
24,817
39,832
27,549
43,948

32,617
30,736
34,290
35,363
33,591
33,758

-2,663
-6,554
-9,473
4,469
-6,042
10,190

2,663
6,554
9,473
-4,469
6,043
-10,190

3,157
9,118
5,351
1,207
-2,817
517

-494

-2,564
4,122
-5,676
8,860
-10,707

664,852
674,280
680,141
681,905
682,965
685,249

518,914
528,033
533,383
534,590
531,719
532,237

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

24,967
29,683
36,647
24,127
27,597
32,796

33,647
34,730
35,106
38,790
36,866
37,648

-8,680
-5,047
1,541
-14,663
-9,269
-4,852

8,680
5,047
-1,541
14,663
9,269
4,852

1,803
7,780
10,024
1,851
8,854
9,971

6,877
-2,733
-11,565
12,812
415
-5,119

684,592
695,485
709,138
707,693
718,232
729,164

534,039
541,819
551,843
553,694
562,548
572,519

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

33,201
26,922
25,233
42,545
35,090
47,657

36,918
33,915
40,358
35,927
36,800
38,643

-3,717
-6,992
-15,125
6,618
-1,709
9,014

3,717
6,992
15,125
-6,618
1,708
-9,014

6,027
5,108
9,656
-2,263
5,401

-2,310
1,884
5,469
-4,355
2,263
-14,415

731,821
739,650
747,844
746,431
751,412
758,804

578,546
583,654
593,310
591,048
590,493
595,894

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

29,194
35,040
42,591
28,745
33,227
37,477

36,470
39,615
38,987
42,745
39,187
41,510

-7,276
-4,574
3,604
-13,999
-5,961
-4,032

7,276
4,574
-3,604
13,999
5,961
4,032

3,195
9,039
2,821
6,484
5,236
3,533

4,081
-4,465
-6,476
7,462
725
382

760,203
773,340
780,425
785,267
791,563
797,694

599,089
608,128
610,948
617,433
622,669
626,202

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . ,

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




-429

-13,177
-7,730
-5,928
-5,114
-8,957
-8,765
791
-5,732
6,959

-791

5,732
-6,959
11,292
2,245
-564

-555

-139

87

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE-Con.
BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND OUTLAYS BY AGENCY1
Outlays (net)

Receipts (net)

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total

Individual
income
taxes^

Corporation
income
taxes

Social
insurance
taxes and
contributions3

Other4

Total5

Agriculture
Department

Defense
Department,
military

Health,
Education,
and
Welfare
Department

Treasury
Department6

National
Aeronautics
and Space
Administration

Veterans
Adm nistration

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

,
69,694

70,891

2,613

1,977

11,405

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

65,462
74,581
79,958
79,621
79,178

35,620
34,724
36,719

21,167
20,074
17,309

13,430

68,503
70,461
76,741
82,577
92,107

4,275
4,761
4,560
4,368
6,529

1,990
2,067
2,293
2,636
3,089

12,396
13,591
15,500
18,859
21,527

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

92,492
94,389
99,676
106,560
112,662

40,741
41,338
45,571
47,588
48,697

21,494
20,954
20,523
21,579
23,493

14,684
16,438
17,046
19,804
22,012

15,574
15,657
16,535
17,589
18,461

92,223
97,795
106,813
111.311
118,584

4,843
5,384
6,294
7,333
7,458

43,083
44,738
48,302
48,140
49,573

3,400
3,681
4,210
720,249
21,695

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

116,833
130,856
149,552
153,671
187,784

48,792
55,446
61,526
68,726
87,249

25,461
30,073
33,971
28,665
36,678

22,258
25,567
33,349
34,622
39,918

20,322
19,770
20,706
21,659
23,940

118,430
134,652
158,254
178,833
184,548

6,795
5,513
5,841
7,307
8,330

45,969
54,167
67,453
77,373
77,872

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

193,743
188,392
208,649
232,225
264,932

90,412
86,230
94,737
103,246
118,952

32,829
26,875
32,166
36,153
38,620

45,298
48,578
53,914
64,542
76,780

25,203
26,798
27,832
28,286
30,582

196,588
211,425
232,021
247,074
269,620

8,307
8,560
10,943
10,028
9,767

1975
1976
1977
1978

280,997
300,006
357,762
401,997

122,386
131,603
157,626
180,988

40,621
41,409
54,892
59,952

86,441
92,714
108,688
123,410

31,549
34,279
36,556
37,647

326,185
366,439
402,725
450,836

24,992
19,975
20,040
31,392
13,010
31,817

15,489
7,747
4,134
16,065
-1,630
13,123

1,188
778
6,579
5,093
1,174
9,578

5,673
8,979
6,867
8,126
10,588
6,431

2,642
2,471
2,459
2,108
2,878
2,685

20,056
23,604
28,615
19,316
21,867
25,997

9,615
10,403
13,609
10,653
10,354
11,200

1,367
620
6,013
873
673
6,530

6,128
9,713
6,280
5,206
7,994
5,565

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

25,634
20,845
20,431
33,348
22,679
36,807

15,276
7,778
5,272
15,248
6,157
15,228

1,553
781
5,863
6,119
1,016
10,000

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22,589
27,349
31,748
21,018
25,694
29,470

11,130
12,077
16,403
11,095
12,531
12,662

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

29,954
24,182
24,817
39,832
27,549
43,948

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22,752
24,784
26,638
9,745
10,552

401
744
1,257
2,552
4,171

5,390
5,650
5,604
5,499
5,660

22,732
27,959
34,608
40,576
46,594

11,433
13,064
13,059
14,655
16,924

5,091
5,932
5,423
4,721
4,247

5,708
5,960
6,845
6,858
7,669

77,150
74,546
75,150
73,297
77,625

52,338
61,866
71,779
82,042
93,735

19,510
20,990
22,124
30,959
35,993

3,749
3,381
3,422
3,311
3,252

8,653
9,756
10,710
11,968
13,337

9,725
12,796
16,738
20,368

85,420
88,036
95,650
103,042

112,411
128,785
147,455
162,856

41,270
44,319
50,384
56,355

3,267
3.670
3,944
3,980

16,575
18,415
18,019
18,962

28,979
26,200
28,31 1
29,130
28,826
30,296

1,543
768
1,246
615
1,320
1,161

7,262
7,044
7,177
7,032
7,527
7,216

9,788
9,217
9,718
10,128
9,682
9,916

4,249
2,739
2,919
4,461
2,801
4,576

306
283
311
306
292
185

1,397
1,581
1,399
1,506
1,462
1,407

3,087
2,868
2,712
2,583
2,847
2,702

31,108
30,654
29,044
32,493
29,597
31,925

1,038
954
1,200
1,118
684
1,403

7,038
497
6,867
7,897
7,056
7,445

10,150
10,149
10,414
10,574
10,504
10,890

4,287
2,886
1,241
4,176
2,868
5,994

368
310
313
312
325
326

1,364
1,449
1,333
1,515
1,623
1,699

6,430
9,631
6,635
9,349
12,811
6,968

2,376
2,655
2,660
2,832
2,695
4,610

30,746
29,803
29,196
32,557
28,41 1
29,848

1,372
1,309
535
999
980
1,248

7,271
6,794
7,445
8,076
7,011
7,606

10,781
10,759
11,629
11,131
10,485
11,319

3,579
3,032
2,961
4,560
3,071
4,891

260
291
307
293
279
286

1,627
1,689
1,674
1,618
1,569
1,254

1,513
689
5,357
1,027
699
7,633

7,068
11,614
7,077
6,200
9,432
6,207

2,878
2,969
2,912
2,697
3,032
2,969

33,882
29,594
31,184
33,998
33,077
31,890

1,109
1,266
1,475
982
1,875
1,165

7,218
6,854
7,867
7,244
7,805
8,297

11,232
11,321
11,785
11,635
11,984
11,967

4,294
2,708
2,611
4,618
3,286
6,256

344
359
250
368
359
345

1,351
1,385
1,222
1,382
1,723
1,459

18,085
8,370
5,589
18,665
9,290
18,822

1,694
948
8,719
7,974
1,096
14,379

7,320
10,764
7,601
10,515
14,206
7,696

2,853
4,099
2,908
2,678
2,957
3,051

32,617
30,736
34,290
35,363
33,591
33,758

1,372
1,287
1,705
1,825
1,102
1,316

7,997
7,895
8,138
7,736
7,945
8,355

11,918
12,136
12,458
12,318
12,311
12,434

4,666
2,889
2,736
5,012
3,053
6,904

275
321
352
322
309
314

,640
,574
,611
,683
,649
,218

24,967
29,683
36,647
24,130
27,597
32,796

12,453
12,732
17,332
13,278
13,173
13,943

1,538
809
8,376
1,445
920
9,212

8,011
12,908
7,828
6,550
10,404
6,647

2,965
3,184
3,111
2,857
3,100
2,995

33,647
34,730
35,106
38,792
36,866
37,646

965
1,674
1,471
1,773
2,840
3,018

8,310
7,843
8,085
7,992
8,721
8,206

12,387
12,961
12,944
12,774
13,300
13,179

4,945
3,120
2,976
5,387
3,060
6,344

299
355
324
310
339
320

1,334
1,417
1,329
1,574
1,597
2,604

33,201
26,922
25,233
42,545
35,090
47,657

20,217
10,748
5,612
19,036
14,422
20,301

1,991
1,013
8,023
8,850
1,183
14,655

7,997
1 2,427
8,560
11,828
16,092
9,287

2,996
2,736
3,037
2,831
3,395
3,414

36,917
33,915
40,358
35,927
36,800
38,643

2,689
939
1,879
781
1,229
819

8,123
8,201
9,159
8,307
8,860
8,845

13,125
13,378
14,387
12,756
13,826
14,142

5,082
3,728
3,740
5,849
3,786
6,878

315
342
370
316
361
320

684
1,514
2,676
556
1,751
2,432

29,194
35,040
42,591
28,745
33,227
37,477

14,590
14,784
20,883
15,922
16,609
16,066

1,785
1,122
9,753
1,684
1,048
10,386

9,518
15,587
8,515
7,805
11,923
7,716

3,300
3,547
3,439
3,335
3,647
3,309

36,470
39,615
38,987
42,745
39,188
41,510

1,336
1,200
1,865
1,696
2,654
2,859

8,280
9,543
8,803
9,160
9,216
9,380

13,122
14,417
14,448
14,103
14,512
15,017

5,224
3,770
3,605
5,768
4,046
7,597

324
320
344
300
350
333

608
1,528
1,440
1,645
1,665
2,648

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




7

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-LIFE INSURANCE
ASSETS, ALL U.S. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES1

INSURANCE WRITTEN,
VALUE OF NEW PAID-FOR INSURANCE2

Mortgage loans

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total

Government
securities

Corporate
securities

Total

Non-

Policy
loans and
premium
notes

Real
estate

farm

Cash

Other
assets

Total

Ordinary
(including
massmarketed
ordinary)

Group

Industrial

Millions of dollars

51,743
55,512
59,630

22,003
19,085
17,813

16,144
20,322
23,179

8,675
10,833
12,906

7,780
9,843
11,768

860
1,055
1,247

1,937
2,057
2,240

1,020
910
908

1,104
1,250
1,337

22,461
22,525
22,617

1953
1954

64,020
68,278
73,375
78,533
84,486

16,118
13,667
12,774
12,405
12,100

25,351
28,204
31,646
34,570
37,462

16,102
19,314
21,251
23,322
25,976

14,775
17,787
19,546
21,436
23,928

1,445
1,631
1,903
2,020
2,298

2,413
2,590
2,713
2,914
3,127

1,005
1,096
1,146
1,215
1,240

1,586
1,776
1,942
2,087
2,283

28,881
327,610
31,539
36,238
4,545f446

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

"90,432
96,01 1
101,309
107,580
113,650

11,829
11,067
10,691
11,235
11,660

39,545
41,543
44,056
47,107
49,587

29,445
32,989
35,236
37,062
39,197

27,172
30,508
32,652
34,395
36,370

2,581
2,817
3,119
3,364
3,651

3,290
3,519
3,869
4,188
4,618

1,265
1,281
1,292
1,366
1,309

2,477
2,795
3,046
3,258
3,628

548,427
55,313
6
66,764
6
67,236
71,098

1960
1961
1962
1964

119,576
126,816
133,291
141,121
149,470

11,815
12,045
12,598
12,630
12,509

51,721
55,145
57,426
60,588
63,392

41,771
44,203
46,902
50,544
55,152

38,789
41,033
43,502
46,752
50,848

3,765
4,007
4,107
4,319
4,528

5,231
5,733
6,234
6,655
7,140

1,330
1,392
1,457
1,466
1,488

3,943
4,291
4,567
4,919
5,261

74,408
79,035
79,577
89,562
105,008

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

158,884
167,455
177,832
188,636
197,208

11,908
11,396
11,079
10,509
10,914

67,370
69,651
75,564
82,127
84,566

60,013
64,609
67,516
69,973
72,027

55,190
59,369
61,947
64,172
66,254

4,681
4,885
5,187
5,571
5,912

7,678
9,117
10,059
11,306
13,825

1,503
1,547
1,576
1,682
1,634

5,731
6,250
6,851
7,468
8,330

7
142,166
121,990
9140,868
10150,495
159,283

8

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

207,254
222,102
239,730
252,436
263,349

11,068
11,000
11,372
11,403
11,965

88,518
99,805
112,985
117,715
118,572

74,375
75,496
76,948
81,369
86,234

68,726
69,895
71,270
75,353
79,907

6,320
6,904
7,295
7,693
8,331

16,064
17,065
18,003
20,199
22,862

1,758
1,763
1,981
2,071
1,999

9,151
10,069
11,146
11,986
13,386

11

193,122
188,811
208,730
234,191
12.13297,051

1975
1976
1977
1978

289,304
321,552
351,722
389,924

15,177
20,260
23,555
26,552

133,898
154,928
171,652
191,562

89,167
91,552
96,848
106,167

82,414
84,127
88,006
95,668

9,621
10,476
11,060
11,764

24,467
25,834
27,556
30,146

1,925
2,003
2,130
2,367

15,049
16,499
18,921
21,366

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

266,331
269,379
271,639
273,783
276,111
278,649

12,118
12,230
12,364
12,515
12,676
12,812

121,526
123,638
124,934
126,111
127,643
129,553

86,533
86,959
87,246
87,610
87,833
87,967

80,233
80,565
80,818
81,106
81,290
81,394

8,395
8,499
8,668
8,778
8,859
8,978

23,012
23,177
23,326
23,474
23,594
23,708

1,408
1,367
1,614
1,584
1,561
1,547

279,550
280,700
282,065
285,015
287,122
289,304

13,104
13,389
13,535
14,200
14,651
15,177

129,920
130,224
130,755
132,523
133,553
133,898

88,060
88,208
88,331
88,481
88,657
89,167

81,476
81,602
81,673
81,820
81,978
82,414

9,048
9,104
9,197
9,342
9,450
9,621

23,829
23,963
24,099
24,242
24,343
24,467

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

294,072
296,041
298,640
300,327
302,171
305,225

15,954
16,678
17,303
17,595
17,779
17,853

138.322
139,199
140,613
141,493
142,742
145,313

89,222
89,287
89,427
89,498
89,540
89,706

82,491
82,518
82,612
82,622
82,594
82,701

9,667
9,742
9,798
9,849
9,892
9,979

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

307,600
309,872
312,873
314,845
317,499
321,552

18,773
19,262
19,540
20,205
20,661
20,260

146,694
148,191
149,998
151,105
152,111
154,928

89,743
89,875
90,202
90,293
90,794
91,552

82,671
82,748
83,018
83,074
83,503
84,127

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

323,442
325,112
326,932
328,964
331,284
334,967

20,622
20,812
21,037
21,108
21,145
21,306

156,925
158,173
158,656
160,047
161,500
164,534

91,574
91,609
91,845
92,269
92,408
92,934

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

337,415
339,966
342,438
344,953
348,770
351,722

21,697
22,085
22,680
22,880
23,519
23,555

166,272
167,467
168,217
169,560
171,217
171,652

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

354,014
356,380
359,356
363,564
367,205
376,151

23,961
24,198
23,964
23,730
24,179
24,260

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

374,758
378,652
381,912
383,356
386,375
389,924

24,508
24,938
25,658
26,226
26,630
26,552

1947
1948
1949

....

1950
1951

1952.

1963.

..

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,575
4,600
4,930

17,275
17,940
20,170
23,396
4
25,171

6,204
*4,209
5,382
6,336
$13,429

30,602
35,863
45,039
647,470
51,140

5 11,483
12,919
6
14,959
* 12,784
13,099

52,184
54J371
56,237
63J516
73, 130

15,344
17,664
16,294
18,892
24,566

6,880
7,000
7,046
7,154
7,312

» 51,385
26,219
9
39,118
1°39,877
39,329

7,296
7,078
7,056
6,674
6,454

122,820
132,130
145,479
162,506
181,276

1163,690
49,407
55,857
64,461
12,13109,095

6,612
7,274
7,394
7,224
6,680

14288,857
324,849
367,335
414,211

185,779
213,784
242,842
283,067

1496,349
104,683
117,960
125,129

6,729
6,382
6,533
6,015

13,339
13,509
13,487
13,711
13,945
14,084

19,320
20,266
24,021
23,417
24,457
23,767

13,057
13,376
14,937
15,923
15,384
15,707

5,781
6,369
8,516
6,928
8,410
7,476

482
521
568
566
663
584

1,350
1,306
1,295
1,295
1,299
1,925

14,239
14,506
14,853
14,932
15,169
15,049

22,237
1423,802
23,988
24,949
23,316
35,317

15,396
14,935
15,573
17,242
15,461
18,788

6,279
148,264
7,907
7,121
7,273
16,025

562
603
508
586
582
504

24,545
24,648
24,763
24,882
24,983
25,136

1,213
1,217
1,451
1,512
1,469
1,510

15,149
15,270
15,285
15,498
15,766
15,728

23,163
23,242
28,358
25,595
23,682
29,702

14,343
15,935
18,610
18,047
17,334
18,648

8,319
6,747
9,148
7,006
5,782
10,501

501
560
600
543
566
553

10,023
10,109
10,130
10,231
10,244
10,476

25,252
25,373
25,494
25,594
25,695
25,834

1,359
1,234
1,181
912
1,174
2,003

15,756
15,828
16,328
16,505
16,820
16,499

23,480
27,726
26,292
25,541
28,642
39,427

16,605
17,561
17,253
18,074
18,871
22,504

6,384
9,646
8,492
6,950
9,267
16,441

491
519
547
517
504
481

84,136
84,089
84,206
84,455
84,484
84,795

10,550
10,609
10,743
10,81 1
10,814
10,881

25,929
26,063
26,248
26,412
26,549
26,709

1,389
1,280
1,423
1,381
1,474
1,390

16,453
16,566
16,980
16,936
17,394
17,213

26,390
25,169
30,686
27,243
28,031
31,726

16,138
17,331
21,267
19,755
20,439
21,273

93,183
93,412
94,170
94,782
95,200
96,848

84,948
85,082
85,695
86,212
86,551
88,006

10,871
10,880
10,864
10,939
11,010
11,060

26,830
26,996
27,141
27,276
27,413
27,556

1,305
1,453
1,455
1,254
1,529
2,130

17,257
17,673
17,911
18,262
18,882
18,921

27,491
30,642
34,001
30,185
31,722
44,049

18,077
20,693
19,960
21,016
21,611
25,282

8,847
9,436
13,513
8,591
9,593
18,281

567
513
528
578
518
485

173,865
175,316
177,535
181,055
182,899
184,288

97,118
97,405
97,922
98,445
99,025
99,862

88,227
88,404
88,717
89,059
89,502
90,150

11,135
11,220
11,218
11,241
11,498
11,530

27,689
27,831
28,007
28,221
28,400
28,616

1,403
1,296
1,405
1,390
1,501
1,466

18,843
19,114
19,305
19,482
19,703
20,129

26,552
27,379
36,968
32,268
34,344
37,940

18,328
19,564
24,812
23,184
25,010
24,843

7,801
7,390
11,600
8,537
8,777
12,589

423
425
556
547
557
508

187,635
189,840
190,884
190,298
191,558
191,562

100,362
101,372
102,169
102,971
103,942
106,167

90,534
91,407
92,053
92,695
93,576
95,668

11,563
11,534
11,668
Jt,670
11,667 '
11,764

28,802
29,030
29,250
29,479
29,779
30,146

1,434
1,455
1,438
1,513
1,576
2,367

20,454
20,483
20,945
21,199
21,223
21,366

29,246
33,430
35,145
34,886
35,183
50,869

21,331
24,243
22,809
25,339
24,639
28,964

7,441
8,692
11,870
8,916
10,033
21,483

474
495
466
631
511
422

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




2,906
3,121
3,022

14,980*
14,804
14,665

6

83,485
88,693
94,694
103,944
113,500

7 8

9,755
7,344'
8,807
6,951
7,016
9,826

5,402
5,461
5,987
6,506
6,846

3

6,342
6,53T
6,766
6
6,982
6,859
6

498
494
611
537
576
628

89

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-MONETARY STATISTICS
GOLD AND SILVER

Silver

Gold
3

2

Production

Foreign movement
YEAR AND
MONTH

Monetary stock,
U.S.,
end of year
or month1

Net
release
from
earmark

Exports

22,754
24,244
24,427

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

22,706
22,695
23,187
22,030
21,713

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

21,690
21,949
22,781
20.534
19,456

. ..

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
11

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

210
-160
-495

-1,353
618
-305

-1,171
-325
-132

318
600
-2,515
-1,323

17,767
16,889
15,978
15,513
15,388

-1,982
-61

13,733
13,159
11,982
10,367
10,367

-198

-794
-254

256
-50
-86
187
755

Exports4

South
Africa

213,241
300,771
84,936

2,079,588
1,981,175
771,390

392.0
405.5
409.7

534,036
630,382
8
56,166
8
44,992
8
21,731

162,749
81,259
740,254
47,025
37,853

408.2
403.1
413.7
417.9
462.4

7,257
26,562
168,332
31,022
1,933

104,592
132,667
272,641
290,585
304,378

510.7
556.2
596.2
618.0
702.2

1,647
775,001
380,962
203,784
422,744

335,032
56,211
150,932
44,414
40,888

748.4
803.0
892.2
960.1
1,018.9

1,285,097
457,333
1,005,199
839,160
12,287

101,669
42,004
32,547
226,262
236,905

9

Imports4

Canada

Thousands of dollars

Miljions of dollars

Thousands of dollars

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

Imports

7

8

Price at
New York5

Production,
United States6

Dol. per

Thousands of
fine ounces

fine oz.

107.5
123.5
144.2

30,649
12,400
23,281

68,140
70,885
73,536

0.718
.744
.719

36,053
36,111
34,559

155.4
153.7
156.5
142.4
152.8

6,202
8,590
5,200
8
8,680
8
4,523

110,035
103,469
67,296
95,104
79,699

.742
.894
.849
.852
.852

42,068
39,967
40,245
34,697
938,059

159.1
153.4
155.2
158.8
156.9

8

72,932
129,068
158,354
132,046
62,743

.891
.908
.908
.890
.912

33,101
38,157
36,279
35,691
23,158

.914
.924

1.085
1,279
1.293

40,141
42,292
45,167
46,112
45,872

8

8

8,331
7,049
11,163
3,719
9,935

162.0
156.6
146.2
139.0
8
133.0

25,789
37,854
15,138
41,764
144,121

57,437
45,433
74,502
70,918
66,31 1

1,069.4
1,080.8
1,068.7
1,088.0
1,090.7

125.6
114.6
103.7
94.1
89.1

54,061
114,325
100,710
252,147
156,720

64,769
78,378
80,178
145,153
80,061

1.293
1.293
1.550
102.145
1.791

44,423
45,047
30,354
29,168
41,552

1,128.0
1,098.7
1,109.8
1,073.6
1,038.3

81.8
77.3
77.2
75.0
70.9

27,613
19,499
31,592
27,637
81,651

64,957
49,507
59,357
268,644
501,521

1.771
1.546
1.685
2.558
4.708

47,483
41,030
43,566
43,566
52,583

147,568
61,434
84,645
12
119,125

330,556
325,252
354,818
389,015

4.419
4.353
4.623
5.401

36,627
26,708
27,519
23,972

8

10

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

10,732
10,132
10,410
11,567
11,652

-1,715
-1,538
230

37,789
51,249
63,053
145,965
228,480

237,464
283,948
357,689
356,150
396,679

1975
1976
1977
1978

11,599
11,598
11,719
11,671

93
331
426
525

458,853
347,516
1,042,625
12
1,1 13,795

456,638
331,017
674,026
903,023

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

11,635
11,621
11,620
11,620
11,620
11,620

1
19
0
0
0
15

120,138
66,157
36,518
67,117
20,753
38,627

219,648
17,796
3,975
27,714
16,562
18,359

77.7
76.4
78.5
80.6
79.4
81.9

5.5
5.6
5.4
5.9
6.6
5.1

20,345
9,965
23,644
11,173
11,954
5,029

22,058
26,122
36,172
28,586
31,440
28,368

4.192
4.370
4.332
4.209
4.538
4.489

3,135
3,834
2,912
3,132
2,523
2,132

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

11,618
11,599
11,599
11,599
11,599
11,599

0
0
8
44
6
0

27,117
54,603
10,883
16,370
12,193
22,469

18,152
12,916
44,954
22,266
24,409
26,895

82.8
82.8
84.4
81.5
82.3
72.6

6.1
5.3
6.3
6.2
5.0
5.7

37,820
9,465
4,975
4,792
5,161
3,813

22,148
25,222
27,980
33,014
18,289
31,116

4.705
4.925
4.516
4.329
4.332
4.085

1,926
3,010
3,193
3,832
3,482
6,716

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

11,599
11,599
11,599
11,598
11,598
11,598

76
3
6
3
10
14

9,943
28,046
5,789
8,421
6,636
11,696

17,769
19,472
19,344
23,360
41,915
38,069

76.4
75.6
79.4
78.1
79.0
83.6

6.2
5.6
6.1
5.8
5.8
6.1

2,942
4,338
11,541
5,026
4,616
3,345

27,967
18,638
27,619
17,699
15,804
29,800

4.063
4.086
4.189
4.356
4.488
4.812

1,084
2,864
1,874
2,415
1,679
2,723

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598
11,598

26
42
-25
85
48
43

41,744
85,499
40,733
75,341
8,395
52,805

24,480
22,500
39,808
27,258
23,134
33,933

81.5
84.0
85.3
83.2
81.1
75.2

5.4
5.7
6.5
5.7
6.1
6.3

6,562
4,918
7,324
2,601
2,912
5,304

22,509
52,144
22,861
23,249
31,533
38,765

4.774
4.237
4.295
4.225
4.369
4.348

1,578
1,774
1,796
2,104
2,430
4,388

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

11,658
11,650
11,636
11,636
11,629
11,620

71
39
33
-11
61
37

142,509
65,292
5,898
1,908
67,104
27,107

30,384
23,349
25,981
23,716
28,825
99,552

73.5
72.6
78.5
78.5
79.0
80.2

5.8
5.8
6.4
5.7
6.9
5.9

5,367
6,987
3,557
6,714
4,629
4,632

36,458
23,672
41,854
31,170
25,796
30,236

4.409
4.535
4.842
4.777
4.692
4.443

2,085
2,026
1,644
2,169
2,446
2,800

July
August . . . .
September . .
October
November . .
December . .

11,595
11,595
11,595
11,595
11,595
11,719

5
62
44
85
116

245,864
96,536
7,456
263,126
41,553
78,272

26,458
42,507
88,226
43,052
182,659
59,317

81.1
83.2
84.4
80.2
80.2
73.0

6.0
5.8
5.5
5.6
6.2
6.2

14,562
7,824
10,688
4,565
454
14,666

17,886
31,290
31,776
26,395
32,698
25,587

4.498
4.444
4.539
4.763
4.828
4.706

1,054
2,267
1,982
1,481
3,280
4,286

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

11,718
11,718
11,718
11,718
11,718
11,706

262
-9
8
41
19
47

195,119
26,092
36,552
188,866
32,674
23,118

75,585
32,347
138,032
90,620
49,529
82,745

76.0
76.4
80.6
82.8
80.2
78.5

5.8
5.5
6.4
6.2
5.8
6.0

8,798
10,735
7,936
13,665
5,758
6,194

34,068
30,100
35,775
33,807
29,915
33,206

4.934
4.936
5.273
5.118
5.121
5,316

1,219
1,893
2,536
1,634
1,911
1,802

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

11,693
11,679
11,668
11,655
11,642
11,671

26
22
19
5
23
62

40,906
29,538
269,917
45,804
207,133
18,078

32,994
71,754
58,454
121,231
74,477
75,253

81.1
82.8
83.6
79.8
79.4
74.3

5.9
5.8
5.5
6.0
5.8
6.1

6,079
12,468
21,038
12,472
8,444
5,539

32,209
33,105
30,572
35,716
29,985
30,556

5.331
5.495
5.575
5,918
5.866
5.928

1,526
1,434
2,456
2,045
1,645
3,870

1976:

1977:

-615
-889

-116
12

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section mmediately
following these tables.




960.9
962.4
951.6
955.4

8

68.7
65.2
8

73.7
70.4

12

90

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-MONETARY STATISTICS-Con.
MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA2
Deposits and currency (average of daily figures)
Unadjusted for seasonal variation

YEAR AND
MONTH

CURRENCY
IN CIRCULATION
^ENDOF
YEAR OR
MONTH)1

Adjusted for seasonal variation

Money supply

Total

Currency
outside
banks

Money supply

Demand
deposits

*

Time
deposits
adjusted3

*

U.S.
Government
demand,
deposits

Currency
outside
banks

Total

*

Billions of dollars

*

Demand
deposits

*

Time
deposits
adjusted 3

*

1947
1948
1949

28.9
28.2
27.6

111.8
112.3
111.2

26.6
26.1
25.5

85.2
86.2
85.7

34.2
35.8
36.3

2.0
2.1
2.5

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

27.7
29.2
30.4
30.8
30.5

114.1
119.2
125.2
128.3
130.3

25.1
25.6
26.7
27.7
27.5

89.1
93.7
98.5
100.6
102.8

36.7
37.2
39.7
42.8
46.9

3.1
4.0
4.8
4.4
4.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

31.2
31.8
31.8
32.2
32.6

134.4
136.0
136.7
138.4
143.7

27.6
28.0
28.3
28.4
28.9

106.8
108.0
108.5
110.0
114.7

49.3
50.8
55.1
62.8
66.7

4.1
3.9
3.5
4.3
4.6

1960
1961
1962
1964

32.9
33.9
35.3
37.7
39.6

143.5
146.5
149.7
154.1
160.2

29.0
29.1
30.1
31.5
33.5

114.5
117.4
119.6
122.6
126.8

69.0
78.5
91.1
105.5
119.4

5.3
4.8
6.0
5.9
5.8

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

42.1
44.7
47.2
51.0
54.0

167.1
174.9
181.8
194.8
206.6

35.3
37.5
39.4
42.2
44.8

131.8
137.4
142.5
152.9
161.7

137.6
154.0
173.4
192.5
198.8

6.3
4.9
5.1
5.7
5.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

57.1
61.1
66.5
72.5
79.7

214.5
228.8
245.0
263.3
277.8

47.7
51.1
54.7
59.3
64.9

166.8
177.7
190.4
204.0
212.8

208.2
254.1
293.4
345.3
397.0

1975
1976
1977
1978

86.5
93.7
103.8
114.6

289.5
305.1
327.4
352.8

71.0
77.8
84.8
93.2

218.5
227.4
242.6
259.6

436.1
467.8
517.1
580.6

3.7
4.1
4.2
5.4

June

76.3
76.8
78.1
78.4
79.8
81.2

287.7
278.5
281.4
286.5
282.9
290.6

67.8
67.8
68.8
69.1
70.0
71.2

219.9
210.6
212.6
217.4
212.9
219.4

423.8
425.9
429.4
430.4
433.2
435.5

4.0
3.3
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.2

282.8
283.1
284.9
284.5
287.3
291.3

68.3
68.7
69.4
69.3
70.1
70.9

214.5
214.4
215.6
215.2
217.2
220.3

424.0
427.7
428.5
429.9
432.1
435.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

81.5
81.9
81.7
82.3
84.5
86.5

292,6
290.6
292.4
293.0
298.1
303.9

71.9
72.1
71.9
72.5
73.9
75.1

220.7
218.4
220.5
220.5
224.2
228.8

436.9
438.4
440.4
444.5
445.6
449.6

3.4
2.7
3.9
3.4
3.5
4.1

291.6
293.0
294.2
293.7
296.2
295,4

71.3
71.9
72.1
72.7
73.4
73.8

220.3
221.1
222.1
221.0
222.8
221.7

436.9
438.0
440.2
444.0
448.3
450.3

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

83.2
83.8
85.5
86.5
87.7
88.9

301.6
293.7
296.0
304.2
299.4
303.4

73.7
74.1
75.1
76.3
77.1
77.8

227.9
219.6
220.9
227.9
222.2
225.6

452.5
454.9
458.9
461.4
462.8
466.3

3.8
4.5
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.8

296.6
298.9
300.0
301.7
304.0
304.1

74.3
75.0
75.7
76.5
77.2
77.5

222.3
223.9
224.3
225.2
226.8
226.5

452.9
456.0
457.1
460.1
461.1
464.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

88.9
89.5
89.5
90.3
93.0
93.7

306.2
304.4
306.0
310.6
313.6
322.6

78.7
78.9
79.0
79.6
80.8
82.1

227.5
225.5
227.0
231.0
232.8
240.5

469.1
470.0
473.0
477.6
480.1
487.4

3.5
3.7
5.0
4.0
4.1
4.4

304.9
306.6
307.8
310.7
311.9
313.8

78.1
78.6
79.2
79.8
80.3
80.8

226.8
228.0
228.6
231.0
231.6
233.0

468.8
470.1
473.7
478.2
483.3
489.2

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . .
June

91.2
91.7
93.4
94,0
95.6
96.7

321.3
311.9
315.0
325.3
318.7
324.6

80.7
80.9
81.7
82.9
83.5
84.3

240.6
230.9
233.3
242.4
235.2
240.3

493.6
497.6
503.6
506.5
510.7
515.2

3.9
4.2
4.3
5.4
3.6
5.0

316.1
317.9
319.7
322.5
323.6
325.3

81.3
82.0
82.4
83.1
83.6
84.1

234.8
235.9
237.4
239.3
240.0
241.2

494.1
498.3
501.2
504.8
508.6
513.5

97.0
97.9
97.8
98.9
101.9
103.8

330.4
328.1
331.1
335.2
338.4
348.2

85.8
85.9
86.2
86.9
88.4
90.1

244.6
242,3
244.9
248.2
250.0
258.1

518.8
523.0
525.7
531.8
536.0
542.6

3.6
3.4
5.0
3.7
3.5
5.1

328.7
330.6
333.1
335.4
336.5
338.7

85.1
85.6
86.4
87.1
87.8
88.6

243.6
245.0
246.6
248.2
248.7
250.1

518.4
523.2
526.6
532.5
539.6
544.4

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

100,8
101.4
102.4
103.1
105.4
106.3

347.5
335.9
338.2
350.9
345.5
351.8

88.7
89.0
89.9
91.0
91.9
92.8

258.8
247,0
248.2
259.9
253.6
259.0

549.5
554.9
563.2
567.4
574.1
578.5

4.3
4.3
4.8
5.0
4.0
6.2

341.9
342.4
343.2
347.9
350.7
352.5

89.4
90.2
90.7
91.3
92.0
92.5

252.5
252.3
252.5
256.6
258.8
260.0

550.0
555.9
560.8
565.9
572.2
576.8

July . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

106.6
107.6
107.7
109.3
112.1
114.6

356.2
354.1
358.5
361.0
362.7
371.6

93.9
94.2
94.9
95.7
97.4
99.3

262.3
259.9
263.6
265.3
265.4
272.3

582.4
587.4
592.9
597.9
606.5
612.6

4.4
3.5
6.2
4.3
8.1
10.3

354.4
356.7
360.7
361,2
360.7
361.5

93.2
93.9
95.2
95.9
96.7
97.7

261.2
262.8
265.5
265.3
264.0
263.8

582.1
587.4
593.5
598.2
610.2
614.1

1975: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




4

6.4
6.5
7.2
7.1
5.6

|

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 234-236.

91

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-PROFITS AND DIVIDENDS
MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS (FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION)1

Net profit after taxes

YEAR AND
QUARTER

Food

All
industries

and
kindred
products

Textile
mill
products

Paper
and allied
products

Chemicals and
allied
products

Petroleum
and coal
products

Stone,
clay,
and glass
products

Primary
non-

ferrous
metal

Primary
iron

and
steel

Fabricated
metal
products
(except
ordnance,
machinery, and

transportation
equipment)

Electrical
Machinery machinery,
(except
equipelectrical) ment, and
supplies

Transportation
equipment
(except
motor
vehicles,

Motor
vehicles

and
equipment

Dividends
paid (cash),
quarAll other
terly,
manufacturing all industries
industries

etc.)

Millions of dollars

.

1947.

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

.

1955
1956
1957

19582
1959
1960
1961
1962

1,305
992
965

741
826
349

573
494
338

952
1,058
917

1,332
2,111
1,433

296
338
322

335
425
264

651
870
653

522
554
356

905
1,025
785

444
422
385

9
165
155

641
888
1,141

1,133

9,021
12,864
11,869
10,714
11,340
11,232

1,063
859
817
870
883

610
496
264
286
114

558
536
437
450
479

1,364
1,080
1,018
1,053
1,199

1,808
2,105
2,009
2,230

481
430
379
405
466

500
522
461
464
460

1,007
960
687
912
728

594
604
493
503
394

1,014
1,104
1,044
934
853

668
608
635
681
684

193
189
255
302
402

15,099
16,153
15,438
12,670
16,340

997
1,113
1,063
1,141
1,251

346
342
253
189
416

604
657
521
506
619

1,665
1,779
1,792
1,646
2,141

2,529
2,885
2,866
2,467
2,625

631
681
619
514
685

711
889
537
367
541

1,305
1,335
1,327

1,096
1,511
1,405

1,041

543
640
602
488
549

1,230

702
737
892
888
1,205

426
464
503
371
282

15, 198

1,224
1,325
1,369
1,449
1,692

329
280
354
354
507

587
583
628
634
754

2,011

2,877
3,090

573
543
581
593
681

493
488
533
563
758

945
803
720
938
1,225

404
445
608
668
842

983
1,061
1
3Q8
/,auo
1,432
2,001

1,026
1,024
1 219
1,299
1,512

223
298
442
444
546

1,896
2, 702
2 130

694
702
540
654
621

3,474

889
987

1,401
1,487
1 165
1 186
1,221

1,151
1,395
1 316
1 320
1,326

2 518

721
821
809
1 025

3,496
3,053

5 497
5 794

970
1,298
1 061
1 149
1,414

2,499
3,058

3 261
3 525
3,591

761
799
672
769
822

1,926

911
^796

2,594

5,893
5,829

627
853
1,060
1,266
1,204

1,297
621
687
1,343

692
748
1,022
1,695
3,149

1,066
1,070
6 1,569

2,689
2,489

3,481

2,207
2,837

4,936
5,648

2,349
2,563
$2,999
3,883
2,940

1,039
1,687
1,989

10,133
11,542

1948
1949

1964

15,311
17,719
19,483
23,211

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

27,521
30,937
29,008
32,069
33,248

1970
1971
1972
1974

28,572
31,038
36,467
48,259
58,747

1975
1976
1977
1978

49,135
64,519
70,366
81,148

5,154

.
2

1963

7

1973

1975: January. . . .
February . . ,
March
April

2209
2,382
2,549
2,754

3/53

3,188

413
558
659
831
780

719
501
941
1,427

3,434
3,780
4,499
5,670

2,287

7,175

1,801

6,703

2,270
2,367
2,598

7,610

6,213

409
809
828
1,170

9,262

920

-69

12,442

1,315

13,204

3,021
3,723

4,601

3 236
3,831
4,094
4,442
5,055

5,884

5,151
87,759
14,483

2,035

'884

'854

2 893
2 947
3,138

2,379
o 007
<£,£&/

4^346

812

4,510

1 515
939
953
1,010
1,097

1,190
1,145
1,044
1,114
1,092

5,650
5^540
5,487
5,594
5,940

1,933
1,252
1 432

1,334
1,641
1,505

6,812

'842

1^61

7 5g3
7>3

1,670

1,818

7,908

1,676
1,488

1,741
1,722

8,280

2,289
2,562
2,808

2,033

8,551
9 281

2,041
2,617

9.868
10,810

7,357

^3,285
4,058

1 1,979

3 222

3 884
4 229

13 262
14 189

'945

2,845

4,835

15,058

593
585
6 780
933
1,127

1,424

4,522
4,990
5,944
7,079
8,524

15,070
15,252
16,110
17,734
19,467

y VKfi
^,JOO

3,097
3,639

4,122
1,957

4

12,958

1,737

7,481

5,099

2,374

6,133
6,211

9,890
11,840
13,760

19,968
22,763
26,585
28,932

548

15

-96

1,152

4,897

1,632

648

375

565

1,834

5,106

715

1,543

588

361

380

2,195

4,662

537

624

1,727

780

288

888

2,300

5,303

184

454

760

1,815

802

365

1,376

2,050

5,203

468

307

656

915

2,046

1,084

475

1,753

2,779

5,423

2,889

497

232

507

840

1,987

987

446

686

2,606

5,555

1,630

2,963

344

190

468

681

2,041

1,200

401

1,284

2,455

6,582

502

1,920

3,032

147

245

212

707

1,953

1,055

441

1,656

2,380

6,037

163

667

2,241

3,073

525

331

530

1,021

2,411

1,434

574

2,011

3,129

6,507

1,383

232

618

1,999

3,102

559

157

868

2,257

1,332

506

941

3,003

6,197

18,390

1,455

268

580

1,900

2,972

455

140

365

862

2,510

1,562

468

1,525

3,328

7,844

16,046

1,231

219

550

2,010

2,569

262

198

114

714

2,104

1,364

495

1,470

2,746

6,372

22,142

1,663

338

700

2,392

3,151

666

387

801

1,134

3,099

1,635

498

2,027

3,651

6,953

20,357

1,522

306

614

2,242

3,418

765

308

618

1,000

2,501

1,742

669

1,015

3,637

7,047

22,603

1,797

307

734

2,473

3,667

660

469

591

967

3,042

1,759

712

1,699

3,726

8,560

2,280
2,085

2,523

6,311

3,196

7,889

864
2,124

3,458

9,131

2,353

663
913
873
1,362

3,815

10,746

2,564
4,073
5,383
6,500

1,845

-18

250

754

489

1,409

1,747

2,190

253

190

531

695

451

1,731

2,508

424

104

459

255

547

1,731

2,764

309

119

253

563

1,955

2,878

138

258

662

2,102

2,995

1,678

165

574

1,923

15,575

1,314

133

471

15,579

1,164

165

19,683

1,573

16,714

9,117

9,307
11,725
12,179
12,805

374

1,494

38

429

1,561

185

14,227

1,358

14,848

1,255

18,079

1,579

16,017

5,826
5,575

8,060

968
1,447
1,686

)

May

\

June

\

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4

2,045
2,239
2,427
2,857

2,177

3,718

l',084

/
}

\

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

/

May

[

June

I

July
August
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

May

-243

June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




92

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITIES ISSUED
STATE AND
MUNICIPAL ISSUES
(BOND BUYER)3

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION1
New security issues—estimated gross proceeds

By type of issuer

By type of secur ty
YEAR AND
MONTH

Corporate
Total2

*

Long-term
Bonds
and notes,
Corporate

Common
stock

Preferred
stock

Total2

Extractive
(mining}

Manufacturing

*

5,036
5,973
4,890

779
614
736

762
492
425

6,577
7,078
6,052

2,226
1,414

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

19,893
21,265
27,209
28,824
29,765

4,920
5,691
7,601
7,083
7,488

811
1,212
1,369
1,326
1,213

631
838
564
489
816

6,362
7,741
9,534
8,898
9,516

1,200
3,122
4,039
2,254
2,268

1955
1956

26,772
22,405
30,571
34,443
31,074

7,420
8,002
9,957
9,653
7,190

2,185
2,301
2,516
1,334
2,027

635
636
411
571
531

10,240
10,939
12,884
11,558
9,748

27,541
35,527
29,956
35,199
6
37,122

8,081
9,420
8,969
10,856
10,864

1,664
3,294
1,314
1,011
2,680

409
450
422
343
412

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

40,108
45,015
68,514
65,562
52,747

13,719
15,560
21,923
17,384
18,350

1,547
1,937
1,959
3,947
7,713

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

88,666
106,430
95,313
7
35,272
40,089

30,315
31,883
27,671
20,702
31,494

1975
1976
1977
1978

57,224
58,824
58,833
52,542

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1948
1949

*

902
571

293
594
599

2,354
2,990
2,995

958
1,005
1,333

235
539

2,649
2,455
2,675
3,029
3,713

813
494
992
595
779

399
612
760
882
720

747
525
515
1,576
1,076

3,694
3,278
4,401
5,558
6,969

1,611
1,637
2,049
2,757
3,350

2,994
3,647
4,234
3,515
2,073

415
456
289
247
161

2,464
2,529
3,938
3,804
3,258

893
724
824
824
967

1,132
1,419
1,462
1,424
717

1,899
1,856
1,795
1,088
1,853

5,977
5,446
6,958
7,449
7,681

2,593
2,706
3,274
3,910
4,179

10,154
13,165
10,705
12,237
13,957

2,152
4,077
3,249
3,514
3,046

246
259
209
190
421

2,851
3,032
2,825
2,677
2,760

719
694
566
957
982

1,050
1,834
1,303
1,105
2,189

2,525
2,333
1,893
3,131
3,856

7,230
8,360
8,558
10,107
10,544

4,006
4,514
4,763
5,481
5,423

725
574
885
637
681

14,782
17,385
24,014
21,261
25,997

5,414
7,056
11,069
6,958
6,346

341
363
587
592
U27

2,934
3,666
4,935
5,293
6,715

702
1,494
1,639
1,564
1,779

945
2,003
1,975
1,775
2,172

3,386
1,794
2,087
2,431
4,058

11,084
11,089
14,288
16,374
11,460

6,537
6,524
8,025
8,659
11,733

7,240
10,459
9,703
7,643
3,976

1,390
3,683
3,372
3,341
2,254

37,451
43,229
39,705
31,680
37,729

10,647
11,651
6,398
4,832
10,408

1,812
1,203
1,851
1,060
970

11,009
11,721
11,314
10,269
12,837

1,253
1,148
860
811
1,005

5,291
5,840
4,836
4,872
3,930

5,112
8,414
10,971
8,089
6,779

17,762
24,370
22,941
22,953
22,824

17,880
26,281
25,222
24,667
29,041

42,758
42,206
42,266
37,443

7,413
8,305
8,047
7,937

3,458
2,803
3,916
2,832

53,629
53,314
54,229
48,212

18,651
15,496
13,757
1 1 ,062

1,628
1,762
2,684
3,100

15,894
14,418
13,704
12,253

3,638
4,649
3,218
2,696

4,464
3,562
4,443
3,640

6,928
10,271
12,663
11,526

29,326
33,845
45,060
46,215

28,973
21,905
21,349
21,642

5,632
4,961
5,507
4,314
6,131
5,758

4,750
3,855
4,436
3,154
4,164
4,382

338
449
644
751
1,154
772

234
173
253
349
346
230

5,323
4,478
5,332
4,254
5,664
5,383

1,923
1,675
2,479
1,731
2,650
2,318

208
59
72
210
159
132

1,272
1,957
1,507
1,380
1,548
1,479

23
24
38
57
281
168

938
126
317
415
413
362

931
571
647
165
388
648

2,159
2,329
2,038
2,263
2,532
3,001

2,266
2,270
2,832
3,094
3,801
2,699

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,658
2,388
2,871
4,684
4,756
4,422

3,590
1,825
1,765
3,050
3,263
3,449

456
434
550
1,215
326
335

198
129
308
332
444
462

4,243
2,388
2,623
4,587
4,044
4,244

1,120
681
619
952
1,115
1,425

80
54
232

1,039
1,024
1,264
1,247
1,268
902

255
0
35
518
957
278

270
113
296
928
55
231

1,103
354
294
465
500
761

3,434
2,690
2,112
2,276
2,338
2,154

1,691
1,377
2,427
2,623
2,066
1,828

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,665
4,399
7,428
3,802
4,432
6,826

2,726
2,643
4,823
2,853
2,920
5,014

431
754
1,604
467
899
1,035

148
173
443
61
299
360

3,304
3,569
6,870
3,382
4,118
6,409

1,073
1,178
2,245
568
1,709
1,480

68
141
102
276
198
225

1,096
789
2,159
643
1,148
1,348

222
609
256
284
78
243

16
171
578
450
20
1,408

480
621
1,369
703
864
1,390

2,402
2,638
3,234
2,196
3,492
2,926

936
1,488
2,437
2,533
2,342
3,097

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,912
3,190
4,919
4,445
4,175
6,456

2,498
2,513
3,940
3,236
2,614
5,290

540
464
418
673
408
612

89
214
136
276
282
308

3,127
3,191
4,494
4,185
3,304
6,210

1,198
1,031
753
1,349
510
2,385

189
67
108
18
104
275

932
920
1,465
1,414
1,327
1,156

70
13
1,117
130
112
462

26
212
140
155
190
196

567
664
607
988
754
1,217

2,567
2,609
2,678
3,520
3,249
2,333

1,138
1,651
2,402
1,244
1,510
1,126

January. .". .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,277
3,221
6,397
3,601
4,108
6,265

3,375
1,827
4,728
3,080
2,603
4,384

495
692
675
358
1,034
696

103
217
520
163
212
332

3,973
2,736
5,923
3,601
3,849
3,412

1,123
756
1,145
1,311
581
1,409

218
172
158
147
133
411

989
470
1,588
984
1,670
1,466

37
6
345
102
106
197

50
561
808
334
309
416

1,094
498
1,497
574
937
1,148

3,371
3,136
4,026
3,448
4,237
5,668

1,363
1,324
1,506
5,000
1,334
2,294

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,253
3,473
4,626
3,953
5,199
7,065

3,074
2,753
3,321
2,449
2,833
5,452

367
379
279
810
1,566
696

589
178
422
305
364
511

4,030
3,310
4,022
3,563
4,763
6,659

1,313
1,058
833
731
881
2,612

121
296
158
468
235
167

628
497
1,501
1,102
1,729
1,080

237
198
67
72
154
280

277
45
322
8
1,013
299

1,213
1,093
719
852
565
1,498

3,107
3,997
3,787
3,635
3,142
3,506

1,417
1,398
2,223
1,101
1,339
1,049

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,652
2,524
6,025
4,008
5,288
5,825

2,856
1,944
4,188
2,949
3,567
4,137

459
388
674
251
637
819

171
188
148
256
390
588

3,486
2,520
5,010
3,456
4,594
5,544

465
755
1,341
606
958
1,561

329
99
187
142
90
343

644
531
1,258
618
1,913
1,272

312
95
246
399
273
403

529
34
291
75
0
349

1,072
915
1,370
1,231
986
1,183

3,224
2,662
4,430
3,489
5,146
4,122

1,171
1,521
1,556
4,915
985
1,870

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4,225
3,395
4,517
4,934
3,505
4,644

3,494
2,489
3,244
2,669
2,529
3,377

456
625
807
1,420
575
826

172
157
127
62
149
424

4,122
3,271
4,178
4,151
3,253
4,627

843
740
1,101
516
847
1,328

500
278
184
430
53
465

791
875
1,334
1,626
746
645

275
113
168
67
108
236

376
552
215
302
457
460

1,113
435
690
691
872
968

3,683
6,020
2,289
3,272
4,026
3,854

1,598
1,760
1,937
1,273
978
2,077

1959
1960
1961

1962. .
1963
1964

1978:

Financial
and
real estate

755
800

.
1957. .
1958 . .

1977:

Communication

3,257
2,187
2,320

.

1976:

Transportation

Millions of dollars

19,941
20,250
21,110

1947.

Public
utility

Short-term

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately




4

5

1

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 236 and 237.

93

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS
BONDS
STOCK MARKET CUSTOMER FINANCING 1
Sales
(effected^

Prices

Free credit balances
at brdkers

Margin credit at brokers and
banks, end of month

Standard &
Poor's Co'rporation

YEAR AND
MONTH

At
brokers

Total

Cash
accounts

Margin
accounts

At
banks

Industrial,
utility, and
railroad,
composite 2-

On the New York
Stock Exchange,
exclusive
of some
stopped
sales, face
value

U.S.
Treasury
bonds,
taxable4

Domestic
municipal
(15)3

Millions of dollars

Dollars per $100 bond

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

122.1
118.2
121.0

132.8
125.3
128.9

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

121.9
117.7
115.8
112.1
117.2

133.4
133.0
129.3
119.7
125.8

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

114.4
109.1
101.3
102.9
95.0

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

103.8
100.8
102.7

1,075.54
1,013.83
817.95

102.5
98.4
97.3
699.13
107.03

1,112.43
824.00
772.88
775.94
979.51

123.1
116.3
105.8
106.4
100.7

102.40
98.91
93.24
94.02
85.49

1,045.95
1,068.94
1,081.60
1,382.24
1,585.73

94.6
95.2
96.2
96.8
95.1

103.9
107.8
112.1
111.3
111.5

86.22
87.55
86.94
86.31
84.46

1,346.42
1,636.04
1,454.56
1,483.33
2,524.50

93.9
86.1
81.8
76.4
68.6

110.6
102.5
100.5
93.4
79.0

83.76
78.63
76.55
72.33
64.49

2,975.21
3,092.79
3,955.54
3,814.24
3,646.16

*

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

6,535
9,045
6,382
4,836

5,700
8,180
5,251
3,980

835
865
1,131
856

387
414
454
410

1,837
1,957
1,700
1,425

61.6
65.0
65.9
63.6
58.8

72.3
80.0
84.4
85.4
76.3

60.52
67.73
68.71
62.80
57.45

4,494.86
6,563.82
5,444.12
4,424.67
4,052.12

1975
1976
1977
1978

6,500
9,011
10,866
(7)

5,540
8,166
9,993
11,035

960
845
873
(7)

475
585
640
835

1,525
1,855
2,060
2,510

56.2
58.0
59.6
55.6

68.9
72.5
81,3
77.9

57.44
58.96
56.89
51.26

5,178.34
5,262.11
4,646.35
4,554.01

1975: January, . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

4,934
5,099
5,164
5,327
5,666
5,984

4,086
4,269
4,320
4,503
4,847
5,140

848
830
844
824
819
844

410
480
515
505
520
520

1,450
1,610
1,770
1,790
1,705
1,790

56.4
56.6
56.2
55.8
56.6
56.7

70.9
74.1
70.9
69.4
69.6
69.8

59.70
60.27
59.33
57.05
57.40
58.33

490.14
482.88
454.22
473.81
449.34
487.41

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

6,266
6,197
6,251
6,455
6,527
6,500

5,446
5,365
5,399
5,448
5,519
5,540

820
832
852
1,007
1,008
960

555
515
470
545
490
475

1,710
1,500
1,455
1,495
1,470
1,525

56.6
55.6
55.8
56.0
56.3
56.1

68.5
68.3
66.0
66.0
66.2
67.4

58.09
56.84
55.23
55.23
55.77
56.03

478.39
343.37
340.74
416.62
341.97
419.45

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,568
7,152
7,617
7,932
8.110
8,276

5,568
6,115
6,575
6,856
7,103
7,248

1,000
1,037
1,042
1,076
1,007
1,028

655
685
595
570
540
540

1,975
2,065
1,935
1,740
1,655
1,680

57.0
57.1
57.3
58.2
56.5
56.8

69.7
68.8
69.2
71.3
69.1
69.3

57.75
57.86
58.23
59.33
57.38
57.86

570.68
504.74
491.60
424.66
420.88
413.29

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

8,417
8,683
8,788
8,772
8,640
9,011

7,519
7,622
7,707
7,704
7,790
8,166

898
1,061
1,081
1,068
850
845

530
555
555
611
615
585

1,635
1,605
1,710
1,580
1,740
1,855

57.1
57.9
58.8
59.1
59.2
61.3

71.1
74.1
74.8
76.3
76.4
80.0

58.38
58.88
59.54
59.93
60.21
62.05

388.78
378.04
397.11
365.41
387.33
519.59

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,301
9,523
9,701
9,885
10,068
10,255

8,469
8,679
8,891
9,078
9,276
9,432

832
844
810
807
801
823

645
605
605
615
625
595

1,930
1,815
1,720
1,715
1,710
1,805

60.3
59.4
59.1
59.4
59.2
60.1

79.9
79.3
79.3
80.8
80.5
81.6

59.73
56.23
55.83
56.31
56.06
57.38

495.77
366.81
412.69
347.46
390.74
450.47

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10,490
10,592
10,617
10,583
10,680
10,866

9,667
9,763
9,793
9,756
9,859
9,993

823
829
824
827
822
873

600
605
600
615
630
640

1,860
1,745
1,745
1,850
1,845
2,060

60.0
60.1
60.4
59.5
59.2
58.4

81.9
82.4
83.3
81.2
83.2
81.7

57.48
57.30
57.77
5&68
56.24
55.62

365.10
391.43
335.65
335.80
353.57
400.87

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

10,690
10,901
11,027
11,424
(7)

9,839
10,024
10,172
10,510
10,910
11,332

851
877
855
914
(7)

660
635
630
715
755
700

1,925
1,875
1,795
2,170
2,395
2,300

57.2
56.9
57.0
56.3
55.5
55.2

80.9
81.8
82.0
79.8
77.2
75.7

53.74
53.09
52.90
52.15
51.34
50,91

372.15
283.80
378.68
408.75
451.17
410.47

710
795
825
885
790
835

2,295
2,555
2,655
2,465
2,305
2,510

54.5
56.1
56.1
54,7
54.3
53.3

75.2
77.0
77.6
77.4
76.6
73.8

49.97
51.32
51.67
50.11
49.54
48.38

348.52
459.78
393.73
392.14
334.59
320.23

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

11,438
11,984
12,626
12,307
11,209
11,035

Footnotes giving source of data and descriptic i of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




94

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS-Con.
BONDS

Yields

Domestic municipal

Domestic corporate (Moody's) *
YEAR AND
MONTH

Corporate
average
Aaa

Aa

U.S.

By group

By rating

A

Baa

*

*

Industrials

Public
utilities

Bond Buyer
(20 bonds) 2
Railroads

Standard &
Poor's Corp.
(15 bonds) 3

*

Percent

Treasury
bonds,
taxable 4

*

1947
1948
1949

2.86
3.08
2.96

2.61
2.82
2.66

2.70
2.90
2.75

2.87
3.12
3.00

3.24
3.47
3.42

2.67
2.87
2.74

2.78
3.03
2.90

3.11
3.34
3.24

1.93
2.35
2.15

2.01
2.40
2.21

2.25
2.44
2.31

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

2.86
3.08
3.19
3.43
3.16

2.62
2.86
2.96
3.20
2.90

2.69
2.91
3.04
3.31
3.06

2.89
3.13
3.23
3.47
3.18

3.24
3.41
3.52
3.74
3.51

2.67
2.89
3.00
3.30
3.09

2.82
3.09
3.20
3.45
3.15

3.10
3.26
3.36
3.55
3.25

1.90
1.97
2.20
2.73
2.38

1.98
2.00
2.19
2.72
2.37

2.32
2.57
2.68

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

3.25
3.57
4.21
4.16
4.65

3.06
3.36
3.89
3.79
4.38

3.16
3.45
4.03
3.94
4.51

3.24
3.57
4.19
4.17
4.67

3.53
3.88
4.71
4.73
5.05

3.19
3.50
4.12
3.98
4.51

3.22
3.54
4.18
4.10
4.70

3.34
3.65
4.32
4.39
4.75

2.49
2.80
3.28
3.18
3.58

2.53
2.93
3.60
3.56

3.95.

2.84
3.08
3.47
3.43
4.07

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

4.73
4.66
4.62
4.50
4.57

4.41
4.35
4.33
4.26
4.40

4.56
4.48
4.47
4.39
4.49

4.77
4.70
4.65
4.48
4.57

5.19
5.08
5.02
4.83

4.59
4.54
4.47
4.42
4.52

4.69
4.57
4.51
4.41
4.53

4.92
4.86
4.86
4,65
4.67

3.51
3.46
3.14
3.18
3.20

3.73
3.46
3.18
3.23
3.22

4.01
3.90
3.95
4.00
4.15

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

4.64
5.34

4.49
5.13

55.51

4.63
5.35
5.86

6.51
7.36

6.18
7.03

6.38
7.20

6.54
7.40

4.87
5.67
6.23
6.94
7.81

4.61
5.30
5.74
6.41
7.25

4.60
5.36
5.81
6.49
7.49

4.72
5.37

55.82

4.57
5.23
5.66

3.28
3.83
3.96
4.47

5J9

3.27
3.82
3.98
4.51
5.81

4.21
4.66
4.85
5.25
6.10

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

8.51
7.94
7.63
7.80
9.03

8.40
7.39
7.21
7.44
8.57

8.31
7.78
7.48
7.66
8.84

8.56
8.03
7.66
7.84
9.20

9.10
8.56
8.15
8.24
9.50

8.26
7.57
7.35
7.60
8.78

8.67
8.13
7.74
7.83
9.27

8.77
8.38
7.98
8.12
8.98

6.34
5.46
5.25
5.22
6.26

6.51
5.70
5.27
5.18
6.09

6.59
5.74
5.63
6.30
6.99

1975
1976
1977
1978

9.57
9.01
8.43
9.07

8.83
8.43
8.02
8.73

9.17
8.75
8.24
8.92

9.65
9.09
8.49
9.12

10.61
9.75
8.97
9.49

9.25
8.84
8.28
8.90

9.88
9.17
8.58
9.22

9.39
8.85
8.13
8.64

7.08
6,56
5,67
6.07

6.89
6,49
5.56
5.90

6.98
6,78
7.06
7,89

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9.65
9.43
9.36
9.59
9.66
9.55

8.83
8.62
8.67
8.95
8.90
8.77

9.13
8.91
8.92
9.19
9.24
9.13

9.81
9.51
9.37
9.62
9.79
9.67

10.81
10.65
10.48
10.58
10.69
10.62

9.19
9.01
9.05
9.30
9.37
9.29

10.10
9.83
9.67
9.88
9.93
9.81

9.52
9.32
9.25
9.39
9.49
9.40

6.54
6.55
6.93
6.95
7.09
6.96

6.66
6.30
6.61
6.83
6.81
6.76

6.68
6.61
6.73
7.03
6.99
6.86

9.54
9.61
9.67
9.63
9.55
9.57

8.84
8.95
8.95
8.86
8.78
8.79

9.13
9.23
9.35
9.32
9.23
9.25

9.61
9.68
9.74
9.72
9.64
9.67

10.55
10.59
10.61
10.62
10.56
10.56

9.26
9.29
9.35
9.32
9.27
9.26

9.81
9.93
9.98
9.94
9.83
9.87

9.37
9.41
9.42
9.40
9.36
9.37

7.09
7.18
7.67
7.36
7.39
7.29

6.94
7.02
7.23
7.22
7.21
7.06

6.89
7.06
7.29
7.29
7.21
7.17

9.42
9.31
9.26
9.12
9.16
9.16

8.60
8.55
8.52
8.40
8.58
8.62

9.13
9.02
9.01
8.89
8.92
8.89

9.54
9.43
9.40
9.26
9.28
9.24

10.41
10.24
10.12
9.94
9.86
9.89

9.16
9.12
9.10
8.98
9.00
8.96

9.68
9.50
9.43
9.27
9.31
9.36

9.32
9.25
9.16
9.05
8.96
8.88

6.85
6.98
6.69
6.55
6.89
6.87

6.80
6.91
6.86
6.62
6.87
6.85

6.94
6.92
6.87
6.73
6.99
6.92

9.08
8.93
8.79
8.71
8.66
8.47

8.56
8.45
8.38
8.32
8.25
7.98

8.81
8.66
8.54
8.48
8.46
8.24

9.14
8.98
8.81
8.73
8.69
8.53

9.82
9.64
9.40
9.29
9.23
9.12

8.90
8.79
8.66
8.58
8.54
8.33

9.26
9.07
8.91
8.83
8.77
8.61

8.81
8.75
8.66
8.54
8.48
8.39

6.73
6.52
6.47
6.33
6.03
5.83

6.64
6.28
6.20
6.06
6.05
5.69

6.85
6.79
6.70
6.65
6.62
6.39

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8.41
8.48
8.51
8.49
8.47
8.38

7.96
8.04
8.10
8.04
8.05
7.95

8.16
8.26
8.28
8.28
8.28
8.19

8.45
8.49
8.55
8.55
8.55
8.46

9.08
9.12
9.12
9.07
9.01
8.91

8.24
8.33
8.36
8.32
8.30
8.23

8.59
8.63
8.66
8.65
8.64
8.53

8.27
8.26
8.26
8.17
8.12
8.06

5.93
5.92
5.85
5.68
5.72
5.56

5.70
5.75
5.76
5.61
5.64
5.53

6.68
7.15
7.20
7.14
7.17
6.99

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

8.33
8.34
8.31
8.42
8.48
8.54

7.94
7.98
7.92
8.04
8.08
8.19

8.12
8.17
8.15
8.26
8.34
8.40

8.40
8.40
8.37
8.48
8.56
8.57

8.87
8.82
8.80
8.89
8,95
8.99

8.18
8.21
8.19
8.27
8.36
8.42

8.48
8.47
8.43
8.56
8.61
8.65

8.02
8.05
8.03
8.07
8.10

5.62
5.54
5.51
5.55
5.47
5.66

5.50
5.46
5.37
5.53
5.38
5.48

6.97
7.00
6.94
7.08
7.14
7.23

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8.74
8.78
8.80
8.88
9.02
9.13

8.41
8.47
8.47
8.56
8.69
8.76

8.59
8.65
8.66
8.73
8.84
8.95

8.76
8.79
8.83
8.93
9.05
9.18

9.17
9.20
9.22
9.32
9.49
9.60

8.60
8.65
8.66
8.72
8.84
8.92

8.87
8.90
8.93
9.05
9.19
9.33

8.20
8.32
8.41
8.49
8.60
8.68

5.63
5.63
5.69
5.89
6.19
6.29

5.60
5.51
5.49
5.71
5.97
6,13

7,50
7.60
7.63
7.74
7.87
7,94

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

9.22
9.08
9.04
9.20
9.40
9.49

8.88
8.69
8.69
8.89
9.03
9.16

9.07
8.96
8.92
9.07
9.24
9.33

9.33
9.18
9.11
9.26
9.48
9.53

9.60
9.48
9.42
9.59
9.83
9.94

9.05
8.95
8.90
9.03
9.21
9.31

9.38
9.21
9.17
9.37

8.70
8.72
8.68
8.74
9.01
9.15

6.12
6.16
6,09
6.22
6.29
6.61

6.18
5.98
5.93
5,95
6.03
6.33

8.09
7.87
7.82
8.07
8,16
8.36

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




4.86.

9.58
9.67

5

5.89
6.77
7.46

810

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 237-

*2.94
2.55

95

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS-Con.
STOCK PRICES
Standard & Poor's Corporation2
Dow-Jones averages1
Financial

Industrial, public utility, and transportation
Transportation

Industrial
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
(65 stocks)

Industrial
(30 stocks)

Public
utility
(15 stocks)

Transportation
(20 stocks)

Combined
index
500 stocks)

Total
(400

stocks)3

*

*

*

Public
utility
Consumers'
(40 stocks)
goods
(190 stocks)

Capital
goods
(109

stocks)

1941-43= 10

Total
(20 stocks)

Railroad
(10 stocks)

1970= 10

1941-43 =
10

Total
(40 stocks)

New York
City banks
(6 stocks)

Banks
outside
New York
City
(10 stocks)

Propertycasualty
insurance
(6 stocks)

1941-43= 10

1970=10

1947
1948
1949

63.39
66.32
64.37

177.58
179.95
179.48

35.06
34.03
36.44

48.14
56.73
47.77

15.17
15.53
15.23

14.85
15.34
15.00

14.27
14.67
14.14

16.38
15.75
15.76

18.01
16.77
17.87

14.02
15.27
12.83

11.90
11.48
11.58

17.40
17.02
18.47

11.79
12.68
14.41

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

77.69
93.98
103.71
107.11
124.24

216.31
257.64
270.76
275.97
333.94

41.29
44.03
49.93
51.03
58.13

60.72
81.88
97.05
102.86
113.29

18.40
22.34
24.50
24.73
29.69

18.33
22.68
24.78
24.84
30.25

18.07
22.54
23.04
23.46
29.93

18.97
20.99
21.40
21.91
24.85

19.96
20.59
22.86
24.03
27.57

15.53
19.91
22.49
22.60
23.96

12.82
13.08
14.10
14.97
15.86

24.05
26.19
29.14
30.79
35.67

16.84
18.45
20.55
22.19
28.25

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

161.34
174.54
164.83
169.27
212.78

442.72
493.01
475.71
491.66
632.12

64.27
66.80
69.60
78.56
89.71

155.04
163.02
134.97
125.33
161.14

40.49
46.62
44.38
46.24
57.38

42.40
49.80
47.63
49.36
61.45

42.55
48.79
47.01
47.93
63.93

32.28
34.55
32.48
36.33
47.35

31.37
32.25
32.19
37.22
44.15

32.94
33.65
28.11
27.05
35.09

19.35
19.80
19.47
21.42
26.28

41.70
41.03
38.40
42.30
52.51

34.68
32.45
31.05
33.97
40.65

1960
1961
1962
1963

204.57
232.44
221.07
253.67
294.23

618.04
691.55
639.76
714.81
834.05

91.39
117.16
121.75
138.36
146.02

138.93
143.52
132.61
165.30
204.36

55.85
66.27
62.38
69.87
81.37

59.43
69.99
65.54
73.39
86.19

59.75
67.33
58.15
63.30
76.35

47.21
57.01
54.96
62.28
73.84

46.86
60.20
59.16
64.99
69.91

30.31
32.83
30.56
37.58
45.46

26.23
33.75
33.75
36.75
39.64

53.10
70.78
66.19
74.81
77.54

42.32
•59.72
57.43
63.38
67.20

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

318.50
308.70
314.79
322.19
301.35

910.88
873.60
879.12
906.00
876.72

157.88
136.56
132.65
130.02
123.07

216.41
227.35
242.38
250.09
221.02

88.17
85.26
91.93
98.69
97.84

93.48
91.08
99.18
107.49
107.13

85.26
84.86
96.96
105.77
103.75

81.94
74.10
79.18
86,33
87.06

76.08
68.21
68.10
66.42
62.64

46.78
46.34
46.72
48.84
45.95

38.92
33.32
36.40
44.69
45.39

71.35
63.80
66.46
81.72
87.73

64.17
64.55
62.29
73.64
85.43

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

243.92
298.12
319.36
286.73
237.33

753.20
884.76
950.71
923.88
759.37

108.75
117.22
112.83
103.39
75.84

152.36
217.20
241.44
180.55
164.05

83.22
98.29
109.20
107.43
82.85

91.29
108.35
121.79
120.44
92.91

87.87
102.80
119.39
118.57
92.84

80.22
99.78
113.90
107.14
78.08

54.48
59.33
56.90
53.47
38.91

10.02
13.90
15.83
12.66
11.51

32.13
41.94
44.11
38.01
37.53

10.00
11.95
13.98
13.37
10.17

43.83
46.31
57.37
64.44
54.16

77.06
87.06
105.81
104.34
83.89

78.34
115.04
132.58
1 19.00
84.15

1975
1976
1977
1978

247.25
303.91
301.70
283.63

802.49
974.92
894.62
820.23

79.81
92.28
110.96
104.61

163.39
214.03
225.16
222.61

86.16
102.01
98.20
96.02

96.56
114.35
108.44
106.16

94.63
115.52
106.79
104.38

81.18
92.73
85.27
84.80

41.17
48.16
54.23
51.64

11.42
14.17
14.06
13.81

37.48
45.87
49.94
45.35

9.92

11.46
11.63
11.43

51.48
52.14
47.34
43.70

80.52
97.96
98.23
100.99

88.72
105.01
112.42
106.96

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

215.31
231.85
240.18
244.32
254.71
259.00

659.09
724.89
765.06
790.93
836.56
845.70

77.46
81.02
78.90
75.77
77.29
83.87

153.06
159.91
162.28
166.35
169.69
168.40

72.56
80.10
83.78
84.72
90.10
92.40

80.50
89.29
93.90
95.27
101.56
103.68

77.10
88.50
92,78
96.76
101.96
101.15

67.91
75.06
80.42
80.75
85.15
85.98

38.19
40.37
39.55
38.19
39.69
43.67

10.38
11.05
11.66
11.77
11.80
11.68

37.31
37.80
38.35
38.55
38.90
38.94

50.58
53.46
52.58
54.75
57.17
57.77

73.52
76.33
76.76
79.64
83.76
87.19

81.68
84.98
86.29
84.76
94.63
96.72

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

260.30
246.22
246.02
253.38
259.28
256.42

856.28
815.51
818.28
831.26
845.51
840.80

82.68
77.92
77.32
80.99
82.94
81.60

167.98
156.32
155.11
164.17
170.59
166.84

92.49
85.71
84.67
88.57
90.07
88.70

103.84
96.21
94.96
99.29
100.86
99.31

101.15
93.05
93.61
95.77
97.35
96.41

86.58
78.29
77.25
83.07
88.01
85.66

43.67
40.61
40.53
42.59
43.77
43.25

11.84
10.97
10.94
11.46
11.82
11.69

38.04
35.13
34.93
36.92
37.81
37.07

10.84
9.75
9.10
9.31
9.64
9.50

58.13
51.33
46.72
44.84
45.56
44.87

90.44
83.01
78.64
79.21
80.01
77.73

95.98
85.19
79.71
88.23
92.70
93.75

1976: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

285.28
297.84
301.60
302.68
304.50
304.34

929.34
971.70
988.55
992.51
988.82
985.59

89.17
89.27
86.88
87.15
86.66
86.16

190.80
203.17
207.80
208.39
215.71
218.84

96.86
100.64
101.08
101.93
101.16
101.77

108.45
112.96
113.73
114.67
113.76
114.50

108.41
116.68
117.30
115.86
115.09
117.50

91.03
93.47
94.64
94.39
91.67
90.26

46.99
47.22
45.67
46.07
45,69
45.61

13.11
13.82
13.97
14.02
14.26
14.53

41.42
43.40
44.54
44.91
46.09
46.56

10.35
11.06
11.24
11.38
10.97
11.26

48.69
52.23
52.34
54.42
53.06
55.44

85.40
93.38
95.56
99.93
98.87
102.61

97.84
100.69
100.97
99.56
92.36
94.44

310.90
307.85
31 1 .79
300.04
303.03
317.03

993.20
981 .63
994.37
951.95
944.58
976.86

90.31
92.91
96.63
97.33
99.59
105.33

225.92
220.06
219.55
208.18
217.53
232.43

104.20
103.29
105.45
101.89
101.19
104.66

116.99
115.63
118.15
114.03
112.96
116.33

119.62
118.10
118.84
113.16
111.33
114.30

93.37
92.95
94.75
92.34
90.98
92.90

47.49
48.81
50.63
50.18
50.55
53.01

14.96
14.47
14.33
13.58
13.99
14.97

47.75
46.90
46.59
44.89
46.93
50.48

11.83
11.93
11.96
11.53
11.58
12.42

55.13
54.00
51.96
49.40
47.73
51.25

104.45
101.30
98.13
94.65
94.88
106.37

102,68
111,72
113.52
113.33
113.66
119,40

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

317.79
308.93
309.63
308.71
312.74
311.38

970.62
941 ,77
946.1 1
929.10
926.31
916.56

108.88
107.49
106.48
107.71
110.49
113.63

232.67
227.29
225.94
231.00
240.75
237.48

103.81
100.96
100.57
99.05
98.76
99.29

115.17
112.14
111.88
109.89
109.10
109.46

113.12
110.71
111.52
110.76
109.28
108.17

91.21
87.93
86.85
84.03
83.43
84.36

54.01
52.88
52.14
52.57
53.68
55.29

14.85
14.12
14.08
14.38
15.00
14.82

50.24
49.27
50.21
52.83
54.14
53.06

12.30
11.75
11.57
11.41
11.59
11.74

53.49
51.20
49.34
47.94
47.63
47.61

107.79
102.44
100.68
97.47
96.14
95.30

115,06
109,29
107,00
108.19
117.06
121.39

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

311.20
296.79
291.30
283.38
284.77
283.84

908.20
872.26
853.30
823.96
828.51
818.80

117.11
113.34
112.37
111.76
110.85
111.45

236.39
219.46
215.34
209.30
212.22
214.02

100.18
97.75
96.23
93.74
94.28
93.82

110.12
107.50
105.94
103.18
103.71
103.13

107.69
105.52
102.76
99.79
100.76
101.36

85.21
85.13
85.20
83.15
83.90
82.89

56.95
55.42
54.61
54.26
54.46
54.54

14.68
13.74
13.45
12.97
13.23
13.34

53.12
49.19
48.11
46.23
46.44
46.46

12.11
11.95
11.61
11.09
11.25
11.15

50.04
48.39
45.84
42.36
42.57
41.63

98.88
99.68
97.22
94.40
94.92
93.73

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

273.04
267.80
265.75
276.65
288.45
288.53

781 ,09
763.57
756.37
794.66
838.56
840.26

106.97
104.32
105.48
105.85
104.85
105.48

209.90
208.14
204.50
214.50
225.96
224.33

90.25
88.98
88.82
92.71
97.41
97.66

99.34
97.95
97.65
102.07
107.70
107.96

99.42
96.25
93.12
97.86
104.69
106.36

80.14
79.11
78.68
82.69
86.84
87.51

52.40
51.60
51.72
52.16
51.71
52.25

13.13
12.91
12.70
13.30
14.01
13.88

46.13
44.69
43.61
44.77
46.05
44.92

10.46
10.33
10.50
11.20
11.87
11.87

40.32
38.74
38.66
42.04
45.20
44.85

90.14
89.56
90.36
97,09
102.28
101.70

101.86
99.37
101.01
107.52
107.88
108.43

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

287.85
306.73
305.26
294.58
274.07
274.87

831.71
887.93
878.64
857.69
804.29
807.94

105.54
108.51
106.67
103.88
98.40
99.38

227.06
248.96
250.25
234.64
211.93
211.12

97.19
103.92
103.86
100.58
94.71
96.11

107.39
114.99
115.11
111.56
105.23
106.92

105.16
115.19
113.94
111.37
103.38
105.82

86.68
92.45
91.30
88.00
81.71
82.53

52.32
53.35
52.54
51.28
49.04
49.32

14.00
15.41
15.46
14.62
13.17
13.10

43.97
47.26
48.19
47.63
43.56
43.37

11.75
12.85
12.76
12.23
11.21
11.36

43.62
48.02
48.01
48.13
43.61
43.19

100.76
113.19
114.25
111.80
99.93
100.78

106.90
117.48
115.64
110.98
101.35
105.07

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




9.43
9.92
9.94
9.95

10.64
11.01

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 238 and 239.

121.13
1 14.79
1 1 1 .00
106.53
109.22
108.45

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FINANCE-SECURITY MARKETS-Con.
STOCKS
Prices

Sales (SEC and NYSE)

Yields
1

Total on all
registered exchanges3

2

New York Stock Exchange common stock ndexes

Standard & Poor's Corporation

YEAR AND
MONTH
ComCom-

posite

Industrial

Transportation

Utility

Finance

posite
(500

stocks)

Industrials
WOO
stocks)

Utilities
(40
stocks)

12/31/65 = 50

Financial
(40
stocks)

Preferred
stocks,
highgrade
(10
stocks)

Percent

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

Transportation
(20
stocks)

.

1955
1956

1957.
1958
1959

On New York
Stock Exchange3

Shares listed
on N.Y.
Stock Exchange,
end of period4

Market
value

Shares
sold

Market
value

Shares
sold

Market
value,
all listed
shares

Number
of shares
listed

Mil. of
dollars

Millions

Mil. of
dollars

Millions

Bit. of
dollars

Millions

3.97

11,528
12,883
•10,714

474
541
478

9,706
10,923
8,998

337
393
353

68.31
67.05
76.29

1,907
2,018
2,166

5.78
5.91
5.39
5,36
4.89

3.85
4.11
4.13
4.27
4.02

21,777
21,253
17,328
16,661
28,075

857
786
627
634
994

18,725
18,185
14,720
14,218
24,249

655
580
432
449
703

93.81
109.48
120.54
117.26
169.15

2,353
2,616
2,788
2,927
3,174

3.97
3.95
4.18
3.87
3.11

4.57
4.75
5.00
4.44
3.92

4.01
4.25
4.63
4.45
4.69

37,868
35,019
32,059
38,264
51,864

1,212
1,084
1,070
1,306
1,605

32,745
29,787
27,547
32,754
43,476

820
699
714
922
1,039

207.70
219.18
195.57
276.67
307.71

3,836
4,462
4,804
5,017
5,847

.3.01

3.36
2.90
3.32
3.12
2.96

3.89
3.24
3.46
3.29
3.27

4.75
4.66
4.50
4.30
4.32

45,219
63,802
54,732
64,314
72,147

1,389
62,010
1,664
1,838
2,045

37,960
52,699
47,341
54,887
60,424

958
1,292
1,187
1,351
1,482

306,97
387.84
345.85
411.32
474.32

6,458
7,088
7,659
8,108
9,229

4.33
4.87
5.34
5.78
6.41

89,225
123,034
161,746
196,358
175,250

2,587
3,188
4,504
5,312
4,962

73,200
98,565
125,329
144.978
129,603

1,809
2,205
2,886
3,299
3,174

537.48
482.54
605.82
692.34
629.45

10,058
10,939
11,622
13,196
15,082

7.22
6.75
6.88
7.23
8.24

131,123
185,028
204,424
177,878
118,434

4,539
5,916
6,310
5,723
4,846

103,063
147,098
159,700
146,451
99,178

3,213
4,265
4,496
4,337
3,822

612.49
741.83
871.54
721.01
511.06

15,522
17,500
19,159
20,967
21,737

8.36
7.98
7.61
8.24

157,260
194,969
187,203
249,257

6,231
7,036
7,023
9,602

133,684
164,545
157,250
210,426

5,051
5,649
5,613
7,618

685.11
858.30
796.64
822.74

22,478
24,500
26,093
27,573

4.93
5.54
6.59

4.90
5.47
6.63

4.33
5.34
5.62

6.57
6.13
5.80
5.80
4.95

6.69
6.17
5.88
5.86
4.92

4.08
4.09
4.35
3.97
3.23
3.47
2.98
3.37
3.17

3.79
5

4.15

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

1 44.82

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

47 39
46.15
50.77
55.37
54.67

46.18
51.97
58.00
57.44

50.26
53.51
50.58
46.96

45.41
45.43
44.19
42.80

44.45
49.82
65.85
70.49

3.00
3.40
3.20
3,07
3.24

2.94
3.32
3.07
2.91
3.07

3.24
3.90
4.19
4.50
4.92

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

45.72
54.22
60.29
57.42
43.84

48.03
57.92
65.73
63.08
48.08

32.14
44.35
50.17
37.74
31.89

37.24
39.52
38.48
37.69
29.79

60.00
70.38
78.35
70.12
49.67

3.83
3.14
2.84
3.06
4.47

3.62
2,94
2.61
2.79
4.13

5.81
5.45
5.83
6.37
9.10

1975
1976
1977
1978

45.73
54.46
53.69
53.70

50.52
60.44
57.86
58.23

31.10
39.57
41.08
43.50

31.50
36.97
40.92
39.22

47.14
52.94
55.25
56.65

4.31
3.77
4.62
5.28

3.96
3.48
4.43
5.06

8.74
7.78
7.39
8.33

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

38.56
42.48
44.35
44.91
47.76
49.22

41.29
46.00
48.63
49.74
53.22
54.61

28.12
30.21
31.62
31.70
32.28
32.38

29.55
31.31
31.04
30.01
31.02
32.79

44.85
47.59
47.83
47.35
50.06
52.20

5.07
4.61
4.42
4.34
4.08
4.02

4.72
4.27
4.07
3.97
3.73
3.68

9.20
8.82
9.04
9.36
9.01
8.23

8.33
8.07
8.04
8.27
8.51
8.34

9,864
14,240
13,890
14,585
16,095
14,710

490
612
588
565
616
586

8,170
12,185
11,767
12,423
13,602
12,627

388
501
473
461
499
479

579.31
610.01
626.61
654.66
687.94
723.00

21,773
21,795
21,822
21,899
21,938
22,016

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

49.54
45.71
44.97
46.87
47.64
46.78

54.96
50.71
50.05
52.26
52.91
51.89

32.90
30.08
29.46
30.79
32.09
31.61

32.98
31.02
30.65
31.87
32.99
32.75

52.51
46.55
43.38
44.36
45.10
43.86

4.02
4.36
4.39
4.22
4.07
4.14

3.69
3.99
4.02
3.86
3.72
3.78

8.23
8.91
8.91
8.54
8.24
8.39

8.24
8.41
8.56
8.58
8.50
8.46

15,797
11,176
9,634
13,294
11,145
12,829

615
406
355
475
404
521

13,504
9,513
8,172
11,344
9,495
10,881

494
327
287
389
335
417

678.07
660.95
636.87
672.11
692.22
685.11

22,094
22,143
22,193
22,245
22,382
22,478

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

51.31
53.73
54.01
54.28
53.87
54.23

57.00
59.79
61.30
60.62
60.22
60.70

35.78
38.53
39.17
38.66
39.71
40.41

35.23
36.12
35.43
35.69
35.40
35.16

48.83
52.06
52.61
52.71
50.99
51.82

3.80
3.67
3.65
3.66
3.76
3.75

3.47
3.34
3.32
3.32
3.43
3.42

7.76
7.79
8.10
8.07
8.17
8.19

8.16
8.00
8.07
8.04
8.06
8.10

18,470
20,428
20,693
15,954
13,670
14,904

689
795
794
560
465
522

15,708
17,415
17,540
13,186
11,455
12,618

563
640
631
437
370
426

771.39
769.47
791.85
781.60
773.60
809.20

22,551
22,592
22,700
22,784
22,956
23,263

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

55.68
55.18
56.29
54.43
54.17
56.34

62.11
61.14
62.35
60.07
59.45
61.54

42.12
40.63
40.36
38.37
39.28
41.77

36.49
37.56
38.77
38.33
38.85
40.61

54.06
54.22
54.52
52.74
53.25
57.45

3.64
3.74
3.71
3.85
4.04
3.93

3.38
3.49
3.46
3.59
3.81
3.71

7.83
7.70
7.48
7.53
7.54
7.22

3.27
3.39
3.47
3.73
3.74
3.58

3.72
3.67
3.71
3.88
3.90
3.69

8.08
7.99
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.70

16,392
12,942
14,616
15,158
12,983
18,759

564
450
500
507
504
685

13,671
10,983
12,451
12,736
11,089
15,692

452
362
405
408
413
541

806.82
810.06
827.05
809.44
810.81
858.30

23,709
23,924
24,080
24,212
24,354
24,500

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

56.28
54.93
54.67
53.92
53.96
54.30

61.26
59.65
59.56
58.47
58.13
58.44

41.93
40.59
40.52
41.51
43.25
43.29

41,13
40.86
40.18
40.24
41.14
41.59

57.86
55.65
54.84
54.30
54.80
55.29

3.99
4.21
4.37
4.47
4.57
4.60

3.78
4.00
4.17
4.27
4.39
4.42

7.14
7.34
7.50
7.51
7.42
7.25

3.61
3.82
3.85
3.77
3.68
3.76

3.71
3.90
4.07
4.21
4.18
4.25

7.54
7.55
7.56
7.60
7.63
7.62

17,425
15,794
15,890
15,645
15,949
15,619

647
575
579
554
569
617

14,526
13,309
13,223
12,884
13,370
13,244

509
457
453
429
454
504

822.53
802.50
795.83
800.08
788.31
828.46

24,532
24,612
24,681
24,787
25,092
25,428

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

54.94
53.51
52.66
51.37
51.87
51.83

58.90
57.30
56.41
54.99
55.62
55.55

43.52
41.04
39.99
38.33
39.30
39.75

42.44
41.50
40.93
40.38
40.33
40.36

57.29
56.52
55.33
53.24
54.04
53.85

4.59
4.72
4.82
4.97
5.02
5.11

4.42
4.54
4.63
4.78
4.84
4.94

7.04
7.34
7.46
7.54
7.57
7.62

3.82
4.10
4.21
4.41
4.34
4.43

4.17
4.36
4.52
4.76
4.66
4,77

7.51
7.55
7.58
7.62
7.67
7.85

16,635
15,754
13,673
13,168
15,698
15,953

610
617
509
511
597
637

13,779
13,411
11,378
11,343
13,407
13,376

483
507
404
423
486
504

815.74
799.18
798.95
766.20
793.99
796.64

25,668
25,733
25,875
25,913
26,000
26,093

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

49.89
49.41
49.50
51.75
54.49
54.83

53.45
52.80
52.77
55.48
59.14
59.63

39.15
38.90
38.95
41.19
44.21
44.19

39.09
39.02
39.26
39.69
39.47
39.41

50.91
50.60
51.44
55.04
57.96
58.31

5.32
5.49
5.62
5.42
5.20
5.19

5.12
5.30
5.43
5.22
4.98
4.99

7.91
8.11
8.16
8.14
8.28
8.22

4.46
4.65
4.77
4.61
4.42
4.42

5.05
5.21
5.35
5.11
4.85
4.86

7.92
7.99
8.07
8.06
8.11
8.31

14,442
11,889
15,794
20,335
27,367
24,391

568
482
639
802
1,041
923

12,334
9,990
13,289
17,316
23,486
20,557

462
387
510
650
848
744

750.45
737.55
760.31
820.76
829.63
818.95

26,153
26,276
26,388
26,41 1
26,588
26,736

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

54.61
58.53
58.58
56.40
52.74
53.69

59.35
64.07
64.23
61.60
57.50
58.72

44.74
49.45
50.19
46.70
41.80
42.49

39.28
40.20
39.82
39.44
37.88
38.09

57.97
63.28
63.22
60.42
54.95
55.68

5.25
4.93
4.97
5.11
5.45
5.39

5.04
4.72
4,75
4.88
5.18
5.13

8.23
8.15
8.31
8.47
8.98
8.99

4.40
4,05
4.04
4.23
4.82
4.99

4.98
4.63
4.70
4.86
5.40
5.38

8.42
8.26
8.24
8.29
8.43
8.84

18,318
30,452
27,342
22,016
20,091
16,820

669
1,099
1,016
801
788
654

15,229
26,123
22,302
18,476
17,248
14,078

534
895
790
639
637
522

864.13
890.57
883.85
792.03
811.60
822.74

26,940
27,012
27,152
27,243
27,401
27,573

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii imediately
following these tables.




"

5

83.53

83.76

3.98
4.49

4.30
5.03

97

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF EXPORTS
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE (INCLUDING REEXPORTS)1'2
Total, excluding Department
of Defense shipments

By leading countries

By geographic regions

Africa

North America
YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
Unadjusted

*

*

Seasonally
adjusted3

Africa

Asia4

Australia
and
Oceania4

South
America

Europe
Northern

Southern

Republic
of South
Africa6

Egypt5

*
Millions of dollars

19477
1948
1949

15,340.3
12,653.1
12,051.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

10,275.0
15,032,4
15,200.7
15,773.7
15,109.6

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

821.5
784.7
621.8

2,329.8
2,129.6
2,255.8

320.3
152.8
194.9

5,670.3
4,279.2
4,118.2

2,130.3
1,944.7
1,959.2

1,715.0
1,450.6
1,339.5

2,353.6
1,911.6
1,561.8

60.1
36.4
52.8

413.9
492.1
266.0

9,992.9
13,967.5
13,203.2
12,262.4
12,854.5

375.7
623.8
621.0
563.0
629.7

1,539.5
2,409.9
2,541.3
2,782.9
2,577.1

151.1
270.1
267.4
202.7
264.3

3,306.4
5,121.2
5,088.7
5,710.6
5,118.1

2,038.9
2,693.2
3,003.7
3,197.6
2,965.7

1,452.6
1,746.8
1,742.5
1,623.3
1,654.8

1,410.9
2,167.4
1,936.0
1,693.5
1,900.0

34.0
84.5
85.1
64.2
45.7

128.9
259.7
228.3
218.9
241.9

15,547.5
19,095.3
20,861.9
17,915.8
17,644.8

14,291.0
17,332.9
19,494.9
16,367.0
16,407.0

642.0
730.8
755.0
652.2
728.5

2,580.9
3,418.1
3,961.5
3,410.8
3,283.5

295.2
265.3
295.9
282.2
376.2

5,125.9
6,437.4
6,844.1
5,569.7
5,559.1

3,404.4
4,148.8
4,040.9
3,539.3
3,824.8

755.5
2,033.2
2,248.8
2,134.3
1,806.8

2,743.4
2,061.4
2,711.2
2,325.7
2,060.6

86.4
105.0.
41.9
55.2
107.5

271.9
274.2
289.8
253.4
223.6

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

20,583.7
20,999.4
21,700.0
23,347.3
26,508.3

19,629.1
20,188.3
20,972.7
22,427.3
25,690.1

793.5
859.0
1,022.8
1,053.7
1,258.9

4,186.2
4,652.5
4,676.2
5,447.6
5,802.3

513.7
444.6
519.0
564.6
803.5

7,405.6
7,370.5
7,758.3
8,737.7
9,436.1

3,810.5
3,826.6
4,045.2
4,251.5
4,915.3

1,725.5
1,497.2
1,596.7
1,769.9
2,092.6

2,147.5
2,349.2
2,081.9
1,922.3
2,199.5

151.1
164.1
236.4
211.1
269.7

288.2
234.3
229.8
307.5
403.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

27,469.6
30,319.6
31,526.2
§34,635.9
38,005.6

26,690.8
29,379.2
30,934.4
34,062.8
37,331.7

1,228.9
1,348.6
1,182.3
1,269.4
1,391.6

6,012.3
6,733.4
7,146.3
7,581.9
8,261.4

956.5
805.4
1,017.4
1,026.0
997.9

9,363.9
10,003.0
10,297.7
11,347.3
12,641.6

5,643.3
6,661.2
7,165.9
8,073.8
9,137.6

2,099.0
2,268.3
2,362.7
2,598.8
2.761.1

2,174.9
2,499.9
2,354.0
2,738.6
2,814.4

157.7
189.1
66.0
48.4
67.2

438.1
401.0
426.4
455.7
505.5

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

43,224.0
44,129.9
49,758.5
71,338.8
98,507.2

42,659.3
43,548.6
49,199.0
70,823.2
97,908.1

1,579.1
1,694.3
1,576.1
2,305.8
3,659.4

10,022.8
9,855.3
11,297.2
18,418.7
25,784.5

1,188.2
1,168.4
1,034.4
1,743.9
2,696.8

14,816.8
14,562.3
16,180.5
23,160.6
30,069.6

9,080.3
10,367.4
12,418.8
15,118.0
19,941.7

3,241.3
3,189.9
3,609.3
5,057.4
7,947.7

3,290.0
3,292.3
3,661.9
4,857.6
7,856.0

77.2
62.9
76.1
225.4
455.2

562.7
622.3
602.5
746.3
1,159.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

108,050.4
115,339.9
121,212.3
143,662.8

107,589.3
115,149.8
121,150.4
143,577.5

4,948.9
5,205.9
5,545.6
5,887.1

28,223.2
29,728".5
31,435.8
39,629.9

2,339.5
2,689.9
2,876.5
3,464.3

32,731.8
35,900.6
37,304.2
43,607.7

21,752.4
24,111.0
25,791.4
28,375.2

8,288.1
8,368,0
8,676.5
11,026.2

8,802,6
8,5954
9,283.5
10,992.3

682.7
810.0
982.4
1,134.1

1,302.4
1,347.6
1,054.4
1,080.1

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,323.6
8,591.7
9,474.0
9,146.8
8,972.3
8,729.0

9,244.7
8,546.0
9,445.1
9,085.0
8,921.3
8,668.7

9,497.3
8,804.0
8,714.8
8,713.0
8,240.6
8,754.5

397.2
370.7
472.2
396.6
451.9
423.2

2,596.5
2,179.9
2,352.4
2,260.6
2,317.9
2,435.0

163.2
194.4
182.9
175.6
211.3
191.6

3,062.9
2,857.0
3,092.5
2,685.8
2,569.9
2,269.7

1,586.9
1,623.5
1,819.2
1,963.7
1,959.7
1 ,888.0

671.2
632.6
713.7
725.2
720.7
664.6

725.1
685.6
799.0
789.4
674.1
786.2

59.2
64.8
78.9
52.5
82.0
47.8

101.5
95.2
129.3
95.7
107.3
108.6

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . ,
November . .
December . .

8,255.6
8,511.0
8,389.6
9,767.3
9,538.6
9,351.2

8,226.2
8,501.1
8,364.0
9,735.7
9,525.5
9,325.9

8,884.5
9,038.0
9,116.1
9,241.3
9,420.9
9,272.1

426.9
382.5
347.2
444.4
406.7
424.4

2,293.2
2,388.8
2,252.6
2,372.4
2,388.2
2,385.2

172.7
197.7
192.8
213.6
235.8
206.6

2,329.5
2,456.0
2,399.0
2,985.5
3,053.7
2,969.3

1,615.7
1,619.0
1,845.0
2,083.3
1,917.5
1,830.4

678.5
656.1
616.1
722.5
750.3
738.2

696.5
719.9
663.9
815.9
695.5
755.9

78.0
44.0
35.1
43.0
48.7
48.8

119.3
102.8
90.4
117.9
110.0
119.6

1976: January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

8,773.7
8,754.8
9,834.3
9,843.9
9,980.1
9,871.0

8,764.1
8,750.0
9,829.0
9,834.6
9,969.5
9,858.1

9,107.5
8,932.2
9,025.7
9,377.0
9,570.4
9,733.5

331.6
339.7
428.5
438.9
422.4
513.6

2,403.8
2,218.4
2,458.2
2,394.6
2,520.0
2,448.2

195.5
203.2
201.7
203.2
215.9
299.0

2,804.6
2,835.8
3,061.3
3,121.0
3,121.5
2,813.8

1 ,675,7
1,851.8
2,197.6
2,188.4
2,244.0
2,244.4

673.8
663.2
771.7
752.1
693.9
731.5

680.3
628.6
709.3
692.6
685.4
750.1

61.3
78.3
62.9
77.6
75.1
57.3

96.6
93.1
139.0
113.7
93.7
138.1

July
August
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

9,350.2
8,978.0
9,256.3
10,159.5
9,700.3
10,837.7

9,345.6
8,908.4
9,206.6
10,155.2
9,695.1
10,833.6

9,988.9
9,826.2
9,839.3
9,770.3
9,602.0
10,448.1

449.8
452.7
429.4
471.9
417.0
510.1

2,718.9
2,442.4
2,445.8
2,571.0
2,401.5
2,710.3

217.9
205.0
230.6
218.6
235.3
267.1

2,786.4
2,604.3
2,737.7
3,356.1
3,100.3
3,556.0

1,693.7
1,816.9
1,998.2
2,075.9
2,070.3
2,053.8

684.0
651.3
648.4
638.7
663.0
778.3

746.1
699.9
679.2
698.1
742.7
901.4

73.3
64.2
72.9
66.1
55.9
64.9

120.2
107.2
128.7
100.4
103.5
113.5

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,137.0
9,474.9
11,058.3
10,533.9
10,974.8
10,282.4

9,120.3
9,469.9
11,050.5
10,528.4
10.969.7
10,279.3

9,666.5
9,897.5
10,164.2
9,940.0
10,528.6
10,090.6

371.2
413.0
525.9
483.6
523.7
458.9

2,431.0
2,368.0
2,825.3
2,698.5
2,964.3
2,680.0

195.5
238.8
245.2
241.2
222.3
215.0

3,062.9
3,200.6
3,512.0
3,360.1
3,358.3
3,115.2

1,893.3
2,013.3
2,500.5
2,260.7
2,439.4
2,322.8

562.5
589.1
730.5
687.1
674.9
708.2

619.5
651.1
718.7
772.0
749.7
765.9

60.2
76.8
121.3
104.9
102.3
73.9

88.7
128.9
91.5
87.9
95.4
76.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

9,742.8
8,987.1
10,371.1
9,557.4
9,692.6
11,399.9

9,739.6
8,984.1
10,367.5
9,554.8
9,690.2
11,396.1

10,372.3
9,683.2
11,038.6
9,357.4
9,477.9
10,999.0

486.7
413.4
541.6
378.6
430.0
518.9

2,578.3
2,413.7
2,527.2
2,247.5
2,424.1
3,277.8

244.8
249.6
278.2
227.5
228.9
289.7

2,988.8
2,527.6
3,014.3
2,836.1
2,770.8
3,557.5

1,818.3
1,768.3
2,145.3
2,394.0
2,239.6
1 ,995.9

795.0
737.6
809.5
767.3
763.2
851.8

818.5
821.8
1,022.6
672.4
780.1
891.6

101.6
65.5
78.4
43.2
68.2
86.2

87.8
82.8
84.0
77.3
72.7
81.1

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,366.8
9,514.5
12,074.8
12,070.8
12,496.8
12,489.9

9,364.2
9,510.6
12,069.5
12,065.4
12,480.8
12,479.9

9,862.8
9,938.5
11,142.6
11,628.4
11,776.2
12,263.6

372.1
415.8
529.3
582.7
510.5
567.1

2,463.4
2,578.5
3,366.1
3,174.2
3,297.0
3,390.2

224.4
203.0
253.2
233.2
293.6
289.7

3,010.1
2,996.1
3,723.9
3,846.8
3,726.0
3,690.2

1,858.1
1,945.5
2,412.0
2,451.8
2,654.7
2,612.6

691.7
729.7
898.4
867.7
926.4
922.7

747.1
649.5
896.0
840.0
970.8
932.2

55.3
82.6
111.4
129.6
75.2
118.9

67.0
75.6
81.5
91.5
94.5
89.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10,946.3
11,621.6
12,715.2
13,159.6
13,669.0
13,533.2

10,935.7
11,613.7
12,713.9
13,155.8
13,652.1
13,531.3

11,655.5
12,286.1
13,274.9
12,901.2
13,447.6
13,282.3

544.4
435.2
486.6
510.2
427.3
504.3

3,209.4
3,346.8
3,589.0
3,583.3
3,720.0
3,910.3

256.8
260.6
355.8
354.7
433.2
303.9

3,076.2
3,467.7
3,829.2
3,786.4
4,308.4
4,154.0

1,995.5
2,143.8
2,397.0
2,806.0
2,583.7
2,512.7

868.9
969.9
956.6
1,033.1
1,109.6
1,051.5

927.9
901.6
1,047.4
981.2
1,023.5
1,072.6

110.7
80.8
86.7
86.6
80.6
115.6

76.1
90.7
92.2
118.0
90.6
112.3

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on pp. 239 and 240.

98

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF EXPORTS-Con.
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE (INCLUDING REEXPORTS), BY LEADING COUNTRIES1
Europe

Asia; Australia and Oceania

YEAR AND
MONTH

Australia,
including

New

India2

Pakistan2

Malaysia3

Indonesia

Philippines

Japan4

France

Guinea

German
Democratic
Republic
(formerly
East
Germany)

Federal
Republic of
Germany
(formerly
West
Germany)

Italy

Union of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics5

United
Kingdom

Millions of dollars

19476

236.5

401.1

1948
1949

114.6
144.9

298.2
255.2

17.0
45.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

115.6

217.0

200.7

472.4
394.3

31.4
39.3
59.4
102.8
38.2

211.9
159.5
210.7

159.7
167.5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

232.1

194.4

204.3
226.8
227.6

277.3
439.8

316.3

337.6

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

423.7
358.5
447.8
477.7
689.8

642.1

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

799.3
654.2
895.4
874.9
860.0

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

1,003.5
1,018.3
856.5
1,449.1
2,172.3

1975
1976
1977
1978

312.5

482.9

439.5
467.8
439.2

414.5
324.7
467.5

817.2
591.2
497.1

58E .3
862 .7
822 .1

1 499.9

247.0
375.5
317.3
402.1
350.1

418.3
601.4
632.7
686.4
692.7

475.4
843.4
1,012.8
1,236.3
783.4

44C).0

368.9
548.7
609.5

372.6
352.5
390.7
310.0
285.5

682.5
997.8
1,319.3
986.9
1,079.5

536.0
828.5
707.6
569.8
483.3

.4
.4
.3
.4
1.0

1,330.2
887.8
880.2

307.0
354.4
282.0
335.0
372.0

1,447,2
1,837.3
1,573.8
1,843.6
2,009.3

698.7
704.2
735.2
813.2.
990.2

4.0
2.8
1.7
6.4
20.2

1,274.7
1,343.0
1,581.0
1,582.0
1,606.1

167.1
201.1

348.5
347.8
430.4
436.3
374.3

2,080.1
2,363.5
2,695.0
2,954.3
3,489.7

970.7
1,007.0
1,024.5
1,095.0
1,195.1

12.4
25.2
26.3
29.0
32.4

1,649.6
1,673.6
1,705.7
1,708.9
2,142.1

266.0
263.0
307.6
442.1
530.5

373.2
340.2
365.5
495.4
746.7

4,651.9
4,054.8
4,962.9
8,313.1
10,678.5

1,483.0
1,373.2
1,608.9
2,262.9
2,941.5

32.5
25.4
17.5
28.0
21.9

810.1
1,034.6
763.2
751.4

831.5
818.2
875.9
1,041.2

9,562.7
10,144.7
10,528.9
12,885.1

3,031.0
3,446.3
3,503.2
4,166.2

103.6
92.3

124.5
84.2

173.3
150.2
117.6
85.5

59.1
142.4
115.9
112.2
104.2

83.2

146.9
117.3
72.2
74.8

170.0
195.4

100.3
179.8
135.1
126.3

671.4
817.1

388.1

955.0

376.0

78.8

73.5

928.0
929.3
955.4

335.9
238.7
347.3

91.1

41.6
67.6
68.4

717.6
517.1

301.9
194.9

284.8

*45.6
49.2
53.6
50.8

417.9
458.0

.2

1,006.0
984.8
1,164.3
905.3
1,097.3

715.4

38.8
42.8
15.4
20.2
144.6

1,487.0
1,206.3
1,128.2
1,212.9
1,532.1

908.8
972.8
1,120.6
1,261.5

45.2
41.7
60.3
57.7
105.5

1,615.3
1,737.3
1,959.6
2,288.7
2,334.6

2,740.7
2,831.1
2,807.5
3,755.7
4,984.6

1,353.0
1,313.9
1,434.2
2,118.6
2,751.6

118.7
160.9
542.2
1,194.1
608.8

2,536.3
2,369.2
2,658.2
3,563.6
4,573.5

17.3
64.9
36.1
170.4

5,194.1
5,730.8
5,988.8
6,956.8

2,866.9
3,071.1
2,789.6
3,360.6

1,834.6
2,309.6
1,627.5
2,252.3

4,527.4

235.4

95.3
93.8
87.0
77.9
92.8
76.6

472.8
429.4
462.5
368.5
357.9
362.0
327.0

220.3

121.8
151.1
147.6
305.1

231.0

353.9

207.8

231.1
234.2
276.5
229.7
233.9
245.3

401.7

264.8
230.5
257.4
283.3
245.5
277.7

183.3

364.5

379.7

225.3

195.3
136.5
106.0
122.1
174.2
172.4

429.9
360.5
395.9
469.7
384.2
454.0

606.7

943.1

211.4
183.0

526.7
759.8

238.9
396.4

128.0
157.4
377.3

1,835.0
2,199.2
2,375.6
2,941.9

1,289.7
1,135.8
778.6
947.9

372.0
394.3
292.7
495.7

393.4
535.6
560.7
728.4

143.8
91.7
81.0
86.9
97.5
122.3

50.5
21.0
16.6
49.9
29.5
38.9

28.4
26.7
25.5
29.1
27.0
31.1

66.7
37.5
76.2
77.8
92.7
78.0

70.3
64.5
72.6
57.5
64.5
71.7

957.1
833.6
828.8
757.5
785.8
783.9

257.7
280.8
315.8
274.2
259.1
228.7

1.5
.3
.3
1.1
1.2
.7

518.1
411.7

June

128.4
137.0
143.6
143.6
175.4
156.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

134.2
159.6
153.6
151.7
184.4
166.3

109.5
119.7
116.0
102.1
91.6
127.6

19.6
32.8
22.0
28.2
33.2
29.8

29.1
42.9
57.4
36.2
29.4
30.7

78.7
62.0
55.8
61.4
58.5
64.8

74.7
67.2
72.3
67.9
70.0
78.4

768.8
793.4
724.9
753.5
844.1
729.9

223.3
213.5
212.5
251.5
240.0
273.7

28.1
35.0
42.2
35.1
28.4
16.3

29.8
30.8
34.0
35.1
40.8
54.1

91.2
72.3

67.1

57.6
59.0
78.7
69.9
69.2
61.1

845.9
671.9
824,6
767.9
864.3
858.9

494.9
429.8

692.1
521.7

872.6
892.2
1,090.4

951.7
891.1

291.1
284.1

410.4

230.6
257.0

347.7

231.4

3.3
.4
.8
5.5
1.6
.6

355.9
387.9
389.5
436.5
477.3
534.5

228.3
255.2

254.2
281.1
301.5
304.2
312.8
289.6

.5
.6
4.8
14.5
6.7
2.3

504.1

194.6

May

154.4
163.1
163.3
172.3
177.2

June

224.7

123.5
99.0
127.2
71.7
52.6
63.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

185.0
167.7
189.6
182.3
195.5
224.1

105.6
96.0
129.2
107.2
79.7
80.3

22.6
48.5
42.5
41.7
25.1
28.7

44.4
64.2
59.9
47.6
47.8
46.9

64.6
84.3
96.1
86.1
55.7
93.1

70.4
68.8
68.1
99.4
61.7
54.3

954.7
834.7
813.9
897.9
915.3
894.8

265.1
239.1
266.6
354.2
285.0
293.0

1.6
8.5
6.8
8.1
6.9
3.6

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

161.1
199.5
201.1
201.1
180.6
181.6

57.1
39.9
74.3
39.4
87.1
94.3

23.5
14.1
31.9
35.7
48.3
21.4

44.2
40.5
41.8
44.5
38.8
37.4

57.5
58.7
72.9
64.9
56.5
77.4

58.2
78.3
71.0
61.7
69.8
83.3

899.7
914.7
977.3
859.7
902.6
814.5

271.8
317.7
333.3
319.6
311.8
287.5

4.2
4.3
4.8
.6
2.1
.9

471.6

202.3

62.7
46.3
48.7
62.3
74.0
92.4

38.1
16.5
14.8
21.2
17.7
9.3

45.1
45.2
49.0
79.7
40.9
53.6

65.9
53.3
51.8
67.6
74.3
62.3

69.2
88.2
88.8
54.8
67.2
85.5

872.5
788.0
802.6
752.8
876.5
1,068.1

247.2
245.7
321.4
247.9
281.1
318.3

4.5
1.3
.3
3.1
8.3
1.6

449.0
428.7
502.4
440.8
459.0
590.2

72.7
90.1
75.9
75.8
65.8
128.8

17.2
47.0
72.9
46.8
35.5
30.2

49.6
52.4
59.7
54.8
56.6
58.4

79.3
70.5
69.1
57.6
55.2
89.3

57.4
84.7
79.4
76.6
90.0
91.8

743.2
869.4
1,015.9
969.9
1 ,009.3
1,046.1

271.2
294.1
325.3
340.8
325.1
338.6

13.9
9.5
5.6
2.2
18.8
21.5

447.1
462.5
625.4
544.3
493.2

280.6
299.2

518.3

342.5

84.7
70.1
86.7
49.0
63.6
84.7

16.3
40.0
54.8
48.9
21.1
64.9

72.6
59.4
70.9
69.5
58.0
66.4

59.2
53.8
56.2
60.0
48.1
53.1

88.2
87.3
88.8
87.1

1,046.7
1,092.3
1,193.5
1,248.5
1,369.1
1,280.8

280.1
415.2
395.5
373.9
431.4
375.1

.3
11.5
15.4
17.2
30.6
23.7

472.7
542.2
802.6
668.4
694.7
685.4

258.0
222.6

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

May
June . . . .
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

May
June
July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

210.3
233.2

196.2
163.4
244.2

191.2
172.8
209.8

193.0
249.7
243.2

219.4
216.4
312.5
296.6
382.7
254.7

107.5
103.3
113.2

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




109.3
99.6

700.2

.3
3.8
3.6
3.4
7.4

4502^
363.3
504.8

325.4

May

.8
.1

644.1

472.9
693.4
755.2
558.3
522.6

1.1
.8

I.3

572.5

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April

1,103.2

547.7
1,000.0
787.3
826.5
808.2

f—.¥

648,1
350.1

66.6
71.5

149.1
27.9
6.6

386.5

515.3
451.1
463.2

417.4
419.6
608.9

576.1
606.2
485.5
544.5
540.2

551.2
525.7

195.2
236.9
306.7
269.0
278.7
229.7

255.1

(8)
(8)

179.6
196.0

307.9
289.8
255.2
227.7

223.6
239.8

182.9
170.0
208.1
176.1

91.4
48.4
88.8
39.2
134.7
173.4

234.4
252.4

211.7
217.3
291.8

275.1
302.0
286.5
373.0

104.9
107.5

155.2
197.3
241.7
308.3
356.5
265.4

170.9
163.0
97.0
96.5
79.4
121.2

4,801 .2
5,950.9
7,116.0

330.1

341.0
359.6
367.7
348.9
346.0
386.2
393.6

431.6
385.1

413.2
503.5
487.6

461.1
502.9
593.3
599.0
385.6

441.9
633.8
372.9
556.0
550.5
488.4

635.1
791.2
533.7
574.2
460.6
534.0
575.9
593.7

761.5
620.6

99

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF EXPORTS-Con.
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE (INCLUDING REEXPORTS), BY LEADING COUNTRIES1

EXPORTS OF U.S. MERCHANDISE4

North and South America
Latin American Republics
YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
Canada2
Total3

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Columbia

Mexico

Excluding
military
grant-aid

Agricultural
products,
total

Non-

agricultural
products,
total

Venezuela

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

2,073.7
1,912.2
1,940.4

3,857.8
3,166.1
2,721.0

679.9
380.9
130.8

643.2
497.3
382.9

125.3
105.5
142.6

218.9
197.3
175.9

629.9
521.5
468.2

426.8
516.6
518.4

15,160.2
12,532.1
11,936.1

2,038.6
2,693.0
3,003.2
3,197.5
2,965.5

2,719.9
3,740.9
3,479.9
3,133.6
3,377.0

148.2
243.3
159.3
109.0
129.8

364.5
739.2
597.4
379.1
507.2

73.0

174.8
138.5
113.2

236.9
234.1
239.9
306.8
360.1

526.2
730.2
683.2
662.8
649.3

406.3
471.5
518.1
536.3
553.5

10,142.4
14,879.5
15,048.6
15,652.0
5
14,980.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

3,404.1
4,148.7
4,040.7
3,538.8
3,824.6

3,315.3
3,863.0
4,686.6
4,207.7
3,614.9

154.5
219.6
292.3
257.5
236.9

273.3
326.2
511.6
567.0
434.7

353.7
333.3
251.2
195.4
212.6

719.4
860.5
917.1
903.6
755.0

576.8
685.4
1,069.1
831.0
758.3

5

163.8
204.2
159.0
142.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

3,810.1
3,826.3
4,044.8
4,251.5
4,915.2

3,576.7
3,536.6
3,336.7
3,300.1
3,832.1

358.7
434.9
387.7
194.9
269.6

464.5
544.7
449.4
405.2
402.5

202.7
235.9
177.0
172.1
189.9

252.6
251.8
235.6
251.1
256.6

831.4
827.6
821.1
873.3
1,106.6

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

5,642.8
6,660.8
7,164.7
8,072.3
9,137.0

3,787.7
4,230.9
4,123.5
4,699.1
4,869.2

267.5
244.1
230.1
281.4
378.3

347.9
575.0
547.2
704.6
672.0

237.4
256.0
248.1
306.7
314.6

198.5
287.1
217.9
319.2
302.8

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

9,079.3
10,365.4
12,415.2
15,104.0
19,936.0

5,695.2
5,666.5
6,466.8
8,921.3
14,500.9

441.0
390.9
396.1
451.3
596.6

840.5
966.3
1,242.7
1,916.2
3,088.8

300.3
223.7
185.9
248.4
452.2

1975
1976
1977
1978

21,743.9
24,106.4
25,788.1
28,373.7

15,655.0
15,487.4
16,371.1
20,185.2

628.3
543.7
731.1
841.8

3,056.2
2,808.8
2,489.8
2,980.6

533.4
507.7
520.2
724.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

2

.

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

86.3
98.8

3,959.7
3,472.7
3,577.8

11.200.5
9,059.4
8.358.3

9,860.2
13,814.4
13,051.4
12,140.6
12,726.1

2,873.1
4,040.1
3,431.1
2,847.5
3,053.8

7,269.3
10,839.4
11,617.5
12,804.4
5
11, 927. 2

15,418.9
18,940.1
20,670.7
5
17,745.4
5
17,450.6

14,163.0
17,182.7
19,315.4
16,202.6
16,223.6

3,198.3
4,169.6
4,505.9
3,854.8
3,955.3

5

12,223.5
14,775.5
16, 176.5
5
13,896.4
5
13,493.8

566.7
529.1
480.8
522.0
618.6

5

20,375.2
20,754.5
21,430.6
23,062.4
26,155.9

19.426.0
19,944.4
20.703.2
22,142.6
25,337.8

4,831.8
5,023.9
5,034.0
5,584.4
6,347.5

5

1,105.9
1,180.0
1,221.6
1,378.0
1 ,449.5

625.6
598.0
587.2
665.0
708.2

27,126.7
29,883.9
31,142.1
6
34,199.0
37,461.6

26,347.9
28,943.5
30.550.2
33,626.0
36,787.7

6.228.6
6,874.2
6.379.8
6,227.2
5,936.4

20,906.7
23,009.8
24,762.3
27,971.9
31,525.2

394.8
377.5
317.3
436.5
659.2

1,703.7
1,620.0
1,982.2
2,937.4
4,855.3

759.3
787.1
923.7
1,032.5
1,767.7

42,590.1
43,491.8
48,958.9
70,246.0
97,144.2

42,025.4
42,910.5
48,399.3
69.730.4
96,144.2

7,246.8
7,698.0
9,406.9
17,680.6
21,998.9

35,343.3
35,793.7
39,571.7
52,565.4
75,145.2

643.0
702.7
782.0
1,045.9

5,141.3
4,990.0
4,806.1
6,680.3

2,243.3
2,627.8
3,170.5
3,727.7

106,561.0
113,666.0
119,005.8
141,125.6

106,099.8
113,475.9
118,943.7
141,040.3

21,885.7
22,997.6
23,671.0
29,384.1

84,216.5
90,320.9
94,291.8
111,741.4

5

5

5

5

15,525.8
15,692.7
16,368.9
17,475.7
19,788.9

1,586.0
1,623.3
1,819.0
1,979.4
1 ,956.4
1,889.2

1,264.9
1,200.8
1,382.7
1,382.4
1,277.4
1 ,344.0

75.3
62.1
76.1
66.4
41.2
50.7

197.6
205.1
265.5
264.6
223.1
291.3

60.3
43.9
57.7
49.1
41.8
40.6

60.9
45.2
50.5
54.5
60.4
60.8

400.3
389.0
433.8
464.0
448.5
416.7

183.1
172.4
181.9
193.3
175.0
191.0

9,141.7
8,460.5
9,331.0
9,017.9
8,856.5
8,589.1

9,062.8
8,414.8
9,302.1
8,956.1
8,805.5
8,528.8

2,452.9
1,920.3
1,911.1
1,757.6
1,496.4
1,389.1

6,568.6
6,492.7
7,387.9
7,188.2
7,340.9
7,161.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .

1,615.4
1,618.8
1,844.9
2,082.9
1,917.2
1,830.4

1,257.7
1,260.8
1,179.6
1,412.5
1,318.1
1,380.2

29.0
37.3
42.4
39.9
36.4
71.5

255.3
269.3
243.8
299.9
270.1
270.7

45.4
26.2
28.9
49.3
49.5
40.8

60.5
55.3
41.6
54.6
40.7
58.0

431.1
394.9
379.6
451.4
450.5
483.2

177.3
198.7
181.4
206.2
189.7
198.3

8,154.3
8,416.6
8,269.6
9,650.7
9,431.7
9,241.3

8,124.9
8,406.7
8,244.0
9,619.2
9,418.6
9,216.1

1,532.3
1,600.4
1,609.6
2,081.6
2,176.3
1,959.8

6,609.5
6,761 .6
6,649.1
7,552.7
7,243.2
7,259.1

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,675.3
1,851.5
2,197.4
2,188.3
2,242.8
2,244.0

1,237.6
1,194.2
1,342.7
1,313.3
1,268.0
1,349.9

29.4
27.5
37.3
39.1
52.1
41.2

264.5
232.5
233.3
234.9
258.4 .
229.8

36.6
26.3
33.7
31.0
24.8
40.6

39.8
47.8
55.6
64.3
53.4
66.7

412.6
426.1
480.3
441.4
424.9
451.5

192.8
185.3
213.6
209.9
195.8
234.4

8,672.1
8,646.3
9,677.5
9,714.4
9,857.3
9,738.5

8,662.5
8,641.5
9,672.3
9,705.0
9,846.6
9,725.5

1,994.1
1,715.1
1,873.3
1,933.8
1,848.9
1,823.8

6,668.1
6,917.0
7,798.5
7,772.6
8,000.3
7,902.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,693.3
1,818.8
1,997.8
2,075.4
2,070.0
2,053.7

1,310.5
1,243.1
1,202.0
1,219.0
1,268.1
1,538.9

39.9
39.0
44.4
39.6
51.7

102.5

253.9
240.3
227.4
200.6
211.9
221.1

40.8
63.2
46.6
62.8
42.6
58.7

69.9
55.1
53.7
54.4
56.6
85.5

414.0
405.3
371,3
367.4
358.7
436.6

216.2
190.9
210.3
234.8
265.7
278.1

9,209.3
8,844.0
9,105.6
10,004.3
9,547.7
10,649.2

9,204.7
8,774.4
9,055.9
9,999.9
9,542.6
10,645.1

1,798.8
1,759.8
1,796.9
2,250.6
2,120.9
2,081.4

7,379.9
7,000.1
7,267.9
7,678.3
7,418.5
8,514.9

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,893.1
2,013.2
2,500.2
2,260.3
2,439.0
2,322.5

1 ,063.3
1,117.7
1,321.3
1,326.8
1,307.3
1,341.2

46.5
38.1
55.2
57.2
52.5
78.9

177.3
195.4
183.0
233.9
212.0
175.2

46.1
30.1
48.6
35.8
46.2
34.3

43.1
46.8
76.4
61.5
67.7
63.4

294.1
316.4
408.9
361.3
373.4
371.8

205.1
223.7
241.0
250.6
247.7
272.3

8,978.6
9,342.0
10,862.0
10,336.1
10,782.5
10,067.7

8,961.9
9,337.0
10,854.2
10,330.5
10,777.4
10,064.7

1,906.8
2,045.9
2,293.1
2,208.9
2,199.4
1,882.1

6,927.5
7,229.9
8,564.1
8,139.3
8,474.7
8,158.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,818.0
1,768.1
2,144.9
2,393.7
2,239.4
1,995.8

1 ,488.0
1,421.7
1,677.9
1,305.9
1,398.1
1,593.3

65.2
65.6
59.5
65.9
73.2
73.3

226.0
220.8
319.3
132.5
202.8
211.6

40.0
50.7
45.1
52.6
40.9
49.7

60.8
64.6
85.2
72.9
59.8
79.8

477.8
408.8
418.5
454.9
445.7
490.5

288.3
259.8
354.5
228.7
283.2
316.7

9,581.3
8,809.1
10,157.5
9,364.4
9,522.8
11,201.5

9,578.1
8,806.2
10,153.9
9,361.8
9,520.4
11,197.7

1,748.9
1,541.6
1,733.8
1,705.1
2,081.5
2,323.9

7,598.8
7,167.0
8,414.2
7,414.0
7,396.8
8,807.6

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,858.0
1,945.1
2,411.9
2,451.8
2,654.6
2,612.5

1,304.4
1,263.3
1,631.6
1,562.6
1 ,729.2
1,708.2

56.0
46.5
53.0
60.5
70.0
55.1

234.8
165.0
237.8
224.1
266.0
262.4

32.6
35.4
38.5
42.5
56.2
64.4

65.2
59.9
81.7
87.4
73.3
78.4

379.3
425.4
515.2
505.0
535.2
547.9

256.9
214.7
336.0
301.5
357.0
338.6

9,207.4
9,336.1
11,831.1
11,859.2
12,249.9
12,273.5

9,204.8
9,332.1
11,825.8
11,853.8
12,234.2
12,263.5

1,938.6
2,068.1
2,519.4
2,508.0
2,729.3
2,639.8

7,278.0
7,273.6
9,316.4
9,351 .6
9,520.7
9,631 .9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,995.4
2,143.8
2,396.9
2,805.9
2,583.6
2,512.5

1,662.7
1,720.5
1,843.7
1,853.9
1,952.3
1,950.4

73.3
67.5
76.2
83.1
79.3

275.7
251.8
278.6
239.1
289.2
253.8

76.3
69.5
77.2
70.7
71.1
90.3

73.3
81.0
96.1

543.3
597.9
598.8
663.2
705.3
663.8

289.6
292.3
375.9
316.3
327.6
320.4

10,781.0
11,425.7
12,506.2
12,927.8
13,428.3
13,299.3

10,770.4
11,417.8
12,504.9
12,924.0
13,411.4
13,297.5

2,133.8
2,391.1
2,268.0
2,665.8
2,806.7
2,736.3

8,646.2
9,038.2
10,237.7
10,260.6
10,626.8
10,563.0

121.3

Footnotes giving source of data and description of si •ies appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




122.7
111.1
116.1

100

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF EXPORTS-Con.
EXPORTS OF UNITED STATES MERCHANDISE1'2

By commodity groups and principal commodities
Food and live animals

Crude materials, inedible, excluding fuels

YEAR AND
MONTH
Total3

Meats and
preparations
(including
poultry)

Grains and
cereal
preparations

Beverages
and
tobacco

Total3

Cotton, raw,
excluding
linters
and waste

Soybeans,
except
canned or
prepared

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.

Metal ores,
concentrates,
and scrap

Total3

Coal and
related
products

Petroleum
and
products

Oils
and
fats,
animal
and
vegetable

Chemicals

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

4,003.1
4,562.5
4,060.9
3,889.6
3,732.7

161.8
158.9
151.3
161.6
199.4

2,636.6
3,189.6
2,677.9
2,463.1
2,127.1

516.9
623.8
648.7
702.5
713.5

2,855.5
3,070.6
3,279.7
3,540.7
3,568.6

486.2
432.2
463.8
459.4
280.2

650.1
759.9
771.6
810.3
822.4

434.2
421.6
519.5
586.2
710.7

946.6
975.9
1,104.1
1,049.9
1,130.2

494.3
493.0
501.4
523.9
636.3

417.6
434.1
538.6
454.4
433.3

471.5
356.7
337.9
274.4
307.6

2,402.0
2,674.6
2,801.6
3,287.0
3,382.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

4,356.3
4,366.6
5,660.6
11,930.2
13,985.8

174.7
192.0
251.9
444.2
380.7

2,596.0
2,449.1
3,501.1
8,495.8
10,330.9

701.7
709.2
908.3
1,008.1
1,247.4

4,604.8
4,328.6
5,030.4
8,380.2
10,934.4

372.1
583.2
503.3
929.0
1,334.7

1,215.9
1,324.8
1,508.1
2,762.2
3,537.4

939.5
486.7
507.9
1,080.8
1,475.0

1,594.7
1,497.4
1,552.5
1,670.5
3,443.9

1,044.1
950.7
1,019.1
1,052.0
2,487.2

487.9
478.9
444.5
518.0
791.7

493.0
615.2
508.0
684.0
1,423.3

3,825.6
3,836.0
4,132.8
5,749.4
8,819.2

1975
1976
1977
1978

15,484.3
15,710.1
14,115.7
18,311.3

527.7
798.0
796.9
958.4

11,641.7
10,910.9
8,754.8
11,633.8

1,308.4
1,523.5
1,846.8
2,292.8

9,783.6
10,890.7
13,086.3
15,555.1

991.2
1,048.7
1,529.5
1,739.6

2,865.2
3,315.4
4,393.2
5,210.4

1,355.2
1,284.9
1,197.0
1,839.1

4,469.5
4,225.8
4,183.6
3,880.6

3,343.0
2,988.2
2,730.4
2,122.6

907.9
997.6
1,275.6
1,563.7

943.8
978.1
1,308.7
1,521.3

8,691.2
9,958.7
10,812.3
12,622.8

122.9

1,026.0
838.9
892.3
811.0
765.7
668.3

120.2
100.3

378.4
246.5
273.7
236.0
155.6

130.2
107.4
113.5
122.4
142.2
130.6

357.4
337.4
399.6
391.4
436.5
406.2

265.2
256.5
295.6
298.7
339.2
310.1

72.7
67.2
73.9
68.4
84.7
83.3

140.9
104.5
120.8
73.7
88.9
57.9

820.8
668.5
788.2
737.7
702.6
718.7

310.3
379.8
323.5
318.5
457.9
350.9

220.0
288.9
233.9
224.2
379.6
231.2

74.8
73.8
74.9
81.1
63.8
89.4

66.3
43.9
43.5
56.9
77.7
68.8

696.7
710.7
676.1
728.8
661.6
780.7

187.3
156.2
208.6
297.3
278.2
314,4

60.0
83.4
74.1
92.4
76.6
72.5

78.9
73.8
77.9
77.3
96.7
78.3

753.2
716.1
863.5
852.6
883.3
840.8

91.1
74.9
82.9
90.9
88.8

86.4
60.3
91.5
83.1
79.0
94.8

850,7
839.7
785.1
815.4
829.3
928.9

80.7
97.9

75.1
91.9

101.0

817.6
910.5
943.7
900.1
922.9
917.6

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,637.1
1,338.0
1,276.6
1,219.3
1,028.2
1,059.8

28.9
32.6
43.3
34.9
41.7
39.9

1,333.9
1,047.5
976.6
884.2
711.0
743.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,114.7
1,182.3
1,244.0
1,475.5
1,526.8
1,382.0

47.0
49.7
45.7
50.8
57.1
56.1

809.0
876.7
932.4
1,114.4
1,174.4
1,038.4

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,333.3
1,159.8
1,244.3
1,355.3
1,253.4
1,281.3

53.9
62.2
79.3
60.6
77.4
67.6

982.7
840.6
853.8
947.9
866.1
886.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,358.1
1,367.3
1,321.6
1,515.8
1,299.2
1,220.8

55.8
65.2
65.4
78.0
63.5
69.0

963.3
983.7
916.9
1,046.0
852.7
770.8

101.5
131.1
149.8
126.5
191.9

803.6
769.2
823.5
1,049.5
1,118.2
1,101.9

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,078.8
1,116.6
1,289.9
1,233.6
1,230.6
1,148.0

54.4
60.7
65.4
64.9
69.2
62.6

679.4
741.6
801.9
780.1
755.7
718.3

166.3
133.7
157.2
112.0
128.8
142.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,165.1
1,137.1
1,247.6
987.5
1,142.9
1,348.2

67.0
67.5
75.3
65.1
67.3
77.5

725.1
684.0
777.7
556.1
677.9
856.9

156.6
155.6
201.8

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,123.8
1,271.3
1,464.9
1,472,4
1,683.8
1,736.3

63.8
62.2
75.3
78.1
77.6
74.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,539.8
1,715.2
1,643.9
1,594.8
1,511.6
1,553.4

64.8
90.7
93.2
94.4
95.0
88.6

86.3

120.1
101,6
98.0
79.8

83.8

90.8
86.0
67.6
59.8
44.9
61.6

185.9
200.4
145.2
354.9
336.4
268.3

111.2
112.6
106.4

57.1
39.4

277.4
265.7
267.8
256.6
253.7
265.8

85.8
82.4
93.3

100.7
134.7
110.9

268.4
280.2
301.5
412.0
373.0
403.8

130.4

189.9
150.2
151.5
401.8
448.7
386.3

134.9
108.6
125.7
102.8
100.7
104.5

347.4
304.5
387.8
407.2
379.1
361.1

241.4
214,4
291.7
294.4
270.3
234.0

1,055.1
1,210.4
1,257.3
1,332.2
1,325.4
1,071.8

126.2
181.5
189.3
189.4
143.0
167.5

369.3
433.9
455.1
518.4
528.1
294.8

93.5
73.8
94.6

217,6
268.0
291.5
397.6
432.4
398.1

122.3
158.3
180.6
280.9
284.3
295.5

98.3

132.2
102.8
125.2
120.1

98.4
61.6
67.0
45.9

398.4
333.7
401.8
367.0
362.1
315.3

258.8
206.7
259.7
259.0
243.4
181.0

126.2
102.8
105.7

103.1
156.6

223.3
133.4
113.6
448.1
520.0
355.3

108.8
109.2
134.1

142.4
282.6

937.1
720.5
822.7
1,042.7
1,131.5
1,179.6

657.1
819.8
920.1
942.7
1,168.0
1,193.0

138.0
168.0
213.6
144.3
143.6
141.5

1,049.6
1,063.4
1,337.5
1,389.1
1,466.5
1,353.7

157.6
145.6
203.8
182.8
143.8
154.2

323.0
334.2
431.5
513.3
583.4
468.2

188.9
141.0
165.2
284.5
363.6
426.4

52.8
37.1
24.5

115.8

112.5
149.9
149.5
162.3

1,008.5
1,107.2
1,049.2
937.8
885.2
945.3

161.6
213.3
176.9
251.3
281.1
259.7

992.5
1,082.8
1,113.0
1,472.5
1,678.3
1,556.3

132.2
153.7
114.4

238.6
271.9
262.6
593.2
696.7
493.7

152.0
162.1
179.8
176.6
201.4
202.1

321.7
335.4
348.0
422.1
465.9
417.9

757.0
775.7
693.6
875.9
859.4
819.8

71.5

104.4
105.7
128.6
150.2
139.3
187.9
137.6
118.1
120.6

835.8
793.8
903.1
887.6
929.4
875.1

90.3
89.7
78.4

67.3

Footnotes giving soui e of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




90.8
88.2
85.9
95.2

104.6
82.0
90.2
89.0
80.1
85.9

115.4
80.7
93.9

84.7

112.5
154.3

99.8
94.8
84.1

101.4
110.6
140.6
125.0
89.5

104.5
82.2
69.9

111.5
105.9
84.8

110.0

97.3

134.1

92.3

98.1

103.9
118.0

112.5
116.0

945.7
878.7
1,064.9
737.2
736.0
1,037.4

86.4

96.0
97.2

134.7
235.1
289.8

119.4
137.6
112.9
121.1

141.5
145.4
119.3
132.1

830.1
883.5
1,031.0
971.3
1,018.7
1,065.0

180.2
181.7
176.7
256.1
317.8
236.3

118.9
139.1
156.8
152.7
137.3
163.3

130.7
120.9
156.3
113.9
121.0
147.0

1,077.3
1,149.4
1,199.1
1,086.3
1,174.1
1,137.0

101

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF EXPORTS-Con.
EXPORTS OF UNITED STATES MERCHANDISE1

By commodity groups and principal commodities
Manufactured goods

Machinery and transport equipment

YEAR AND
MONTH

Transport
equipment

Machinery
Total2

Textiles

Non-

Iron
and
steel

ferrous
base
metals

Total
Total2

Agricultural

Metalworking

Construction, excav. and
mining

Electrical

Total2

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles

Commodities not
classfied

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

3,257.0
3,433.7
3,391.1
3,939.4
4,554.0

527.8
554.2
530.9
522.3
575.6

629.0
557.3
561.9
610.5
972.9

539.3
582.4
516.8
600.0
711.5

10,147.2
11,155.5
12,574.1
14,447.4
16,402.8

6,702.1
7,445.8
8,050.6
8,597.2
9,864.0

634.1
628.3
614.7
626.8
644.4

331.7
337.9
338.9
333.6
343.4

932.9
969.1
1,038.1
1,098.5
1,248.0

1,659.7
1,900.0
2,098.2
2,284.0
2,677.0

3,445.1
3,709.7
4,523.5
5,850.1
6,538.8

1,975.5
2,386.3
2,733.9
3,370.2
3,787.3

1,582.1
1,844.3
1,985.4
2,144.2
2,445.7

953.8
1,187.2
958.8
924.0
1,224.0

5,065.2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

4,904.1
7,161.6
11,165.8

603.1
632.1
778.8
1,224.8
1,795.3

1,268.8
791.6
825.9
1,300.8
2,560.3

892.5
595.6
566.8
950.3
1,300.4

17,881.9
19,459.8
21,532.7
27,869.2
38,188.6

11,379.3
11,560.9
13,236.1
17,130.9
23,687.9

626.4
596.7
749.6
987.1
1,398.4

395.7
404.5
410.0
488.8
636.5

1,422.3
1,404.2
1,598.9
2,094.7
3,112.6

2,999.2
3,066.7
3,697.8
5,032.2
7,019.2

6,502.6
7,899.0
8,296.6
10,738.3
14,500.7

3,550.0
4,157.1
4,799.4
6,030.0
7,878.1

2,570.7
2,734.1
3,189.6
3,950.7
5,349.1

1,496.3
1,531.4
1,559.5
1,842.0
2,586.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

10,919.2
11,206.1
10,857.0
12,416.8

1,624.5
1,970.9
1,958.9
2,225.2

2,457.0
1,906.8
1,660.5
1,716.3

1,090.0
1,088.4
1,058.4
1,047.8

45,667.6
49,501.2
50,247.6
59,255.4

28,477.1
31 ,290.8
32,516.6
37,017.5

2,092.2
2,107.7
1,871.1
2,151.6

918.2
949.2
730.3
1,188.3

4,733.8
4,945.3
4,405.5
1,318.4

7,582.0
9,278.5
10,285.3
6,966.6

17,190.5
18,210.4
18,520.0
22,250.3

10,028.2
10,954.2
11,796.5
13,237.3

5,672.7
6,574.9
8,233.9
10,177.5

3,162.0
2,749.4
4,313.6
5,006.7

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

910.5
847.4
949.6
948.7
954.3
899.3

122.0
110.1
134.2
139.6
136.0
129.4

230.3
214.6
243.0
219.5
230.1
225.9

3,312.8
3,539.8
4,022.1
3,910.1
3,933.0
3,937.9

2,229.0
2,115.7
2,455.1
2,494.9
2,482.6
2,423.0

139.3
152.4
174.7
206.1
200.3
198.4

59.8
78.2
73.6
74.8
85.7
75.8

325.3
343.7
383.8
413.1
419.8
421.2

616.5
571.0
647.3
646.1
652.7
624.2

1,084.2
1,422.9
1,571.5
1,410.2
1,510.4
1,514.9

658.3
677.0
843.9
854.5
890.8
893.4

454.6
426.4
488.0
482.3
483.5
481.0

238.6
226.6
237.0
274.9
285.0
241.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

863.3
875.6
880.2
980.7
914.2
895.3

123.0
132.7
142.8
162.0
147.1
145.6

200.0
199.1
185.9
173.5
184.2
151.6

3,569.5
3,551.1
3,586.1
4,260.3
3,946.7
4,038.2

2,288.9
2,305.0
2,203.9
2,589.5
2,413.8
2,474.3

189.2
142.4
150.1
186.6
182.5
171.4

74.7,

413.8
397.5
375.4
429.6
386.2
423.1

596.9
624.1
599.2 .
706.4
664.2
633.3

1,280.5
1,246.1
1,382.2
1,670.8
1,532.8
1,563.9

735.7
728.2
893.0
989.7
919.4
944.3

454.6
460.8
460.4
530.9
471.8
478.5

237.9
277.8
245.7
278.2
353.3
265.5

1976: January
February . . .
March
April
May

893.9
890.0
1,019.0
974.3
959.3
959.8

150.1
150.9
176.9
168.0
161.6
169.2

145.0
153.5
164.4
168.8
166.6
158.0

89.3
83.5
87.9

3,579.0
3,879.7
4,316.0
4,224.9
4,438.8
4,395.5

2,366.8
2,402.7
2,774.9
2,704.7
2,721.6
2,668.5

155.5
190.7
221.5
203.4
218.6
186.5

66.2

384.4
405.5
418.7
437.9
418.2
442.5

665.1
690.0
793.2
796.2
769.8
769.2

1,212.2
1,477.0
1,541.1
1,520.1
1,717.1
1,727.0

760.5
848.1
981.2
997.8
1,011.5
1,009.9

477.9
500.4
611.8
543.1
578.0
558.0

254.0
201.6
216.5
258.3
248.5
244.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

898.4
892.9
910.7
906.7
904.8
996.4

150.7
147.6
171.4
174.4
170.5
178.9

175.7
165.1
153.6
140.5
147.6
167.9

91.5
96.7
89.6
97.0
92.0
95.7

3,970.1
3,725.4
3,853.1
4,229.0
4,067.7
4,822.0

2,678.1
2,365.3
2,492.9
2,726.9
2,530.4
2,857.5

181.2
143.1
133.3
161.1
150.2
162.4

87.2
62.6
64.3
62.1
78.8
86.7

469.4
356.4
380.3
415.3
374.8
441.9

814.2
755.3
766.6
833.3
733.2
892.5

1,292.0
1,360.0
1,360.2
1,502.1
1,537.3
1,964.2

733.0
788.2
893.0
915.2
997.6
1,018.1

537.4
507.9
544.8
560.1
544.5
611.0

248.2
191.3
215.7
212.2
191.2
267.5

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

839.5
891.2
1,002.4
967.0
972.7
949.0

159.5
170.7
185.6
175.7
164.3
169.6

130.1
140.6
147.1
157.3
139.1
139.5

87.3
79.9
95.0

3,761.5
3,818.0
4,755.2
4,348.4
4,577.7
4,261 .0

2,520.3
2,545.5
3,009.5
2,789.1
2,826.8
2,753.7

152.2
165.4
196.2
183.2
160.3
163.4

62.2
67.8
67.0
66.0
75.1
59.8

359.9
362.6
410.3
401.3
401.5
374.2

759.0
764.7
960.5
879.4
876.7
851.6

1,304.2
1,323.7
1,810.2
1,627.0
1,806.8
1,572.2

868.7
884.1
1,182.8
988.5
1,156.5
1,037.8

590.3
620.8
733.0
682.2
698.4
724.5

376.9
280.9
299.6
270.2
368.2
335.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

854.2
831.6
1,014.3
742.5
815.4
977.1

156.9
140.0
194.8
120.7
135.7
185.5

132.0
133.7
152.7
113.1
138.7
136.7

103.3

3,798.7
3,622.4
4,303.4
4,157.9
4,074.7
4,768.7

2,627.7
2,432.5
2,860.0
2,442.6
2,644.2
3,064.7

156.9
125.5
147.3
125.7
135.7
159.3

55.0
48.2
68.9
42.3
41.9
73.8

362.2
305.4
404.6
298.0
320.8
404.7

844.2
778.4
901.7
819.5
878.5
971.2

1,240.8
1,244.7
1,507.5
1,794.0
1,501.5
1,787.3

786.7
711.8
1,048.9
1,119.5
1,015.4
955.8

683.6
651.3
744.4
670.7
692.9
741.8

515.7
375.5
250.9
493.7
312.3
434.8

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

829.4
847.2
1,063.8
988.6
1,098.1
1,055.4

142.7
140.6
173.4
171.1
192.9
189.7

113.0
120.2
136.0
129.0
146.6
152.8

59.5
72.5
84.6
73.3
86.2
88.6

3,851.3
3,935.1
5,140.2
5,095.1
5,123.1
5,103.6

2,465.2
2,546.5
3,289.7
3,127.9
3,239.3
3,088.0

132.8
174.4
222.9
224.5
221.2
196.3

86.3
82.7

91.1
92.2

113.1
112.4

111.6
101.6

85.2

99.8
92.9

467.0
483.8
597.4
587.7
616.2
591.1

1 ,386.8
1,395.4
1,854.7
1,970.3
1,892.9
1,987.1

903.3
948.2
1,181.6
1,203.7
1,247.3
1,201.9

665.6
689.4
878.2
854.3
908.6
856.9

432.1
236.0
389.9
509.1
309.0
392.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

940.3
1,022.7
1,132.7
1,120.9
1,134.2
1,184.0

164.2
180.9
202.5
212.6
230.9
224.0

129.4
149.3
149.7
164.3
149.0
174.7

80.7
86.1

4,479.9
4,592.4
5,141.4
5,585.2
5,494.6
5,713.4

2,912.3
2,933.3 "
3,211.4
3,358.1
3,296.7
3,553.8

166.3
146.0
148.4
158.4
167.3
193.0

549.1
581.8
624.4
628.4
603.5
636.3

1,574.5
1,666.4
1,930.7
2,228.3
2,200.6
2,160.3

873.2
878.5
1,124.4
1,330.3
1,207.2
1,135.4

777.5
855.8
891.1
953.1
925.1
921.7

349.2
329.9
702.5
323.9
625.3
407.2

4,41 3.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of s
following these tables.




98.1
92.2
86.1

104,0
98.0
87.5
71.5
79.8
84.7
92.3
92.6

103.2
90.2
70.0

104.9

103.8
100.4
93.4
87.0
80.2
97.2
61.4
69.4

119.1
88.2

104.4
104.7

appear in the section immediately

79.4
63.8
72.4
83,1
96.2
83.3
71.7

106.6
73.7

106.0

102.4
92.5

102.8
89.0

100.0
100.4
121.5

87.4
88.6
86.7
92.0
98.3

276.2

102

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF IMPORTS
GENERAL IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE1

By geographic regions

By leading countries
Africa

North America
YEAR AND
MONTH

Total,
unadjusted

*

Total,
seasonally
adjusted^

Africa

Asia ^

Australia
and
Oceania3

Europe
Northern

*

Southern

South
America

Republic
of
South
Africa5

Egypt4

5,755.7
7,123.8
6,622.2

327.3
393.7
337.5

1,054.6
1,345.9
1,239.5

155.8
163.7
125.4

816.9
1,121.1
925.1

1,131.2
1,593.5
1,552.1

1,015.7
946.2
941.3

1,254.2
1,559.8
1,501.3

28.1
30.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

8,852.2
10,967.3
10,717.5
10,873.3
910,215.4

493.7
589.1
606.8
593.3
9
604.6

1,638.0
1,982.6
8
1,81 3.3
1,626.2
1,467.4

208.1
450.5
243.0
201.3
165.0

1,448.9
2,119.4
8
2,029.2
2,335.2
2,082.9

1,961.6
2,277.7
2,389.6
2,463.2
92,377.7

1,139.0
1,220.8
1,351.7
1,277.3
1,259.4

1,962.9
2,327.2
2,284.0
2,376.8
2,258.4

54.5
47.0
76.0
26.4
20.5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

9

9

11, 384.4
12,61 5.0
12,982.3
12,834.5
9
15,207.2

619.4
597.5
586.9
9
557.5
9
588.8

1,875.6
1,995.5
1,984.5
1,983.6
2,602.6

173.9
202.9
216.3
207.7
337.6

2,453.3
2,963.3
3,146.7
3,340.5
4,607.4

9

9

534.5
671.7
753.9
777.5
916.7

2,721.6
2,582.6
2,960.1
3,192.0
3,619.5

266.1
320.1
439.7
502.2
439.8

4,267.8
4,140.7
4,620.7
4,810.7
5,307.0

9

9
9

9

15 017.5
14,713.8
16,389.5
17,138.0
18,684.4

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

Australia,
including
New
Guinea

India6

Pakistan6

Malaysia7

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

9

Asia; Australia and Oceania

9

2,654.8
2,894.8
2,908.1
9
2,675.3
9
3,043.9

1,383.2
1,443.8
1,565.4
1,728.3
1,593.3

2,224.4
2,517.2
2,574.3
2,299.8
2,433.4

25.4
14.6
17.0
17.7
16.8

9

2,902.6
3,271.7
3,662.6
3,831.9
4,242.2

1,526.3
1,363.6
1,477.6
1,526.1
1,639.2

2,435.4
2,360.0
2,450.5
2,491.8
2,508.5

31.6
35.1
25.6
19.9
16.2

9
9

111.1
135.2
116.4

125.4
130.5

253.8
265.3
238.8

26. t

97.7

141.6
137.8
105.2

141,1
350.6
154.1
137.1
118.4

259.1
296.6
272.0
229.9
200.1

31.4
44.2
23.4
25.8
23.4

95.6
'111.1
9
101.0
9
98.4
9
117.1

127.0
136.9
147.2
197.2

221.4
205.6
210.9
189.7
207.3

30.4
36.9
39.6
26.6
35.4

9

108.0
209.2
256.9
259.1
249.5

142.8
184.4
292.5
319.5
281.1

228.1
252.2
255.3
294.5
304.5

36.0
37.0
41.7
45.6
40.0

161.1

9.4

91.8
9

90.6

9

94.4

27.7

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

21,364.4
25,542.2
26,812.3
1033,226.3
36,042.8

877.7
978.9
906.1
1,122.3
1,046.3

4,528.1
5,276.4
5,347.9
6,911.4
8,275.4

453.2
593.5
581.5
696.5
828.4

6,292.2
7,857.1
8,227.5
10,337.7
10,333.6

4,837.1
6,131.4
7,112.3
9,009.3
10,386.9

1,741.7
1,912.2
1,967.8
2,259.4
2,516.8

2,623.8
2,785.2
2,661.1
2,879.3
2,643.1

16.1
17.6
14.9
32.4
37.8

225.9
249.0
225.9
255.9
246.3

313.7
398.8
411.8
495.0
595.0

348.1
327.0
293.7
312.1
344.0

44.8
67.8
54.8
63.8
73.1

211.8
7
176.7
195.6
240.0
307.4

1970
1971

1973.
19741!

39,951.6
45,562.7
55,582.8
69,475.7
100,251.0

1,112.9
1,236.3
1,595.3
2,582.9
6,617.6

9,621.2
11,779.5
15,116.9
18,156.9
27,344.9

870.6
894.9
1,145.5
1,561.5
1,503.9

11,394.6
12,881.1
15,743.9
19,812.3
24,411.8

11,094.8
12,695.4
14,933.1
17,724.8
21,929.1

2,874.9
3,023.7
3,562.5
5,084.8
9,433.1

2,958.3
3,010.5
3,434.3
4,512.4
8,962.4

22.9
19.1
16.9
25.9
69.7

290.2
286.5
324.7
376.9
608.8

622.6
636.1
819.9
1,092.4
1,082.7

298.1
329.1
426.6
437.0
559.5

80.2
77.1
40.2
39.5
60.7

270.2
269.0
301.2
439.6
769.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

96,569.7
121,008.6
147,685.0
171,978.0

8,304.6
12,644.0
17,120.9
16,898.1

27,054.6
39,366.8
49,312.0
58,264.0

1,508.2
1.671.1
1,727.7
2,350.4

21,465.9
23,645.6
28,801.5
37,984.5

21,754.7
26,246.8
29,617.8
33,546.2

8,821.6
9,348.9
11,689.4
12,624.4

7,219.3
7,760.6
9,389.8
10,302.6

27.5
92.5

170.0
105.0

840.9
924.8
1,261.1
2,258.7

1,183.0
1,285.7
1,266.2
1,727.7

548.2
708.3
776.0
979.4

48.8
69.8
56.0
83.7

766.4
939.6
1,318.2
1,519.1

1,793.3
1,605.8
1,704.1
1,916.5
1,828.6
1,813.2

926.6
679.3
602.0
778.6
715.2
776.4

898.9
539.1
506.9
727.8
547.2
472.7

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

79.1
50.1
61.6
86.7
52.2
77.1

2.8
2.3
6.8
.5
4.8
7.8

91.0
46.9
79.7
85.0
71.9
59.5

1972

10,033.3
7,187.2
7,408.5
8,218.4
7,381.6
7,296.3

9,848.2
7,946.9
7,470.5
7,986.0
7,279.7
7,120.4

907.0
567.2
579.9
760.1
687.4
474.5

2,808.3
1,995.9
2,010.1
2,156.7
1,860.0
1,870.8

147.0
104.3
102.3
118.2
154.6

2,340.5
1,670.2
1,949.6
1,721.9
1,627.3
1,708.1

7,938.2
7,531.2
8,197.6
8,533.1
7,932.9
8,911.4

7,849.5
7,890.2
8,241.3
8,190.7
8,226.6
8,547.3

686.4
681.6
869.2
710.7
632.5
743.0

2,176.1
2,223.9
2,321.3
2,574.5
2,356.0
2,663.0

112.8
132.0
163.5
130.9
136.1
115.9

1,782.0
1,558.1
1,539.1
1,742.9
1,831.0
2,053.9

1,756.7
1,597.9
1,821.6
2,036.1
1,861.5
2,021.5

798.9
760.5
753.4
749.5
591.7
684.6

601.2
558.7
692.8
566.7
501.1
606.2

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

9,027.1
8,130.7
10,221.4
9,918.1
8,985.6
10,617.9

9,019.0
9,054.2
9,487.1
9,665.8
9,225.5
10,189.9

893.8
789.9
964.5
1,054.5
811.6
1,106.0

2,955.3
2,502.1
3,145.9
3,033.1
2,790.2
3,414.8

124.0
134.7
101.2
130.7
177.4

1,896.6
1,610.8
2,156.9
2,027.5
1,806.4
2,022.3

1,796.2
1,871.2
2,253.5
2,301.4
2,222.5
2,331.0

714.2
681.4
900.8
834.4
698.2
883.0

627.7
560.4
642.3
542.4
483.8
643.1

14.0
11.0

July
August . . . .
September ., .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10,588.4
10,475.6
10,424.5
10,050.4
11,084.8
11,484.1

10,742.0
10,499.7
10,691.8
10,583.8
10,645.2
11,053.0

1,228.9
1,158.6
1,105.9
1,082.0
1,110.3
1,333.3

3,589.0
3,725.5
3,601.6
3,312.9
3,714.5
3,578.3

140.7
150.1
152.3
151.3
153.0
160.7

1,985.8
1,988.4
1,865.8
1,950.8
2,166.3
2,162.2

2,177.1
2,058.9
2,286.2
2,171.8
2,338.7
2,438.7

747.4
711.7
715.3
710.3
836.0
913.0

694.7
659.0
657.6
643.7
742.4
863.6

12.8
10.2

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

10,643.4
11,593.6
13,142.3
11,934.6
11,257.7
14,046.4

10,443.9
12,612.7
12,424.2
11,797.7
11,169.5
13,334.3

1,275.5
1,367.0
1,787.5
1,439.4
1,126.4
1,696.9

3,582.7
3,672.7
3,997.7
3,757.5
3,751.5
4,768.3

135.9
124.2
115.2
129.3
136.0
145.6

1,954.2
2,195.2
2,489.0
2,255.9
2,246.8
2,697.0

1,932.6
2,268.5
2,682.9
2,541.6
2,451.0
2,836.4

918.4
1,068.2
1,194.0
1,048.3
851.3
1,052.8

845.0
896.0
875.5
761.6
691.0
848.7

12,430.5
12,044.5
12,452.4
12,497.5
12,270.1
13,372.0

12,482.9
12,101.4
12,941.6
12,586.9
12,406.6
13,474.4

1,493.1
1,334.1
1,385.8
1,451.4
1,616.6
1,147.2

4,427.4
4,344.1
4,333.8
4,262.4
3,956.5
4,457.3

151.0
171.1
151.5
138.2
110.0
219.6

2,487.0
2,398.3
2,489.6
2,320.3
2,212.4
3,055.9

2,221.5
2,138.3
2,495.6
2,668.9
2,758.2
2,622.2

932.0
950.2
807.1
913.7
883.7
1,070.1

718.2
706.9
786.0
738.3
723.6
798.9

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

12,717.9
13,251.5
14,548.3
14,486.4
14,199.4
14,514.2

13,102.8
14,220.8
14,005.3
14,491.3
14,012.5
13,970.4

1,388.2
1,325.3
1,409.8
1,407.2
1,310.5
1,261.2

4,234.1
4,565.8
4,702.6
4,924.2
4,640.3
5,013.7

121.5
178.0
174.9
209.6
192.4
201.7

2,759.7
2,875.1
3,443.1
3,285.3
3,088.5
3,155.7

2,360.3
2,562.9
2,806.2
2,780.3
3,049.8
2,991.2

1,047.1
1,022.0
1,067.5
1,008.2
1,074.4
1,074.1

806.2
756.5
942.4
870.6
842.5
816.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

14,701.9
14,021.6
14,417.9
15,118.2
15,048.8
14,952.3

14,542.3
14,130.5
14,821.1
14,851.6
14,818.2
15,027.7

1,355.6
1,430.7
1,465.4
1,425.0
1,637.7
1,477.3

5,148.7
5,153.2
5,089.6
5,092.3
4,863.0
4,872.8

198.4
176.8
234.2
209.9
252.9
200.6

3,421.2
3,140.0
2,904.6
3,321.3
3,293.9
3,298.8

2,665.3
2,376.2
2,759.4
3,116.9
3,030.4
3,051.5

1,049.9
1,005.2
1,056.8
1,024.0
1,075.7
1,117.8

864.2
741.1
906.6
928.0
900.9
932.4

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

91.1

94.9

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




11.4

5.8
8.4
1.1
5.9
9.8

62.8
70.8
75.6
58.3
52.8
95.8
68.8
66.2
95.8

106.7

.9
1.1

95.0
76.0

1.0
.7
7.4

72.2
76.9
80.8

103.0

43.7
33.6
28.5
31.2
30.7
37.1

5.9
3.2
2.5
4.4
3.3
3.5

101.2

42.3
36.6
50.7
76.8
77.2
59.8

3.8
3.3
3.3
3.9
6.2
5.4

59.4
44.0
56.2
74.4
80.8
77.5

124.9

62.1
59.1
55.1
74.7
60.2
65.7

6.4
5.8
7.7
6.9
5.7
5.8

66.8
65.6
72.4
63.6
61.8
97.8

114.5
120.5
105.3
127.6
117.3
127.0

66.0
49.4
59.4
54.5
53.3
48.8

6.2
5.7
5.0
3.5
5.7
5.3

88.0
72.1
98.3
64.4

49.0
57.1
57.5
68.6
71.0
73.2

4.1
6.2
4.5
5.2
4.4
5.2

64.5
60.1
68.2
68.2
69.8
74.1

7.9
3.8
3.5
2.9
3.9
4.2

121.1
129.6
107.0
109.0
110.6
136.6

63.6
73.1

5.3
3.4
6.0
7.2
7.7
7.4

141.6
121.6
120.1
154.9

87.3
77.0
92.0
70.3

123.4
89.3

108.3
132.4
109.8
101.3
89.1

101.0
79.0

102.3
74.2
92.1

11.9
18.8
18.6

103.4
115.2

85.6
99.7
89.0
82.3
98.1

91.4

105.8

26.0

103.8
110.4
110.7
115.3
145.5
135.7

155.6

126.5
154.4
186.4
141.7
189.4
146.3

136.2
128.5
152.4
139.7
143.8

148.6
169.1
228.1
208.0
349.8
210.3

139.2
137.9
166.5
155.1
190.2
142.2

2.7
32.9
32.0
16.4

1.5
1.0
.6
15.6

2.0
10.5

3.4
8.9
1.7
15.3

4.8
14.1
27.2

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 240.

98.9

124.0
118.6
116.4
92.3

96.8

110.5
90.8
88.0
78.3
81.6
91.7
83.6
85.6
75.8
56.9

9.2
6.5
6.6
10.2

7.9
6.4

50.7
59.0
51.7
55.0
56.5

105.7
83.1
95.6
95.5
93.1

104.8
88.2

127.3

86.4
96.6

119.4
149.8
143.5
120.3
125.9
138.8

103

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF IMPORTS-Con.
GENERAL IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE, BY LEADING COUNTRIES1
Asia; Australia and Oceania

North and South America

Europe

Latin American Republics

Germany
YEAR AND
MONTH
Indonesia Philippines

Japan

France

Federal
German
Republic
Democratic
of
Republic
Germany
(formerly
(formerly
East
West
Germany)
Germany)

Italy

Union of
United
Soviet
Kingdom
Socialist
Republics2

Canada
Total3

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Venezuela

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

120.4

161.7
227.9
204.7

35.4
62.7
82.0

47.0
73.0
61.5

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

155.7
266.2
276.3
214.7
166.7

236.0
283.7
236.1
276.5
262.2

182.1
204.9
229.3
261.5
279.0

131.7
263.4
167.0
186.4
157.3

7/r"~

1955

211.9
190.9
200.3
169.9
190.4

253.1
257.0
262.1
271.8
312.2

431.9
557.9
600.5
666.5
1,028.7

216.1
163.1
134.4
113.3
169.8

306.6
316.2
322.4
356.9
387.3

1969

165.2
179.0
181.9
174.3
193.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

1956.
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

..

1965
1966
1967

1968.

6.3

1,095.1
1,553.6
1,512.1

2,167.6
2,351.9
2,301.0

154.6
179.9
97.5

445.7
513.9
551.8

122.3
179.1
152.5

205.6
236.5
241.5

246.7
246.2
243.5

173.5
270.8
278.1

1,960.5
2,275.3
2,386.5
2,461.6
5
2,376.6

2,909.8
3,347.8
3,411.1
3,441.9
3,290.4

206.1
219.8
158.7
181.9
103.0

715.3
910.6
808.4
768.5
681.7

159.5
203.5
286.1
242.4
197.3

313.2
362.1
384.1
466.1
506.5

315.4
326.0
410.0
354.5
328.2

323.6
323.6
396.5
440.5
503.9

5

2,653.4
2,893.6
2,906.9
5 2,673.6
53,042.0

3,328.0
3,639.3
3,768.9
3,570.4
3,601.7

126.0
134.0
129.3
130.7
125.8

632.5
744.5
699.7
564.6
628.5

200.9
236.6
195.8
155.4
201.9

442.1
409.6
383.7
331.6
340.0

396.8
400.9
430.1
454.0
435.4

5763
704.8
900.0
888.8
889.9

992.7
897.8
1,005.3
1 ,079.3
1,143.2

5

2,900.8
3,270.3
3,659.9
3,828.8
4,239.1

3,528.1
3,213.2
3,387.5
3,450.5
3,523.8

98.2

101.9
106.2
164.9
111.3

570.0
562.3
541.0
561.8
534.7

192.5
183.6
191.0
188.3
218.2

299.3
275.6
275.2
248.5
280.4

443.3
538.1
578.2
594.4
643.1

947.7
898.0
975.8
935.8
956.4

42.6
49.4
41.0
58.4
51.5

1,405.2
1,786.2
1,709.8
2,058.3
2,120.4

4,831.9
6,125.0
7,106.6
9,005.2
10,383.6

3,675.0
3,970.0
3,851.0
4,288.2
4,213.8

122.1
148.8
140.0
190.2
155.3

512.4
599.7
559.0
669.9
616.7

209.4
229.1
175.2
205.9
151.4

276.7
244.8
240.4
264.0
240.4

638.4
750.2
748.9
909.8
1,029.3

1,018.0
1,002.4
979.6
949.8
940.1

72.2
57.2
95.4

11,092.0
12,691.5
14,926.7
17,715.3
21, 924 A

4,778.9
4,881.0
5,772.5
7,827.1
13,666.9

171.8
175.8
201.4
278.3
385.8

669.5
761.7
941.6
1,189.2
1,699.9

157.0

219.9
349.7

2,193.6
2,498.5
2,987.1
3.656.5
4,061.3

102.2
310.3

268.8
239.2
283.9
408.6
511.0

1,218.5
1,261.6
1,632.2
2,305.8
3,390.4

1,082.0
1,215.9
1,297.5
1,787.2
4,671.1

254.4
220.2
452.9
539.1

3,784.4
4,254.3
5,141.0
6,513.9

21,746.7
26,237.1
29,598.6
33,525.0

11,839.8
13,228.3
16,450.3
18,556.0

214.6
307.9
392.3
563.4

1,464.3
1,736.6
2,240.5
2,825.7

137.7
221.6
272.7
385.3

590.2
654.8
819.4
1,044.2

3,058.6
3,598.1
4,694.2
6,093.9

3,623.9
3,574.4
4,084.4
3,545.1

45.6
19.4
14.3
18.0
16.5
20.3

426.3
314.3
323.2
304.3
290.0
311.8

1,793.3
1,605.8
1,703.4
1,915.4
1,827.3
1,812.8

1,213.1
876.9
872.4
1,114.7
979.0
964.1

12.6
10.4
14.4

56.3
43.6
32.8
50.3
40.4
46.4

203.6
221.2
245.7
253.5
274.2
268.9

552.1
263.5
251.8
443.6
304.5
204.0

14.1
13.1
10.8
14.6

61.4
55.0
59.9
44.5
58.5
41.0

251.1
243.5
270.3
298.4
248.0
280.2

307.8
259.3
278.1
249.8
225.3
284.1

43.8
94.0
70.9

77.1
86.8
39.2

204.9
289.5
227.6

6.6
3.8

^~~%VL3
276.6
278.2

108.5
140.2
157.7
158.6
141.5

38.3
27.4
16.8
10.8
11.9

334.8
465.9
485.3
546.0
501.1

202.2
235.9
256.0
308.2
462.1

5.6
5.5
4.9
6.1
4.1

366.2
494.4
606.6
629.4
920.0

180.1
216.0
245.0
272.8
387.5

17.1
24.5
16.5
17.5
28.6

616.0
726.4
765.7
864.3
1,137.2

1,148.8
1,054.8
1,358.0
1,497.8
1,768.1

396.1
435.2
428.0
430.6
495.0

3.2
2.5
3.1
3.2
6.7

897.2
855.7
961.5
1,003.1
1,171.1

393.1
376.0
452.0
492.8
526.2

22.6
23.2
16.3
20.3
20.2

369.1
397.6
380.2
435.9
422.6

2,413.8
2,962.8
2,998.7
4,054.4
4,888.2

615.3
697.9
690.2
842.3
842.2

6.5
8.2
5.6
5.9
8.0

1,341.4
1,795.6
1,955.4
2,721.3
2,603.4

619.7
743.0
855.6
1,101.7
1,203.7

182.4
207.2
277.8
505.1
1,688,1

471.7
495.6
490.9
670.3
1,083.9

5,875.4
7,258.8
9,064.1
9,676.2
12,337.6

942.3
1,087.7
1,368.6
1,731.8
2,257.4

9.4
10.1
10.3
10.5
14.1

3,127.0
3,650.5
4,250.3
5,344.5
6,323.9

1,316.0
1,405.7
1,756.7
2,001.8
2,585.0

2,220.6
3,004.3
3,475.1
3,606.9

754.2
882.9
1,109.5
1 ,207.2

11,268.0
15,504.2
18,549.7
24,457.7

2,136.9
2,508.8
3,032.4
4,051.0

11.2
13.6
16.7
35.3

5,381.5
5,592.0
7,238.3
9,961.5

2,397.1
2,529.8
3,036.7
4,102.1

1,190.9
916.3
1,006.4
929.1
808.3
858.1

209.7
181.9
191.9
175.7
177.7
176.1

1.2
.9
.7
.6
.8
.6

633.1
416.9
508.5
439.2
403.2
413.6

241.3
174.3
242.7
185.3
162.3
192.3

36.6
86.6

31.7
45.5

104.2
233.1

4

5

•"

90.9
82.9

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

228.4
133.5
214.4
148.7
133.4

44.1
72.7
84.3
92.1
47.9
33.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

224.8
232.1
207.6
219.2
182.5
192.9

35.7
50.2
87.3
99.3
63.4
44.3

952.6
915.5
840.6
938.1
867.1
1,044.9

204.6
163.9
134.2
150.8
175.5
194.9

.7
.9
1.0
1.4
.9
1.3

430.0
408.8
347.6
433.1
438.1
509.5

190.3
214.3
205.7
194.9
209.9
218.5

18.7
14.1
21.4
25.4
17.0
23.7

311.4
271.4
274.6
298.2
298.3
360.7

1,755.8
1,597.6
1,820.9
2,034.7
1,861.5
2,020.3

1,037.6
925.6
1,068.7
952.3
835.6
997.2

10.7
12.4
24.9
39.9
20.5
27.2

119.7
121.0
188.3
115.2

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

245.1
190.9
278.4
245.1
225.0
222.3

49.5
58.3
53.3
66.5
67.7
55.7

1,156.7
995.0
1,308.3
1,231.2
1,184.6
1,399.4

185.3
166.7
222.9
206.1
183.0
206.5

1.9
.5
1.1
.6
1.1
.9

486.0
348.0
490.1
460.8
431.0
491.7

207.5
178.4
228.5
208.8
190.8
214.5

16.7
11.2
14.5
18.3
12.1
26.3

302.2
286.6
402.7
359.0
334.4
376.9

1,795.7
1,870.9
2,253.0
2,300.5
2,221.4
2,330.8

992.8
927.8
1,149.5
1,027.7
906.7
1,193.8

22.5
18.3
23.4
17.2
25.2
26.2

135.8
133.3
116.9
108.2
135.2

13.1
12.2
16.4
19.0
20.5
22.6

59.5
58.9
59.9
51.4
52.3
58.6

263.4
258.0
335.5
309.3
286.6
330.4

287.4
286.2
319.7
256.6
186.7
294.9

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

285.3
304.2
261.6
199.4
296.6
250.2

80.6
83.5

1,354.5
1,407.8
1,330.4
1,296.7
1,426.9
1,412.8

217.9
213.8
177.4
204.6
294.8
230.3

1.7
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.5
.9

467.9
433.6
421.0
482.0
541.7
538.0

230.0
240.8
187.3
190.5
214.4
238.1

21.9
23.6
18.6
19.9
20.4
16.6

333.7
378.3
371.8
368.4
356.5
383.2

2,175.9
2,057.7
2,285.7
2,171.6
2,337.4
2,436.9

1,142.5
1,095.1
1,065.9
1,062.5
1,264.7
1,397.7

25.4
28.2
32.1
29.5
29.5
30.5

180.5
146.8
140.2
120.9
210.5
209.6

20.3
16.2
25.7
16.4
16.6
22.6

43.2
44.0
54.3
39.8
62.9
69.9

274.9
275.3
266.0
281.0
356.5
361.1

336.2
305.6
293.4
306.9
304.5
396.3

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

290.2
330.0
322.5
309.6
227.1
361.6

1,284.1
1,328.4
1,341.9
1,434.1
1,495.7
1,644.2

218.7
208.8
225.7
219.4
246.9
268.8

1.3
1.1
1.8
.7
1.8
1.3

488.3
515.0
549.3
543.7
552.9
687.1

195.2
244.3
284.3
267.4
227.1
278.4

11.7
20.4
24.9
25.8
19.4
68.2

337.0
355.2
487.6
413.5
387.1
510.6

1,932.0
2,267.2
2,680.8
2,540.0
2,450.9
2,834.0

1,333.4
1,475.6
1,549.9
1,473.2
1,250.1
1,472.2

29.1
32.1
26.8
27.9
30.1
28.0

231.6
204.2
180.1
230.8
181.5
198.2

20.5
15.7
17.0
33.3
29.7
18.8

80.6
84.6
51.3
65.5
63.4

316.2
366.9
443.1
458.4
370.3
419.7

378.1
424.4
428.8
302.7
235.8
371.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

329.8
271.0
264.9
253.2
234.0
281.1

278.0
281.0
253.5
278.0
249.6
304.1

1.1
1.1
2.3
.8
.8
2.5

638.4
592.8
646.4
624.3
584.4
815.6

277.2
264.2
247.7
238.6
214.2
298.1

25.1
30.9
59.7
22.5

124.6

1,541.8
1,663.2
1,612.2
1,693.0
1,606.7
1,904.5

18.5

436.8
469.0
460.4
397.1
336.5
550.2

2,219.7
2,135.0
2,493.8
2,667.8
2,756.6
2,620.9

1,249.0
1,264.5
1,267.2
1,281.1
1,310.4
1,523.8

38.7
32.5
29.9
36.0
37.6
43.6

184.5
157.6
142.3
158.8
135.2
235.5

29.6
14.5
18.1
20.1
18.2
37,4

40.5
38.7
50.4
90.6
91.0
59.5

346.5
359.7
331.7
426.7
412.0
443.0

315.9
360.3
397.0
310.7
273.5
286.1

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

209.9
290.4
312.9
338.5
225.1
358.5

81.7
90.4
86.6
95.4
96.5
97.6

1,784.4
1,842.4
2,103.7
2,181.9
2,010.1
2,048.9

290.9
301.3
361.8
376.3
361.2
316.3

4.0
1.5
4.8
4.1
3.5
1.2

767.2
775.2
876.6
875.3
758.6
780.8

274.0
243.6
360.6
344.6
335.4
357.7

25.4
20.8
98.2
57.1
13.6
46.1

457.4
506.1
566.4
553.8
568.1
597.6

2,360.2
2,562.6
2,802.4
2,777.6
3,047.4
2,988.4

1,485.8
1,396.8
1,592.8
1,509.3
1,546.8
1,507.8

30.0
41.6
41.7
49.7
54.5
47.3

227.3
199.5
216.2
231.6
256.0
215.2

38.6
35.2
31.1
56.0
39.5
35.7

70.7
89.1
90.3
66.3
68.9
81.4

498.1
446.6
451.0
460.9
511.8
480.5

295.8
249.4
411.0
343.7
268.4
286.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

346.4
314.9
291.5
305.9
277.3
335.6

101.8
103.9
118.1
110.9
109.9
114.2

2,217.2
2,065.5
2,064.8
2,120.4
2,024.6
1,993.4

396.1
321.6
278.7
337.6
349.3
362.6

2.5
4.1
2.6
2.7
2.2
2.2

940.3
839.4
704.8
836.4
910.3
896.0

376.2
391.0
326.6
343.2
375.5
374.2

21.6
54.6
23.1

553.0
537.7
529.8
576.8
533.8
532.8

2,664.7
2,372.8
2,757.9
3,115.5
3,028.7
3,051.1

1,538.7
1,378.2
1,571.9
1,639.0
1,643.9
1,749.3

52.6
43.1
56.6
49.8
47.5
49.0

265.2
176.7
207.8
283.9
264.8
287.3

32.1
18.9
25.7
32.7
22.8
17.0

70.4
85.6

471.5
495.4
521.6
531.2
583.0
641.1

260.6
248.3
329.6
271.4
272.5
308.2

93.2

109.2
62.9
92.1

100.5
80.5
74.6
81.9
83.0
76.7

109.9
99.4
99.1

112.9
77.4
89.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description i f series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




125.7

110.5
37.5
31.9

17.9
14.1

9.7

144.3
110.4
108.4
110.4
96.1

117.5

98.9

134.1

98.5

11.1

7.8
10.9
16.4
10.3

9.0
11.9

7.8

103.4

111.5
124.1
104.6
80.9

104

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF IMPORTS-Con.
GENERAL IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE1
By commodity groups and principal commodities^
Food and live animals
YEAR AND
MONTH

NonAgricultural
agricultural
products products

Total3

Cocoa
beans

Coffee

Mineral fuels,
lubricants, etc.

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

Meat
and
preparations

Sugar

Beverages
and
tobacco

Total3

Metal
ores

Paper
base
stocks

Textile
fibers

Rubber

Total3

Petroleum
and
products

Oils
and
fats,
animal
and
vegetable

Chemicals

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956

1957.
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

4,083.6
4,530.5
4,471.7
5,053.6
4,953.7

17,282.0
21,011.7
22,340.6
28,172.7
31,089.1

3,459.4
3,947.6
4,003.2
4,577.3
4,530.6

120.5
122.2
147.2
136.0
168.2

1,058.5
1,067.3
962.7
1,139.7
893.9

426.5
599.5
645.0
746.5
863.7

442.5
501.2
588.4
640.1
638.2

553.2
641.7
698.1
786.3
777.8

3,046.6
3,265.5
2,964.4
3,345.7
3,460.1

915.4
1,019.8
974.3
1,007.8
1,012.5

421.9
449.3
418.3
454.8
520.8

435.4
436.3
305.6
335.1
260.1

188.1
180.9
174.5
191.8
279.5

2,221.5
2,262.1
2,247.8
2,526.7
2,794.0

2,092.5
2,127.1
2,086.1
2,343.2
2,559.9

116.5
146.2
122.0
157.9
136.7

768.7
955.4
958.0
1,129.1
1,228.3

1970
1971
1972
1973

19744

5,767.4
5,765.5
6,512.8
8,491.6
10,380.1

34,184.2
39,797.3
49,069.9
60,984.1
89,837.9

5,374.7
5,528.6
6,370.1
8,014.5
9,386.2

200.7
181.3
150.9
212.0
316.6

1,159.5
1,166.6
1,182.1
1,570.1
1,504.8

1,014.4
1,050.1
1,222.8
1,671.2
1,352.6

725.3
763.6
831.6
924.7
2,247.4

855.0
875.5
1,009.4
1,220.9
1,322.3

3,307.2
3,382.0
3,859.8
5,013.8
6,065.6

1,148.9
1,043.9
1,021.6
1,304.5
1,848.1

501.9
502.3
509.9
678.7
1,164.9

201.7
158.4
195.8
236.6
225.2

236.5
216.0
196.2
345.4
515.6

3,074.7
3,714.8
4,799.0
8,173.5
25,453.8

2,764.3
3,323.3
4,299.6
7,614.2
24,269.5

159.6
171.6
179.6
258.6
544.3

1,450.2
1,612.3
2,014.6
2,463.0
4,017.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

9,489.8
11,179.3
13,538.3
14,961.6

86,650.5
109,510.4
133,278.4
157,016.5

8,503.3
10,267.6
12,557.8
13,521.5

321.1
357.9
485.5
667.0

1,560.9
2,632.3
3,860.9
3,728.2

1,141.2
1,447.0
1,273.2
1,856.0

1,870.1
1,154.0
1,079.1
723.0

1,419.5
1,623.7
1,669.4
2,221.3

5,566.2
7,014.1
8,486.2
9,293.8

1,976.7
2,250.9
2,234.4
2,811.6

1,067.5
1,275.5
1,252.4
1,166.9

174.4
249.3
225.1
247.8

364.7
520.0
650.3
684.7

26,475.6
33,999.6
44,537.2
42,095.8

24,814.3
31,797.9
41,526.1
39,104,2

553.9
463.9
530.7
511.0

3,695.9
4,772.4
4,970.4
6,430.0

January. . . ,
February . .
March
April
May
June

826.1
717.0
786.3
787.3
701.9
857.7

8,996.4
6,445.7
6,669.5
7,393.8
6,656.1
6,413.7

713.8
626.8
657.5
684.0
608.4
776.7

32.8
29.8
34.1
28.2
24.6
23.6

138.5
123.0
110.1
102.2

114.6

123.8
134.2
154.2
200.3
145.2
259.5

112.3
106.4
143.7
119.1
116.9
129.6

466.0
394.7
460.6
475.3
453.6
514.8

185.8
132.7
150.4
161.4
160.1
183.3

16.6
10.0

120.3

82.9
87.2
75.7
67.7
83.2

3,421.0
1,940.1
1,480.7
2,441.3
1,945.0
1,436.1

3,249.6
1,772.4
1,343.3
2,310.4
1,828.0
1,316.1

48.5
44.7
55.1
40.7
51.9
33.2

437.2
306.2
340.8
351.9
285.3
252.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

763.0
687.4
946.2
829.2
800.5
787.3

7,152.4
6,826.2
7,215.4
7,682.7
7,110.2
8.101.6

706.4
635.8
896.9
759.9
725.1
712.1

19.4
14.6
21.2
27.2
24.0
41.7

115.9
141.0
210.4
145.5
140.9
117.4

103.4

106.2
102.0
125.5
100.6

106.9
128.0
120.4
137.2

506.4
421.0
476.4
457.7
415.3
524.4

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

843.0
831.0
1,002.8
918.2
847.4
1,038.2

8,165.9
7,280.2
9,196.3
8,976.9
8,096.3
9,540.0

759.7
669.5
890.1
818.6
781.8
980.2

44.3
21.8
38.8
30.3
30.6
31.3

152.0
166.3
234.3
179.8
178.9
239.9

128.3
122.0
130.1
149.3

141.5
158.3
167.8
127.6
108.4
136.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

960.6
914.6
909.4
817.6
990.0
1,106.0

9,603.3
9,538.5
9,475.3
9,205.6
10,071.7
10,344.2

903.4
880.7
851.2
776.5
924.3
1,031.4

26.4
33.8
30.9
14.3
23.8
31.7

276.7
249.1
151.9
164.9
294.9
343.7

January
February . , .
March
April
May

1,124.6
1,142.5
1,343.1
1,404.3
1,279.9
1,251.7

9,808.3
9,362.6
12,208.6
11,030.3
10,626.4
12,318.0

971.4
1,097.6
1,147.1
1,314.3
1,122.7
1,156.8

57.2
46.9
44.1
41.6
70.0
43.6

401.6
385.0
478.5
519.0
389.1
360.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,010.5
1,019.9
1,013.3
835.6
803.1
1,309.8

10,849.3
11,641.6
11,462.4
10,978.1
10,995.4
11,997.4

980.3
884.8
873.7
812.9
901.6
1,294.6

38.7
37.9
25.3
36.1
21.0
23.0

244.7
215.1
177.5
152.7
221.0
316.0

82.8
63.0

89.4
76.3

157.5

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,239.9
1,245.1
1,405.7
1,346.7
1,290.5
1,168.3

11,477.8
12,041.3
13,141.6
13,139.4
12,908.7
13,346.1

,126.9
,111.4
,258.3
,161.5
,143.4
,045.9

68.9
67.0
92.2
53.3
54.8
38.8

414.4
380.9
383.6
345.0
285.8
256.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,192.9
1,021.2
1,107.9
1,231.0
1,302.2
1,409.3

13,511.0
13,002.8
13,309.1
13,887.3
13,752.7
13,542.8

1,126.2
924.0
1,048.9
1,152.2
1,168.7
1,254.1

46.8
43.5
23.0
40.4
63.7
74.5

259.9
210.1
238.6
329.5
317.0
306.5

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

95.7

87.8
86.8
97.2

14.9
12.3
11.3

36.1
23.8
27.4
27.6
18.7
30.7

181.5
155.4
184.3
165.0
126.4
183.9

92.4
75.8
82.2
86.9
81.7
96.9

11.4
12.9
17.6
19.6
18.4
20.8

28.0
32.3
30.0
34.1
39.2
36.9

2,137.3
2,245.6
2,446.1
2,345.5
2,089.4
2,547.5

2,021.8
2,134.3
2,305.0
2,197.7
1,931.1
2,364.1

44.8
32.7
41.6
48.8
66.2
46.0

247.3
270.6
275.1
302.4
298.5
327.9

483.8
439.5
539.5
563.0
539.1
652.3

147.0
102.0
125.6
162.8
168.5
246.6

108.6
109.5
102.2
106.0
115.8

18.0
16.8
31.8
22.3
19.0
17.8

38.5
33.8
45.5
47.2
33.6
49.6

2,790.7
2,302.3
2,748.2
2,797.1
2,134.9
2,835.8

2,609.4
2,122.4
2,583.6
2,620.3
1,968.1
2,659.8

37.8
51.5
34.4
36.8
29.4
30.1

350.0
316.6
410.2
414.3
371.0
388.1

99.7
55.5
86.2

123.0
104.9
123.5
139.1
137.9
155.4

649.8
619.5
678.5
602.4
578.3
668.1

220.3
232.2
246.0
202.9
171.3
225.6

108.6
112.5
106.2
102.3
102.0
102.4

21.8
19.3
17.6
22.2
18.9
23.8

45.9
33.2
56.0
40.2
41.6
54.9

3,036.8
3,164.6
2,959.6
2,823.1
3,069.9
3,332.8

2,877.6
2,987.5
2,784.5
2,609.6
2,854.8
3,115.2

34.2
35.6
43.2
18.6
62.2
50.0

385.9
368.3
368.4
471.6
473.9
453.6

45.4
86.5
62.1
87.9
82.9
78.8

120.5
122.4
155.4
121.7
144.9
145.5

549.5
598.4
685.4
652.8
696.6
839.1

139.0
126.4
116.1
150.9
207.9
246.1

91.9

109.5
114.3
114.5
109.5
102.7

111.6
117.5
102.5
100.6
127.2

19.3
16.5
21.6
18.2
27.3
24.4

56.2
45.3
67.2
58.5
41.2
58.2

3,521.4
3,856.5
4,774.8
3,511.9
2,792,8
4,305.8

3,296.8
3,032.3
4,437.5
3,844.5
2,992.1
3,779.3

56.9
40.8
38.0
36.5
42.1
70.6

352.7
387.4
439.9
461.5
412.4
449.2

106.4
112.9
111.4

86.2
89.6

108.4

714.7
771.3
744.6
737.4
715.2
781.2

206.5
238.9
197.8
181.8
218.1
205.0

20.2
23.5
15.7
12.6

185.4

111.2
162.3
182.9
137.8
105.0
159.8

3,911.3
3,651.4
3,720.5
3,634.9
3,702,9
3,153.0

3,331.2
3,556.4
3,538.6
3,172.3
3,322.1
3,223.0

41.8
52.6
41.7
29.6
39.0
41.1

399.4
421.8
436.4
349.1
311.6
549.0

107.6
124.6
148.4
171.0
155.3
155.0

52.2
32.4
43.6
14.5
59.7
69.2

138.1
162.4
174.7
201.5
189.2
212.7

649.7
673.1
763.9
708.9
838.0
765.5

182.9
199.0
214.3
174.0
229.4
227.7

153.2
125.7
158.5
175.3
199.2
182.1

110.4

177.4
170.2
168.2
211.5
209.5
205.9

784.5
813.6
827.1
826.9
837.4
805.2

234.1
263.0
279.9
269.2
301.6
242.4

99.9
95.6

135.6
90.7

127.9
111.8
127.4
122.8
110.1
90.9
88.7

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




89.6
84.6

174.7
109.1
237.0
165.4
90.4
76.3
62.9
91.3
76.1

122.7
94.3

121.8
91.0

120.0
132.4

59.8
97.1
65.4
59.4
59.4

95.8

105.5

99.3

94.8

8.5

95.2

18.0

60.3
40.5
62.3
59.6
31.5
69.5

96.6
91.2
92.1
84.8

20.4
18.8
21.8
23.2
19.4
21.9

41.2
40.7
62.5
72.8
66.7
47.2

3.422.2
3,502.3
3,431.2
3,513.5
3,233.8
3,471.7

3,149.4
3,241.3
3,194.2
3,246.4
2,954.0
3,235.3

29.3
46.6
46.0
42.7
51.5
46.7

418.8
472.6
604.4
611.8
584.3
547.6

28.6
23.7
17.1
17.2
21.0
14.8

43.0
64.3
72.8
52.7
46.5
74.4

3,376.8
3,675.0
3,698.9
3,491.6
3,536.2
3,742.6

3,140.7
3,448.8
3,471.8
3,260.2
3,301.6
3,461.4

49.4
43.0
30.2
40.9
51.7
33.0

546.9
514.9
538.0
542.5
512.9
535.3

113.6
91.4
90.3

115.8

109.5
86.1
92.9
91.9
90.0

105.3
112.6
113.0

7.7

105

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-VALUE OF IMPORTS-Con.
GENERAL IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE1
By commodity groups and principal commodit es^
Machinery and transport equipment

Manufactured goods
YEAR AND
MONTH

Transport
equipment

Machinery

3

Total

Iron
and steel

Newsprint

Nonferrous
metals

Textiles

Total
Total3

Metalworking

Electrical

Total3

Automobiles
and parts

Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles

Commodities not
classified

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

,

.

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

5,555.4
6,352.7
6,384.3
8,162.4
7,892.9

1,234.7
1,305.0
1,373.1
2,046.5
1,809.1

789.6
889.5
864.7
862.9
939.0

1,266.8
1,551.8
1,562.5
2,022.5
1,534.2

800.4
908.5
808.0
962.4
1,018.5

2,947.8
4,822.8
5,793.4
7,986.9
9,762.7

1,746.2
2,612.9
3,024.4
3,688.4
4,488.9

135.3
203.4
203.9
182.7

639.6
1,010.5
1,135.5
1,492.1
1,948.2

1,201.5
2,209.8
2,769.1
4,298.5
5,273.8

810.1
1,617.7
2,266.1
3,711.6
4,618.4

1,966.1
2,282.1
2,576.2
3,346.1
4,127.2

730.4
866.6
1,065.1
1,207.8
1,332.4

1971
1972
1973

19744

8,438.3
9,545.8
11,421.6
13,244.1
17,718.7

2,030.2
2,725.2
2,927.6
3,017.0
5,148.9

929.6
988.5
1,053.9
1,185.9
1,503.2

1,655.6
1,551.6
1,933.0
2,464.9
3,921.0

1,135.3
1,391.2
1,526.6
1,579.7
1,614.7

11,171.7
13,873.2
17,420.1
21,076.1
24,060.3

5,288.7
5,967.8
7,786.9
9,966.1
11,612.0

163.7
106.8
140.4
188.9
299.7

2,271.2
2,555.1
3,376.7
4,498.6
5,339.1

5,883.0
7,905.5
9,633.2
11,109.9
12,450.7

5,067.6
6,776.4
7,946.1
9,252.3
10,263.9

4,846.3
5,372.9
6,910.6
8,217.4
9,426.2

1,273.8
1,475.6
1,598.0
1,794.0
2,255.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

14,702.5
17,621.9
21,367.0
27,234.0

4,594.5
4,347.6
5,804.4
7,259.3

1,427.3
1,742.4
1,871.8
2,100.7

2,580.7
3,506.3
3,938.4
5,122.8

1,218.6
1,634.9
1,772.4
2,200.1

23,457.2
29,824.7
36,406.8
47,590.2

11,727.4
15,184.5
17,663.8
24,403.8

361.5
362.1
433.5
946.7

4,911.2
7,424.3
8,432.0
5,170.7

11,737.?
14,640.2
17,829.9
23,186.1

9,920.7
13,104.0
15,842.0
20,631.2

9,224.4
12,564.1
13,809.4
19,061.5

2,517.6
2,537.7
3,335.7
4,018.5

1,750.0
1,260.0
1,313.3
1,243.2
1,144.8
1,230.8

746.3
491.4
485.5
422.5
355.8
371.6

152.8
139.8
134.6
138.1
131.0
134.6

297.3
190.5
194.5
195.7
169.4
231.0

119.9

1,894.7
1,688.8
2,079.5
1,899.2
1,934.5
1,961.6

868.5
898.4
1,029.3
938.1
944.9
971.4

41.0
30.1
32.6
36.8
25.6
26.0

284.4
376.4
424.7
353.0
357.0
411.0

1,026.2
790.4
1,109.0
961.1
989.6
990.1

770.2
619.1
922.0
788.7
851.3
837.5

755.6
621.9
687.8
703.8
626.3
722.7

214.5
180.0
185.4
232.3
198.5
219.7

1,136.6
1,005.7
1,091.8
1,194.0
1,121.2
1,211.1

321.8
265.7
238.5
285.4
279.6
330.5

131.9
106.0
109.0

162.0
173.2
225.8
258.8
231.3
252.7

94.2
89.9
90.1

117.0
126.0
141.4

1,964.4
1,822.0
1,785.8
2,138.6
2,018.6
2,269.4

1,012.0
924.3
966.4
1,109.8
999.1
1,124.0

29.1
29.7
23.5
29.8
28.6
28.7

432.0
407.9
455.6
527.4
444.3
496.3

952.4
897.7
826.9
1,028.8
1,019.6
1,145.4

807.2
777.1
699.8
907.0
914.3
1,026.2

850.9
800.6
815.7
918.7
841.9
878.7

222.8
188.6
216.5
217.4
211.9
230.3

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,190.8
1,108.6
1,473.7
1,409.6
1,383.4
1,649.6

310.0
291.2
318.6
288.3
318.5
411.4

157.2
169.4
146.9
161.0

247.3
211.1
278.0
294.7
288.4
362.4

144.8
117.5
148.9
144.9
129.8
138.5

2,229.7
2,104.9
2,724.0
2,606.2
2,459.1
2,612.5

1,003.9
1,009.7
1,310.1
1,228.2
1,180.4
1,245.5

32.9
29.4
26.5
25.7
25.1
28.0

450.1
443.2
590.8
566.5
556.0
631.2

1,225.9
1,095.3
1,413.9
1,377.9
1,278.7
1,367.0

1,132.4
979.8
1,246.3
1,239.3
1,139.4
1,248.3

838.8
790.2
999.2
931.8
925.4
1,098.7

186.6
169.7
215.0
189.9
211.1
196.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,547.8
1,538.0
1,558.0
1,520.1
1,606.8
1,629.0

352.2
371.5
393.3
398.0
455.8
437.8

164.7
168.4
147.6
157.9
166.8
157.2

322.5
320.3
305.0
285.2
258.7
324.3

142.1
128.8
128.6
122.2
145.3
143.4

2,461.8
2,307.2
2,445.0
2,354.4
2,723.7
2,795.4

1,380.7
1,310.0
1,290.1
1,343.2
1,429.3
1,452.5

28.5
40.6
31.6
30.1
29.6
33.5

693.8
681.7
674.8
712.9
746.8
676.3

1,081.1
997.2
1,154.9
1,011.1
1,294.3
1,343.0

949.2
874.7
999.9
891.9
1,173.8
1,228.8

1,194.7
1,215.3
1,123.4
1,101.0
1,231.3
1,114.2

226.5
218.9
233.5
216.4
253.5
220.1

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,428.8
1,494.9
1,653.0
1,712.1
1,781.5
2,010.5

374.9
318.5
366.6
355.0
528.9
568.9

134.0
144.7
171.0
142.8
147.4
174.0

272.4
250.4
349.8
358.3
339.1
365.1

141.2
133.2
150.7
144.7
139.9
156.3

2,493.3
2,776.6
2,996.5
2,887.2
2,946.9
3,419.1

1,311.6
1,229.7
1,527.3
1,363.8
1,477.8
1,623.5

34.4
30.5
35.8
32.2
40.7
37.1

609.1
563.7
712.5
624.5
687.8
781.7

1,257.7
1,274.8
1,624.1
1,500.7
1,473.2
1,671.1

1,132.0
1,153.6
1,465.0
1,340.9
1,325.5
1,474.2

945.8
989.1
1,031.7
1,009.8
1,060.2
1,257.0

204.2
228.6
220.3
226.8
257.5
392.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,784.1
1,863.5
1,888.7
1,869.3
1,763.0
2,117.6

488.2
528.2
593.5
511.9
557.7
612.1

139.4
160.3
149.1
156.9
175.6
176.6

334.7
371.7
307.9
300.2
311.3
377.4

141.2
169.2
156.6
139.3
118.8
181.3

2,995.2
2,761.3
2,995.9
3,301.5
3,190.1
3,643.1

1,490.3
1,534.7
1,531.2
1,505.9
1,399.2
1,668.8

32.6
39.8
39.7
32.9
31.2
46.7

733.8
741.4
766.6
761.3
685.7
763.9

1,391.4
1,317.9
1,343.7
1,563.5
1,645.5
1,766.3

,234.5
,118.3
,193.8
,387.9
,480.9
,535.4

1,261.8
1,231.2
1,257.4
1,341.1
1,118.9
1,305.4

230.7
244.2
308.4
280.5
414.6
327.2

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,982,9
2,195.4
2,334.5
2,383.0
2,359.3
2,301.3

493.0
669.4
593.9
666.5
538.4
516.4

159.7
152.7
177.1
177.2
190.0
194.1

404.5
443.8
465.1
480.6
509.8
494.9

201.4
159.7
191.6
199.5
188.3
186.1

3,392.8
3,538.1
4.050.8
4,OB5.5
4,020.4
4,133.0

1,619.9
1,751.8
1,979.7
2,003.1
2,011.6
2,073.3

69.3
67.8
75.2
73.8
80.5
69.5

335.0
349.8
407.7
408.4
411.5
446.4

1,772.7
1,821.4
2,071.0
2,082.3
2,008.8
2,059.6

1,556.6
1,574.6
1,854.8
1,854.4
1,776.3
1,840.3

1,228.0
1,293.8
1,511.1
1,439.7
1,459.9
1,651.5

329.2
255.8
373.4
338.3
319.7
338.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,419.7
2,218.6
2,216.8
2,344.5
2,367.4
2,111.5

636.8
637.9
593.9
619.2
738.5
555.5

195.7
172.5
164.7
180.1
178.0
158.8

433.2
356.5
344.3
422.0
384.1
383.1

192.2
176.2
175.3
184.2
175.7
170.0

4,108.8
3,578.3
3,832.1
4,294.2
4,237.9
4,318.3

2,217.6
2,046.5
2,077.1
2,277.2
2,162.8
2,182.9

86.4
91.0
82.1
76.8
80.8
93.5

465.2
453.3
467.7
494.0
451.1
480.6

1,890.6
1,532.0
1,754.9
2,017.4
2,075.5
2,135.4

1,676.3
1,361.0
1,547.1
"1,817.8
1,880.9
1,891.2

1,782.5
1,756.5
1,751.2
1,827.1
1,799.9
1,560.2

329.7
327.5
306.5
386.8
327.2
386.1

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

97.8
73.1
78.6
68.7
76.6

88.5
89.3
87.4
85.4
89.6

I
Footnotes giving source of data a id description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




63.5

106

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES-INDEXES AND SHIPPING WEIGHT AND VALUE
INDEXES OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS1
Exports of U.S. merchandise
(excluding military grant-aid)

WATERBORNE TRADE3
Exports ( ncluding reexports)

General imports

AIRBORNE TRADE4

General imports

Exports (including reexports)

General imports

YEAR AND
MONTH
Unit
value

Quantity

Value

1967

1947

Unit
value^

Quantity

Value

- 100

Value

Shipping
weight

Value

Thous. of
short tons

Mil. of
dollars

Thous. of
short tons

Mil. of
dollars

Thous. of
short tons

Mil. of
dollars

Thous. of
short tons

Mil. of
dollars

11,026
8,877
8,475

59,065
67,416
77,371

4,368
5,197
4,964

84.7

38.8
38.2
40.1
42.0
39.2

32.9
40.6
40.3
40.5
38.7

562,944
115,811
102,646
80,585
78,904

57,108
10,109
9,031
8,209
8,572

96,970
100,383
107,067
118,638
120,327

6,811
8,441
8,118
8,292
7,662

43.6
48.0
49.2
51.6
60.9

42.8
47.6
49.8
49.6
57.6

113,058
146,838
166,555
115,638
109,476

9,501
11,562
13,308
10,910
13,427

141,665
161,427
172,676
176,903
199,704

8,390
9,341
9,263
9,700
11,632

58.4
57.8
65.7
68.1

56.0
54.7
60.7
63.5
69.7

126,098
128,035
134,576
157,008
172,210

13,449
13,913
13,987
15,086
17,394

198,830
187,946
210,630
212,485
233,744

11,140
10,644
11,805
12,382
13,441

185,978
187,426
194,482
199,286

616,927
18,532
18,636
19,359
19,915

255,754
266,074
256,814
282,751
288,620

14,942
17,319
17,434
21,139
21,570

148.6
169.6
206.6
258.4
375.5

239,774
204,132
230,176
274,257
264,484

24,394
22,610
25,520
39,642
55,506

299,168
313,167
350,845
441,624
449,179

149.4
182.1
200.8
221.2

360.5
452.9
549.8
644.4

269,182
283,070
274,413
300,032

61,408
64,712
65,376
77,268

245.2
239.6
249.3
248.3
245.8
246.2

179.4
134.1
135.1
148.4
135.2
133.4

440.0
321.2
336.7
368.5
332.3
328.5

23,072
19,732
21,260
21,514
22,262
21,441

318.3
328.0
324.1
376.0
368.4
359.8

238.3
238.8
237.6
238.9
236.6
239.6

149.4
141.3
154.5
160.5
150.6
166.7

356.0
337.4
367.2
383.4
356.2
399.4

168.5
170.2
191.6
190.4
190.5
189.1

339.0
337.9
379.2
380.0
385.9
380.5

241.3
243.8
245.3
246.7
248.3
249.0

167.7
149.6
187.2
180.9
162.7
192.2

201.9
202.6
206.1
206.7
207.3
209.1

178.1
168.0
171.1
188.0
180.0
198.6

359.6
340.4
352.7
388.6
373.1
415.3

250.5
251.6
252.9
253.4
253.7
255.4

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

209.0
208.1
211.3
212.2
213.4
212.6

165.2
174.4
201.1
190.9
195.7
184.9

345.3
363.0
424.8
405.0
417.8
393.0

July . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

211.3
211.0
212.2
210.6
213.0
215.4

173.2
161.5
187.2
169.5
174.2
202.3

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . .

218.8
218.1
216.9
219.1
223.5
225.6

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

228.7
225.5
232.4
232.0
235.2
241.3

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

75.0
86.0
85.6
84.7
83.6

42.9
52.4
49.8
46.8
49.7

32.2
45.1
42.6
39.6
41.5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

84.5
87.6
90.5
89.5
89.7

54.7
64.0
69.7
59.1
59.1

46.2
56.1
63.1
52.9
53.0

101.2

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

90.4
92.1
91.5
91.3
92.2

70.2
70.8
73.9
79.3
90.2

63.5
65.2
67.6
72.4
83.1

96.0
94.6
92.4
93.2
95.5

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

95.2
98.1

90.5
96.6

86.1
94.8

96.5
99.2

82.6
96.0

79.7
95.3

100.0
101.4
104.7

100.0
108.2
114.7

100.0
109.7
120.0

100.0
101.0
104.2

100.0
122.3
128.7

100.0
123.6
134.1

1974.

110.7
114.4
117.6
137.4
174.5

123.9
122.4
134.3
165.6
180.5

137.1
140.0
158.0
227.5
315.0

111.6
117.4
126.1
148.5
223.3

133.1
144.5
163.8
174.0
168.1

1975
1976
1977
1978

.

195.1
202.1
200.2
224.7

176.7
182.7
183.1
204.9

344.9
369.1
384.7
460.3

241.2
248.8
269.9
291.3

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

196.3
197.5
199.0
197.4
196.9
194.6

178.5
165.9
182.9
176.2
174.7
170.9

350.4
327.7
364.0
347.9
344.0
332.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

195.5
194.2
195.5
194.1
195.5
198.7

162.8
168.9
165.8
193.7
188.4
181.1

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

201.2
198.5
198.0
199.6
202.5
201.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1970

1971. .

1978:

Shipping
weight

124,318
88,312
71,865

46.6
40.9
39.0

1977:

Value

21.4
26.7
24.8

59.8
49.4
50.6

1976:

Shipping
weight

28.8
32.6
31.8

77.9
82.8
77.0

1975:

Value

74.1
81.9
78.0

1948
1949

1972
1973

Shipping
weight

.

96.5
98.5
98.3
99.3
96.2
94.5

108.8
123.7
163.3

1,491.4
1,638.1
1,844.6

228.7
251.6
274.5
328.7
433.4

62,289.4
2,798.4
3,298.9
3,841.5
5,263.3

24,728
26,993
33,617
42,742
67,148

448.5
453.7
540.6
689.1
797.8

427,865
517,450
612,798
592,949

63,469
81,171
103,037
115,480

710.0
746.7
898.1
1,109.1

5,690
4,785
5,353
5,105
4,969
4,847

53,836
30,390
26,597
38,017
32,342
27,781

7,122
4,727

20,939
23,479
21,373
23,611
27,156
23,340

4,743
4,984
4,625
5,485
5,466
5,360

404.6
364.9
459.1
446.2
404.0
478.5

21,578
19,368
20,779
25,124
24,109
24,861

189.3
186.5
185.1
177.9
196.3
201.8

474.2
469.4
468.2
450.8
498.0
515.4

259.2
260.3
267.3
265.5
272.6
268.7

189.7
181.5
228.0
210.4
196.7
227.3

365.9
340.9
397.2
357.0
371.0
435.7

270.4
273.3
273.4
272.6
275.5
271.1

164.1
162.8
211.1
208.2
213.9
206.8

360.8
357.5
463.3
464.2
479.0
480.1

182.3
190.9
205.0
213.3
211.7
207.8

421.7
447.2
489.6
506.1
525.3
520.9

Footnotes giving source of data and description of s
following these tables.




106.2
100.6

73JO

6

171, 730

6

49.1
56.5
64.3

717.0
816.6
956.1

96.1

114.8
152.7
215.3
307.1

1,315.9
1,723.5
1,946.9
2,548.4
3,190.4

6,088.1
6,432.1
7,516.0
10,429.8
14,028.9

309.9
411.7
465.7
501.1
530.0

3,415.1
4,014.7
5,159.4
6,929.7
8,921.7

15,212.1
17,398.4
20,253.1
26,667.7

531.4
606.1
655.4
752.9

8,917.1
10,919.6
12,573.2
17,923.1

5,397
4,779
4,632

60.4
56.3
64.0
66.3
62.3
59.4

1,324.1
1,211.4
1,356.9
1,322.9
1,224.1
1,233.2

38.7
35.9
40.8
39.7
35.7
37.9

749.3
620.4
733.1
705.8
636.2
710.5

36,107
35,633
39,381
36,773
32,095
38,910

5,300
5,135
5,418
5,349
5,018
5,780

54.9
53.8
56.4
60.9
59.1
56.2

1,212.0
1,196.2
1,242.8
1,306.1
1,273.0
1,314.2

43.6
42.0
46.1
54.3
52.8
56.5

771.9
675.2
732.7
898.6
837.7
904.6

5,107
4,772
5,271
5,553
5,457
5,377

40,865
33,305
40,122
40,391
34,741
44,644

6,253
5,246
6,673
6,434
5,721
7,194

54.5
62.2
67.8
64.0
62.8
59.7

1,281.3
1,308.7
1,550.4
1,456.2
1,474.2
1,401.1

43.6
42.8
52.6
54.7
47.6
47.6

744.4
734.3
936,0
907.7
845.5
896.0

24,326
23,291
24,076
26,017
25,608
24,036

5,455
5,074
5,210
5,811
5,605
6,023

47,741
48,796
47,437
44,092
46,144
49,169

7,311
7,349
7,051
6,760
7,409
7,770

60.9
56.2
59.3
64.8
66.6
67.9

1,475.0
1,362.6
1,448.3
1,568.5
1,435.9
1,636.0

53.2
51.8
47.4
51.0
57.7
56.0

970.7
957.6
922.9
935.0
1,062.4
1,007.2

491.7
472.4
609.5
558.6
536.1
610.9

18,358
20,251
21,946
24,776
24,928
24,062

4,982
5,342
5.951
5,976
6,055
5,617

48,422
42,517
58,314
50,723
45,746
56,066

7,813
7,128
9,447
8,600
8,175
9,495

64.1
63.7
75.7
71.6
73.7
73.4

1,543.5
1,512.8
1,765.1
1,613.1
1,722.2
1,637.1

44.6
42.1
50.3
46.6
47.3
53.6

876.6
878.3
1,002.4
915.5
933.6
1,026.8

197.0
207.6
204.7
194.7
192.5
220.6

532.7
567.4
559.5
530.8
530.3
598.0

24,085
21,624
24,610
22,218
22,978
24,594

5,490
4,880
5,947
4,151
4,625
6,371

49,434
54,324
53,204
49,016
48,176
56,856

8,488
9,281
8,773
7,906
7,312
10,620

73.1
72.4
73.5
80.7
90.9
85.3

1,651.3
1,578.6
1,655.5
1,749.3
1,924.7
1,899.8

48.6
51.9
50.6
65.2
78.5
76.0

977.6
1,050.8
1,020.9
1,174.7
1,311.6
1,404.4

280.7
281.2
289.4
290.3
292.6
293.6

203.6
212.8
226.4
224.5
218.4
222.3

571.6
598.3
655.2
651.9
639.1
652.7

18,144
18,930
21,712
24,142
28,057
29,487

4,947
5,108
6,431
6,313
6,912
6,842

44,640
45,952
47,200
47,681
47,176
47,840

8,680
9,132
9,680
9,838
9,400
9,597

80.0
80.7
98.4
95.5
92.2
93.2

1,832.7
1,777.7
2,200.9
2,319.0
2,145.6
2,104.5

50.3
50.8
63.9
70.8
55.6
63.2

1,139.5
1,123.9
1,615.7
1,416.4
1,318.8
1,457.2

293.3
295.0
294.3
296.3
303.9
300.9

225.1
213.4
220.5
228.7
222.8
222.9

660.4
629.6
649.0
677.7
677.0
670.6

24,969
26,001
26,260
26,536
28,372
27,428

5,989
6,385
6,646
6,958
7,356
7,402

50,703
53,652
56,196
49,81 1
51,404
49,982

10,143
9,880
9,780
9,850
9,759
9,685

91.4
92.4
96.7
96.7
97.8
94.1

2,064.2
2,143.8
2,603.9
2,326.2
2,595.6
2,553.8

65.7
67.5
60.8
68.5
70.6
65.4

1,543.8
1,476.1
1,499.1
1,770.4
1,850.4
1,711.6

s appear in the section immediately

4^12

107

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION-AIR CARRIERS
CERTIFICATED ROUTE CARRIERS, TOTAL INDUSTRYl

Scheduled service, except as indicated
Passenger-miles
revenue
YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER
Total

Passengerload
factor

DOMESTIC OPERATIONS 1
Scheduled and
nonscheduled service

Scheduled and
nonscheduled service

Scheduled service

Operating revenues

Ton-miles
(revenue),
total

Total,
including
non-

scheduled
service^

Passenger
revenues

Cargo
revenues

Mail
revenues

Operating
expenses

Net
income
after
taxes

Passengermiles
revenue)

Billions

Millions of dollars

Billions

Percent

1947
1948
1949

7.92
7,89
8.83

64.4
57.5
57.5

931
986
1,131

574
692
771

449
497
550

37
46
52

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

10.24
13.20
15.62
18.24
20.61

60.8
66.1
64.8
63.0
61.8

1,359
1,690
1,972
2,252
2,512

840
1,024
1,169
1,317
1,441

608
780
914
1,044
1,167

66
75
86
92
96

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

24.35
27.62
31.26
31.50
36.37

63.1
63.3
61.2
59.3
61.4

2,982
3,386
3,763
3,799
4,388

1,643
1,898
2,128
2,244
2,618

1,364
1,542
1,733
1,828
2,167

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

38.86
39.83
43.76
50.36
58.49

59.3
55.4
53.0
53.1
55.0

4,729
4,971
5,570
6,346
7,434

2,884
3,064
3,439
3,759
4,251

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

68.68
79.89
98.75
113.96
125.42

55.2
58.0
56.5
52.6
50.0

8,986
10,686
13,036
15,249
16,898

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

131.71
135.66
152.41
161.96
162.92

49.7
48.5
53.0
52.1
54.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

162.81
178.99
194.75
226.78

1975: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

Million!

Cargo
ton-miles

Operating
revenues

Mail
ton-miles

Operating
expenses

Net
income
after
taxes

Millions of dollars

Millions

595
675
728

17

6.11
6.00
6.77

65
102
134

33
38
42

364
442
496

386
439
474

764
896
1,064
1,211
1,317

41
57
62
61
66

8.03

124
128
3
137
67

10.59
12.56
14,79
16.80

211
217
244
254
248

48
65
70
74
83

579
729
844
967
1,068

514
620
749
879
969

114
128
141
147
172

66
72
77
84
93

1,501
1,763
2,063
2,136
2,496

79
81
37
53
67

19.85
22.40
25.38
25.38
29.31

319
351
396
387
450

89
96
102
108
121

1,238
1,400
1,596
1,693
2,008

1,114
1.299
1,559
1,594
1,900

2,388
2,485
2,763
3,067
3,483

187
201
231
263
317

106
124
141
149
152

2,807
3,043
3,249
3,479
3,781

£
50
81
221

30.56
31.06
33.62
38.46
44.14

476
533
637
715
894

136
151
167
175
192

2,178
2,305
2,589
2,790
3,169

2,141
2,307
2,488
2,646
2,849

4,958
5,745
6,865
7,753
8,791

4,029
4,530
5,426
6,222
7,120

390
449
501
585
686

172
241
268
276
296

4,286
4,970
6,157
7,248
8,403

362
428
408
208
54

51.89
60.59
75.49
87.51
4
102,72

1,112
1,301
1,498
1,775
4
2,126

228
294
408
567
4
807

3,691
4,171
4,981
5,691
4
6,936

3,239
3,670
4,560
5,397
4
6,613

18,166
18,685
20,746
22,242
22,425

9,290
10,046
11,163
12,419
5
14,703

7,627
8,220
9,271
10,274
11,879

750
826
938
1,075
1,248

306
288
271
303
309

9,247
9,717
10,579
11,834
513,978

104.15
106.44
118.14
126.32
129.73

2,215
2,278
2,567
2,922
2,888

715
708
686
687
692

7,180
7,753
8,652
9,694
5
11, 546

7,181
7,496
8,158
9,200
5
10,761

53.7
55.4
56.2
61.5

22,186
24,121
26,100
29,679

15,356
17,503
19,925
22,887

12,354
14,266
16,274
18,812

1,310
1,497
1,719
1,985

311
326
390
383

15,288
16,781
19,017
21,512

131.73
145.27
156.61
182.67

2,747
2,909
3,125
3,506

683
719
751
808

12,020
13,899
15,821
18,184

11,902
13,324
15,165
17,151

d

12.64
11.01
13.30
12.19
12.91
14.91

48.4
47.8
52.4
50.3
50.9
56.5

1,698
1,520
1,820
1,689
1,775
1,968

10.06

3,502

2,849

293

79

3,643

198
190
225
224
233
233

57
52
58
57
57
52

2,779

2,862

d

10.95
10.07
10.42
12.15

| 2,964

2,903

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16.10
17.30
12.90
13.36
12.26
13.93

57.4
61.9
51.8
53.7
52.0
60.1

2,110
2,241
1,803
1,899
1,762
1,901

12.75
13.81
10.22
10.92
10.06
11.36

238
249
244
261
239
214

54
54
53
59
55
75

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June .

13.94
12.75
14.19
14.67
14.66
16.21

53.4
52.0
53.6
56.2
55.3
58.9

1,839
1,727
1,954
1,991
1,988
2,146

11.29
10.54
11.80
( 12.11
\ 11.79
/ 13.07

206
207
250
255
251
257

56
52
59
58
59
55

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

17.72
18.15
14.19
14.32
12.99
15.19

60.6
61.5
52.6
52.9
51.9
54.6

2,301
2,338
1,947
1,990
1,832
2,066

( 14.03
\ 14.48
/ 11.20
11.66
10.74
12.56

248
249
247
255
238
245

55
54
58
64
64
84

15.09
12.94
15.46
15.39
15.34
17.02

53.8
51.0
54.7
55.6
54.0
57.6

1,952
1,747
2,098
2,057
2,060
2,240

12.23
10.72
12.83
12.59
12.31
13.69

211
213
265
250
259
272

57
56
66
63
58
61

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

18.85
19.49
15.61
16.16
14.84
17.04

60.1
61.8
54.1
55.3
53.9
57.4

2,425
2,515
2,128
2,255
2,116
2,315

15.00
15.62
12.34
13.02
\ 12.24
| 14.01

263
278
269
292
281
271

57
60
60
62
65
87

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

16.62
14.51
18.45
17.58
17.96
20.51

56.8
55.1
60.6
59.9
62.1
67.6

2,143
1,948
1,460
2,344
2,363
2,630

13.42
12.03
15.32
14.32
14.46
16.53

236
251
309
293
293
300

62
60
74
68
68
64

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22.48
23.70
19.03
18.81
17.75
19.39

68.9
71.1
60.2
58.2
57.3
58.4

2,811
2,972
2,515
2,536
2,414
2,545

17.74
18.93
14.78
15.03
14.44
15.66

281
316
308
323
309
287

59
65
65
66
67
89

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May . .; . . .
June . . . * . . .

3133

3
3

d

!99

30
222
227
322
d72
451
731
1,184

(
\
j
(
\
j

d

W3

3,796

3,078

316

75

3,711

32

4,174

3,389

344

72

3,950

118
d

3,885

3,037

356

84

3,923

3,873

3,172

332

73

4,003

4,387

3,595

377

76

4,110

210

4,815

3,957

384

74

4,364

309

4,429

3,542

405

105

4,305

61

4,437

3,638

375

79

4,445

d37

4,896

4,026

407

80

4,651

216

5,423

4,457

443

77

4,964

425

5,169

4,153

494

154

4,957

127

5,115

4,226

432

89

5,011

63

5,708

4,660

493

90

5,258

405

6,308

5,230

520

86

5,603

629

5,756

4,697

541

118

5,639

87

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




3 148

58

d

130

(
\
<

8.94

3,203

48
54
50
51
64
60
19
i 46
58
3
39
18
17
144

d

238
262
234
83
4
31
d

184

31
196
179
381
46
331
497
858

93

17

3,075

42

3,074

3,063

d

3,099

3,185

d

3,493

3,244

166

3,739

3,439

189

3,568

3,455

51

|

3,590

3,580

d

>

3,885

3,695

159

3,911

256

4,145

3,979

107

4,151

4,053

67

4,556

4,205

311

[

4,902

4,406

433

\

4,575

4,486

47

| 4,200

13

?6

25

108

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION-AIR CARRIERS, URBAN TRANSIT, MOTOR CARRIERS
TRANSIT
INDUSTRY2

AIR CARRIERS1

MOTOR CARRIERS

International operations
Scheduled service
YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Scheduled and nonscheduled service

Carriers of property, class l^

Carriers of property,
class land II (ATA)4

Common and contract carrier service

Freight carried,
indexes of volume

Passengers
carried
Passengermiles
(revenue)

Billions

Cargo
ton-miles

Mail
ton-miles

Operating
revenues

Operating
expenses

1.81
1.89
2.06

33
46
56

16
21
24

210
250
275

210
236
254

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

2.21
2.61
3.07
3.45
3.81

60
78
86
94
105

26
27
28
32
44

261
295
325
351
373

250
277
315
332
347

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

4.50
5.23
5.88
6.12
7.06

115
153
157
164
196

61
65
67
77
88

405
498
532
551
610

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

8.31
8.77

10.14
11.90
14.35

226
261
331
383
486

113
157
183
192
191

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

16.79
19.30
23.26
26.45
5
22,70

708
848
952
1,135
5
1,224

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

27.56
29.22
34.27
35.64
33.19

1975
1976
1977
1978

31.08
33.72
36.61
44.11

Number of
reporting
carriers

Millions

Millions of dollars

Millions

1947
1948
1949

Operating
revenues

Tonnage
hauled
(revenue)

Net
income

Millions
of tons

Millions of dollars

Common
carriers
of general
freight,
seasonally
adjusted

Common
and
contract
carriers of
property

Avg. same
period
= 100

1967

= 100

1967

18,287
17,312
15,251

1,605
1,817
1,573

1,245
1,682
1,847

1,184
1,570
1,747

136.5
164.8
170.5

30
35
36

9
7
11
16

13,845
12,881
12,022
11,036
9,858

1,573
1,743
1,743
2,026
2,026

2,373
2,741
3,016
3,516
3,417

2,210
2,612
2,881
3,377
3,306

218.1
237.6
239.0
272.6
261.9

45
48
49
52
50

386
464
505
542
596

15
21
18
7
8

9,189
8,756
8,338
7,778
7,680

881
881
872
872
923

3,351
3,571
3,887
3,901
4,643

3,212
3,439
3,749
3,771
4,440

226.8
233.9
241.9
237.4
274.7

58
60
60
60
67

67.2
53.3
73.1

706
759
850
969
1,082

666
737
760
833
932

11
dg
32
64
78

7,521
7,242
7,122
6,915
6,854

923
954
954
1,018
1,018

4,753
4,903
5,374
5,741
6,176

4,634
4,704
5,144
5,498
5,890

276.0
326.2
348.6
338.0
366.3

70
69
75
79
86

72.1
73.0
80.3
84.7
89.8

265
468
578
700
5
544

1,267
1,574
1,884
2,062
5
1,855

1,047
1,300
1,597
1,852
5
1,790

124
165
174
125
523

6,798
6,671
6,616
6,491
6,310

1,148
1,148
1,249
1,249
1,359

7,120
7,849
8,329
9,523
10,742

6,741
7,457
8,012
9,047
10,279

4328
462.3
477.6
522.6
577.1

96
101
100
109
114

105.6
100.3
107.3
113.7

1,299
1,518
1,738
1,916
2,083

766
617
515
522
471

2,109
2,292
2,512
2,725
7
3,157

2,066
2,221
2,420
2,633
7
3,218

dW
dj
26
48
d
60

5,932
5,497
5,271
5,294
5,606

1,359
1,475
1,475
1,443
766

11,050
12,693
14,270
16,707
16,676

10,655
11,907
13,434
15,896
15,869

553.9
595.9
641.8
704.3
509.7

112
119
128
142
135

111.0
124.5
136.4
163.4
155.5

2,048
2,187
2,302
2,314

426
407
397
374

3,336
3,605
4,104
4,703

3,326
3,457
3,852
4,361

d25
120
234
326

766

16,266
8? 1,420
13,853
16,618

15.539
»349
452
495

457.4

100
100

217
236

121
137
148
157

131 7
152.3
166.2
181.7

I-

95

2,073

10

39

117

100

2,281

60

41

118

100

2,519

87

45

124

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2.58
2.07
2.35
2.12
2.49
2.76

144
147
172
152
157
156

34
31
35
37
36
37

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3.35
3.49
2.67
2.44
2.20
2.56

172
175
187
210
204
173

35
33
30
33
38
46

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2.65
2.21
2.39
2.56
2.86
3.15

151
162
193
179
179
179

33
32
33
32
34
34

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3.69
3.67
3.00
2.66
2.25
2.63

193
187
191
206
194
172

32
32
31
32
36
47

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

2.87
2.22
2.63
2.80
3.03
3.32

146
153
185
171
173
172

30
30
35
34
35
35

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3.84
3.86
3.27
3.13
2.60
3.04

186
194
206
254
252
209

34
34
31
32
35
43

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3.20
2.49
3.12
3.25
3.50
3.98

220
158
199
193
177
187

28
27
33
32
30
28

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

4.13
4.78
4.25
3.78
3.31
3.73

197
193
211
234
226
187

27
28
29
32
37
43

V

781
808

15

971

875

75
d45

!»

817

d54

(

866

811

894

44

I 1,076

924

120

! 861

849

11

i„
|

1,011

865
956

57

1,223

1,053

169

f

1,023

978

20

f

965

958

d3

J

1,152

1,051

96

f

1,406

1,197

195

1,181

1,153

486
452
512
490
475
457

§100

i

437
431
454
500
452
496
487
474
564
|
485
468
I 467
437
434
440
470
463
488
598
589
666
560
616
624

djj

j

I

5,643
5,690
5,979
7,636

70

861

!•

6

d

832

Footnotes giving sourc of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Net
income
after taxes

536
587
618
650
622
607
600
596
693
643
664
641
569
621
646
684
652
609

40

d

Deficit.

8

201

97.9

!

i
1
C
I
i

2,794

80

2,656

«67

99

50

119

48

135

1

§100

100

8

2,837

91

8

49

!
'
'

138

1

100

2,930

98

51

141

100

3,062

89

53

127

100

3,043

57

52

147

100

3,422

122

55

154

100

3,597

148

55

152

100

3,975

128

59

137

100

3,637

44

56

152

100

4,167

155

61

167

100

4,166

154

58

160

1
I

64

150

155.4
155.3
154.8
153.0
154.0
154.8

(
1
(
(
{
(

168.1
167.5
165.6
166.8
163.6
172.9

{
<
/
(
{
f

162.6
175.9
177.3
192.5
182.8
178.5

1

143

143.4
149.3
152.5
145.3
156.2
153.4

\
i
<

i
4,701

130.6
136.2
136.1
135.8
136.7
142.2

159.5
165.6
165.5
166.4
166.6
165.8

!

1

100

129.0
129.2
123.9
126.7
125.2
128.7

177.6
177.6
184.3
188.5
186.2
197.1

109

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION-RAILROADS AND TRAVEL
TRAVEL

CLASS 1 RAILROADS
Financial operations1

Traffic

Operating revenues
YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Total2

Freight

Hotels and motor-hotels^
Hotels

Ton-miles (net)
of freight1

Passenger

Operating
expenses

Tax
accruals
and rents

Net
railway
operating
income

Net
income
(after
taxes)

Total

Revenue

Price
index
for total
railroad
freight3

Restaurant
sales
index

*

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Dollars

Percent
of total

490.4
699.4
438.0

696.8
677.6
560.5

654.7
637,9
526.4

84
83
80

4.77
5.27
5.47

90
86
82

9,473.1
10,391.9
10,581.6
10,664.3
9,370.8

7,817.3
8,635.4
8,789.5
8,950.6
7,797.9

813.4
900.3
906.2
842.0
767.3

7,059.2
8,043.9
8,053.2
8,135.3
7,384.5

1,374.2
1 ,406.8
1,450.1
1,419.6
1,112.3

1,039.6
941.1
1,078.3
1,109.4
874.0

783.3
691.3
824.5
902.0
673.6

622,6
678.9
644.6
634.2
568.9

588.5
646.6
614.8
605.8
549.2

82
87
91
93
92

5.71
6.28
6.66
6.99
7.22

81
5 77
76
74
72

10,106.8
10,545.3
10,506.2
9,564.9
9,825.1

8,539.2
8,945.9
8,941.6
8,071.2
8,312.2

742.7
756.6
735.3
675.3
651.2

7,641.4
8,102.1
8,237.7
7,544.1
7,704.8

1,336.5
1,372.9
1,345.2
1,258.5
1,372.5

1,128.9
1,070.3
923.3
762.4
747.8

920.7
879.0
740.3
6
601. 8
577.8

646.2
667.8
637.0
567.6
592.3

623.6
647.0
618.1
551.5
575.4

95
97
99
97
100

7.50
7.85
8.30
8.59
8.92

72
72
70
67
66

9,517.2
9,187.1
9,440.2
9,559.5
9,856.5

8,028.5
7,736.6
7,991.2
8,154.5
8,455.5

640.3
624.7
619.1
588.1
577.9

7,566.1
7,271.2
7,417.3
7,451.6
7,737.8

1,365.8
1,378.3
1,296.3
1,302.2
1,300.5

585.3
537.7
726.6
805.7
818.2

445.8
384.6
571.9
651.5
693.6

588.0
577.8
606.4
635.5
670.3

572.2
563.3
591.7
621.7
659.3

100
97
97
95
97

9.15
9.23
9.35
9.37
9.53

65
62
61
60
61

10,207 .8
10,660.6
10,376.9
10,859.9
11,422.7

8,836.0
9,286.5
9,140.9
9,755.0
10,319.9

553.1
543.6
485.4
444.3
438.3

7,849.8
8,121.8
8,211.4
8,582.3
9,038.3

1,396.5
1,490.5
1,488.0
1,594.8
1,726.2

961.5
1,048.3
677.6
682.8
658.2

814.9
906.4
318.6
565.5
458.3

709.3
750.5
731.6
759.1
781.7

697.7
738.3
719.4
744.5
767.9

9.71

100.0

97
100
100
102
103

10.03
10.59
11.35
12.37

62
62
61
61
59

11,981.7
12,696.8
13,440.4
14,821.1
16,878.9

10,912.6
11,793.4
12,597.7
13,817.8
15,881.2

420.2
§294.1
257.1
258.5
290.1

9,649.8
10,057.7
10,579.7
11,595.3
13,073.3

1,844.9
1 ,938.7
2,030.5
2,371.2
3,042.2

487.0
700.3
830.2
854.6
763.4

79.4

777.2
752.2
800.8
878.4
880.7

762.5
739.7
776.7
851.8
851.0

108.8
122.4
126.1
129.3
149.7

99
99
105
111
117

13.25
13.56
21.01
22.39
25.02

55
54
60
64
62

17.84
18.29
19.38

"';67
68
67

716,357.3
18,574.5
19,946.8
7
2 1,829.0

15,346.0
17,433.3
18,657.8
20,332.9

296.9
330.1
336.7
355.6

13,206.8
14,954.4
19,299.1
21,124.0

2,799.0
3,152.0
3,376.9

350.6
467.9
432.9
451.6

107.9
272.5
358.6
259.9

778.4
822.5
862.6

754.3
794.9
826.3
858.1

169.4
186.6
199.1
213.1

118
127
139
157

28.76
31.32
34.96
38.83

60
63
65
68

20.98
22.48
24.65
28.45

64
67
70
72

j 3,824.5

3,574.0

69.9

3,287.9

652.8

d 116.2

174.5

193.8

186.9

| 3,977.9

3,729.6

73.4

3,289.6

690.0

d

68.2

193.0

189.6

158.3
158.3
158.3
158-3
165.8
165.9

103
110
120
114
126
123

26.91
28.63
27.11
28.18
29.11
27.74

56
59
56
64
62
63

19.90
20.22
20.46
20.50
21.74
21.72

57
60
61
63
64
71

4,137.7

3,883.4

75.3

3,224.8

722.3

190.5

114.3

189.5

182.4

4,417.3

4,159.0

78.1

3,403.6

740.0

274.0

236.0

202.1

196.3

175.2
175.6
175.7
\ 180.2
) 180.8
< 180.9

131
121
115
131
117
117

28.08
29.45
29.27
30.97
30.38
29.23

59
65
63
71
61
45

22.18
21.91
20.97
21.54
20.43
20.16

72
76
65
68
59
49

4,372.7

4,115.4

82.2

3,542.9

765.7

65.7

22.7

200.1

190.9

>

4,771.1

4,480.7

81.3

3,783.8

836.8

150.5

152.8

212.4

204.1

181.0
181.2
181.2
185.4
187.1
187.4

108
113
132
120
140
137

29.41
30.48
29.28
30.88
32.10
30.71

56
57
62
64
67
67

21.24
21.11
21.64
21.93
22.92
23.30

58
63
66
66
71
74

|

4,687.3

4,392.8

83.6

3,768.9

802.5

116.0

78.1

206.7

197.9

4,746.4

4,447.8

82.9

3,864.0

762.7

109.6

21.1

210.5

200.8

187.4
187.5
187.6
191.1
191.1
191.6

148
128
127
138
122
128

31.34
32.16
32.07
33.43
32.54
31.46

64
69
68
72
63
46

24.04
23.45
22.84
23.36
22.07
21.88

75
78
69
70
60
50

4,670.0

4,395.1

81.3

4,617.8

825.3

31.4

d

206.0

195.6

5,277.8

4,972.0

84.1

4,896.0

893.1

248.6

246,2

222.9

216.0

198.0
198.0
198.2
198.3
198.2
198.2

114
122
145
128
144
147

34.45
33.71
33.92
34.69
35.72
34.89

57
63
67
64
70
71

23.15
23.27
23.66
24.06
24.29
25.07

61
65
71
70
72
77

4,934.9

4,683.0

84.1

4,158.0

837.8

28.6

1.4

210.9

205.3

5,068.4

4,733.0

87,5

4,894.5

827.8

116.8

116.8

219.2

208.6

198.4
198.4
198.5
198.5
198.6
207.8

157
138
138
155
138
143

34.06
34.98
35.20
36.68
35.70
35.54

64
69
67
76
67
50

25.81
26.10
25.07
25.72
24.96
24.66

78
81
71
76
66
53

4,771.6

4,439.5

85.0

4,902.8

d 133.0

255. /

192.7

188.5

5,752.3

5,371.3

88.9

5,372.1

234.7

234.7

235.8

203.4

I 207.6
i 207.6
207.7
\ 207.8
1 207.9
< 208.2

124
139
157
155
164
169

38.43
38.32
38.09
39.37
39.83
39.14

60
68
67
74
73
72

26.11
26.80
27.42
27.07
28.55
28.91

63
69
73
74
75
78

5,414.1

5,015.0

90.8

5,267.8

72.6

48.2

210.5

5,901.5

5,511.0

91.0

5,576.9

245.8

236.4

227.1

' 215.2
' 215.7
1
215.8
1
215.8
' 216.3
' 231.1

174
163
160
167
154
155

36.77
38.39
38.20
42.06
39.30
38.02

66
69
70
77
66
50

29.28
29.67
29.00
28.99
29.90
29.71

78
82
75
76
68
54

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

Percent
of total

780.4
1,002.2
686.7

8

1975
1976
1977
1978

Dollars

1967

1,107.2
1,197.6
1,001.7

7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

Rooms
occupied

6,799.0
7,472.0
6,891.9

...

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

Average
room
sale

963.3
964.3
860.7

.

.

Same
month
= 100

Rooms
occupied

7,042.8
7,976.4
7,048.4

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

= 100

Average
room
sale

8,686.6
9,671.9
8,580.3

1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1969

Billions

Millions of dollars

Motor-hotels

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




9

350.8
482.9
552.0
685.0

d

d

1.8

9.4

d

(
j
[
]
1
<

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p.240.
d
Deficit

110

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION-TRAVEL AND COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION

TRAVEL
Telephone carriers'*

Foreign travel*

Telegraph carriers*'
Domestic

U.S. citizens
YEAR AND
MONTH
Arrivals

Departures

Arrivals

Departures

Passports
issued2

National
parks,
visits2

Operating
revenues,
total5

Thousands

526
574
630

470
491
599

482
480
548

299
309
322

202.4
230.4
268.9

10,674
11,293
12,968

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

715
765
875
977
1,062

668
725
886
939
1,000

509
590
606
574
639

334
359
409
417
464

299.7
290.4
395.3
418.2
452.0

13,919
15,079
17,143
17,372
17,969

3,456
3,818
4,240
4,635
5,005

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1,246
1,325
1,425
8
1,642
1,863

1,186
1,352
1,461
8
1,592
1,824

719
880
986
8
1,020
1,118

523
556
626

528.0
559.1
586.0
676.9
732.0

18,830
20,055
20,891
21,658
22,372

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2,025
2,084
2,346
2,616
2,913

2,002
2,020
2,292
2,588
2,841

1,298
1,327
1,503
1,558
1,890

1,320
1,653

853.1
858.0
906.9
1,055.5
1,133.2

3,351
3,893
4,387
5,021
5,911

3,341
3,814
4,334
4,820
5,767

2,093
2,409
2,773
3,084
3,602

1,819
2,042
2,358
2,613
3,039

6,659
7,591
9068
8,540

6,499
7,059
8,312
8,758
8,306

4,065
4,325
5,193
5,750
5,936

3,449
3,567
4,310
4,905
5,067

8,050
7,700
8,201
8,903

8,177
137,755
8,198
8,883

1975: January. . . .
February , . .
March
April
May
June

627
531
553
624
625
701

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

.

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

9£11

t

Operating
expenses
(excluding
taxes)

Net
operating
income
{after
taxes)

&

821

949

1,070
1,119
1236

Telephones
in service,
end of
period

Operating
revenues

Operating
expenses

Millions

Millions of dollars

1947
1948
1949

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

Overseas

Aliens
Net
operating
revenues
(before
income
taxes)

Operating
revenues

Operating
expenses

Net
operating
revenues
(before
income
taxes)

Millions of dollars

d

323

36.3

199.7
183.4
171.4

173.1
174.8
164.3

14.3
dt.9
d
2.1

45.6
46.3
46.6

45.8
44.8
43.5

2,470
2,698
2,994
3,228
3,430

457
460
506
568
647

38.4
39.9
42.1
44.0
45.9

178.0
192.1
184.3
208.6
209.6

157.9
172.3
174.5
185.2
184.8

10.7
10.1
14.7
15.0

50.3
56.9
57.5
59.6
63.7

42.6
44.8
47.5
48.8
50.1

5,540
6,125
6,645
7,134
7,792

3,689
4,067
4,379
4,456
4,723

761
841
934
1,121
1,297

49.1
52.8
55.8
58.5
62.0

228.8
238.4
245.5
240.7
260.8

196.7
209.5
217.9
215.7
224.8

22.8
19.1
17.3
15.6
25.1

68.0
73.4
76.8
77.2
84.3

53.5
56.3
61.2
61.8
65.4

12.6
10.6
10.2
12.7

26,603
27,876
32, 135
33,351
33,976

8,358
8,889
9,512
10,147
10,938

5,019
5,297
5,618
5,948
6,496

1,399
1,519
1,675
1° 1,770
1,924

65.0
67.6
70.8
73.7
77.4

262.4
265.7
264.1
286.8
299.4

233.9
240.0
242.4
253.1
264.2

15.6
12.4
20.2
21.1

86.9
89.9
92.3
97.7

70.4
71.7
75.5
77.8
83.0

10.1
11.7
10.3
12.7
16.5

1,330.3
1,547.7
1,685.5
1,748.4
1,820.2

36,509
38,490
39,538
42,392
42,403

11,750
12,905
13,847
15,068
16,781

7,076
7,713
8,319
9,020
10,270

2,091
2,317
2,488
2,553
2,798

81.5
86.0
90.2
95.1

100.3

305.6
319.3
335.0
358.2
391.3

267.4
275.5
291.9
309.5
330.8

23.8
24.9
24.2
29.6
32.9

2,219.2
2,399.0
2,728.0
2,729.1
2,415.0

45.753
48,863
54,087
55,406
52,857

18,100
1220,410
12
23,079
I2 26,036
28,941

11,596
12
13,253
12
14,869
I2 16,538
18,420

3,010
123,487
124,032
12
4,713
5,296

104.1
"111.6
"117-3
12
123.3
127.9

402.5
396.8
431.8
454.7
483.9

334.6
337.0
349.8
372.9
384.7

34.0
31.7
55.1
53.8
69.4
70.7
75.3
86.9
85.7

9

9

7

2,405
2,753
3,066

1,927
2,174
2,375

210
7

7

271

10

32.1
7

33.5

.9

7.0

107.4
11

107 .4
121.4
132.3
153.4
179.9

11

83.8
90.4

3.4
1.2

d

.7
4.9
7.9
6.0
6.5
9.2
9.7

"20.3

101.4
116.1
132.5

27.1
26.2
30.6
39.1

193.7
206.0
226.0
261.6
298.7

144.9
150.8
163.7
182.9
205.4

39.3
44.3
49.4
64.9
77.4

315.9
349.5
396.6
454.9

225.6
257.2
269.1
307.9

108.5
123.9

6,493
7,861

5,326
135,382
5,364
6,321

2,334.4
2,816.7
3,107.1
3,234.5

60,527
60,521
69,980
62,910

32,070
36,602
40,736
45,905

20,664
23,321
26,111
29,489

5,792
6,679
7,295
8,191

132.3
138.5
149.9
150.4

504.8
527.5
554.9
576.5

403.9
423.0
439.7
458.4

558
515
687
582
731
760

505
431
503
428
466
538

411
328
399
338
406
445

165.1
179.0
223.3
261.4
262.7
286.2

1,757
1,635
2,497
2,735
4,437
7,948

2,500
2,451
2,564
2,654
2,647
2,659

1,665
1,590
1,658
1,692
1,685
1,674

421
427
459
484
484
495

127.6
128.4
128.6
129.1
129.2
129.5

39.6
38.7
40.9
42.0
42.6
43.2

32.0
31.2
32.0
32.9
33.6
33.4

5.1
4.9
6.4
6.6
5.9
7.1

25.9
24.6
25.0
26.7
26.2
26.0

18.0
17.1
16.8
19.3
18.1
18.5

6.6
6.0
6.7
5.9
6.8
6.0

872
1,003
653
658
606
514

903
882
706
632
599
624

675
728
543
472
430
457

556
665
483
480
398
418

240.9
187.0
161.2
130.9
119.0
117.6

13,320
11,445
5,845
4,597
2,596
3,716

2,717
2,712
2,743
2,827
2,761
2,842

1,725
1,729
1,777
1,854
1,766
1,856

500
497
492
500
508
527

129.9
130.3
131.1
131.6
132.0
132.3

43.1
41.5
42.1
45.1
41.4
44.4

33.7
33.9
34.3
35.6
33.8
37.5

6.9
5.2
5.4
6.8
5.0
5.4

26.7
25.5
27.5
28.7
25.2
26.6

19.0
18.1
18.9
19.8
18.4
20.4

6.2
5.9
7.1
7.3
5.2
5.1

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

13571
493
585
590
617
711

13545
514
565
629
710
757

13474
367
442
474
488
604

13426
307
338
387
422
449

182.6
193.8
285.1
315.5
315.2
344.9

1,829
2,196
2,319
3,462
4,826
7,780

2,853
2,837
3,023
3,018
2,991
3,062

1,829
1,788
1,938
1,900
1,879
1,911

509
519
540
552
555
578

132.9
133.4
133.6
135.0
135.3
135.4

41.1
42.2
46.0
45.1
42.9
45.3

34.4
33.7
35.9
35.2
34.4
36.3

4.1
6.2
7.7
7.5
6.1
6.6

27.0
26.4
29.6
28.5
28.4
30.1

20.1
19.8
21.4
21.3
21.6
21.3

5.0
5.2
6.6
5.5
5.2
7.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

825
936
683
687
535
468

898
766
705
594
496
578

742
746
576
491
408
452

591
723
516
447
374
405

263.0
226.5
189.1
146.2
171.5
183.2

11,383
10,923
6,498
4,847
2,608
1,849

3,054
3,137
3,116
3,156
3,151
3,174

1,907
1,992
1,985
2,009
2,031
2,173

574
576
604
590
576
497

135.8
136.0
136.8
137.7
138.1
138.5

43.6
43.9
44.7
43.7
44.1
45.1

35.3
37.7
35.0
33.9
34.5
36.7

6.0
3.9
6.9
7.3
7.1
6.0

29.6
29.6
29.8
30.1
29.8
30.6

22.5
22.8
20.7
20.2
21.0
23.6

4.9
5.0
7.4
8.1
6.8
4.7

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

588
511
618
645
643
710

552
549
625
646
733
853

493
354
472
480
488
572

399
304
347
399
417
462

207.5
222.2
330.4
356.7
354.3
370.5

1,698
1,971
2,417
3,691
4,567
8,252

3,222
3,159
3,365
3,360
3,364
3,396

2,033
1,985
3,163
2,224
2,142
2,163

587
578
585
399
607
624

138.9
139.5
139.9
140.3
140.1
141.0

43.2
43.3
47.9
46.0
46.6
48.4

34.4
33.7
37.6
34.6
35.8
37.4

6.2
7.1
7.6
9.0
8.2
8.4

31.1
29.8
34.8
31.7
32.9
33.1

21.3
21.0
34.6
23.1
22.4
20.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

919
1,002
719
760
575
511

926
801
746
628
520
619

729
769
614
528
457
535

548
661
500
471
409
446

288.4
271.0
206.0
157.9
180.3
161.8

12,107
11,159
6,355
5,086
2,634
2,050

3,290
3,488
3,467
3,508
3,563
3,573

1,959
2,243
2,291
2,232
2,313
2,373

827
631
591
637
628
604

141.5
142.1
143.0
143.6
144.2
149.9

45.2
47.4
46.8
46.7
46.5
46.8

36.2
38.1
37.9
37.3
37.6
39.0

6.6
6.7
6.3
6.8
7.0
7.0

31.8
33.8
34.3
34.0
34.7
34.9

22.5
22.9
22.6
22.5
22.0
24.5

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

633
570
711
706
718
785

592
586
721
662
804
917

550
405
567
550
603
686

450
325
420
420
496
522

217.1
239.4
379.2
351.1
370.8
380.4

1,679
2,520
2,757
3,439
4,986
8,232

3,640
3,585
3,788
3,715
3,820
3,828

2,302
2,248
2,447
2,335
2,470
2,424

661
654
660
685
673
702

145.6
145.5
146.1
146.4
146.9
147.2

44.5
44.8
47.9
46.6
49.1
48.1

36.5
35.3
35.9
36.6
37.5
37.5

5.4
6.8
9.2
7.3
9.0
8.5

35.4
34.2
38.7
36.5
38.0
39.2

23.8
23.5
25.3
24.4
25.0
25.4

1,024
1,077
742
740
612
584

858
901
910
624
593
714

925
948
741
640
581
664

545
844
698
539
517
548

308.0
290.3
196.2
177.9
167.7
156.3

12,047
11,037
6,375
5,264
2,733
1,921

3,783
3,924
3,942
3,959
3,967
3,953

2,356
2,532
2,527
2,574
2,587
2,687

712
703
718
708
662
654

147.5
146.6
148.9
149.5
149.6
150.4

46.8
50.4
47.9
51.1
49.7
49.5

37.0
39.1
37.9
53.9
41.0
41.8

7.2
8.8
7.5
5.9
6.1
3.9

36.7
39.3
38.0
39.9
39.6
39.3

24.8
26.0
25.3
31.7
26.8
31.5

1975
1976
1977
1978

13

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

176
,264

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




^Deficit

74.6
72.1

7.6
7.1
10.3

8.3
8.9
11.5

7.7
9.3
9.7
9.8
9.4
8.8
9.2
9.0
11.8
10.4
10.3
11.0

9.6
11.6
11.0
12.1
11.0

6.3

111

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-CHEMICALS
INORGANIC FERTILIZER
MATERIALS-PRODUCTION 1

INORGANIC CHEMICALS-PRODUCTION 1

YEAR AND
MONTH

Aluminum
sulfate,
commercial
(17%

AI 2 0 3 ) 2

Chlorine
gas
(100%

Hydrochloric
acid
(100%
HCI)

CI2)

Phosphorus,
elemental 3

Sodium
carbonate
(soda
ash),
synthetic
(58%

Na 2 0) 4

Sodium
hydroxide
(100%
NaOH)

Sodium
silicate
(soluble
silicate
glass),
anhydrous 5

Sodium
sulfate
(anhydrous,
refined;
Glauber's
salt;
crude salt
cake) 6

Sulfur, native
(Frasch) and
recovered 7
Sodium
trypolyphosphate
(100%
Na s P 3 O lo

Titanium
dioxide,
composite
and pure
(100%
Ti02)

584

1947

1948. . . .

1,447
1,640
1,767

10

AmmoAmmonia,
nium
synthetic
nitrate
anhyoriginal
drous
solution 8

Thousands of
long tons

Thousands of short tons

1949

Production

Stocks
(producers'),
end of
period

425
458
494

86

4,519
4,575
3,916

2,134
2,377
2,223

475
486
446

918
919
743

219

4,485
4,914
4,802

3,371
3,225
3,099

1,117
1,090
1,294

2,655
2,837
3,164
3,130
3,337

1,566
1,777
2,052
2,288
2,736

1,087
988
1,019

196
264
846

1,190
1,133
1,130

11

1,214
1,346
1,467
1,558
1,885

1,138
622
813
576
944

1,336
1,513
1,639
1,764
13
2,289

14

2,082
2,183
2,586
2,581
2,857

1,173
1,096
1,042
1,091
1,093

2,592
2,592
2,843
2,704
3,074

3,122
3,235
3,406
14
3,993
14
4,581

859
922
1,103
1,202
1,626

3,315
3,380
3,370
4,242
4,732

14

4,663
5,117
6,005
5,737
5,891

1,947
2,106
2,079
2,002
1,916

4,898
5,514
6,463
6,992
14
7,223

1,894
1,821
1,858
14
1,987
4
1 2,120

1953. . .
1954. . . .

2,084
2,518
2,609
2,797
2,904

619
696
684
774
763

153
185
195
254
267

3,991
5,094
4,442
4,879
4,701

2,511
3,106
3,031
3,262
3,410

486
547
519
611
596

828
1,038
944
1.047
1
3928

233
331
371
468
521

299
319
314
334
361

5,335
5,462
5,544
5,497
5,874

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

808
837
833
824
907

3,421
3,798
3,948
3,605
4,347

838
906
948
826
956

293
312
339
336
378

4,907
4,998
4,659
4,324
4,904

3,915
4,227
4,336
3,993
4,748

629
631
609
15477
514

1,081
1,100
1,046
948
1,076

556
587
628
633
675

409
478
457
404
506

6,138
6,889
6,002
5,283
5,240

3,301
4,056
4,580
4,619
3,950

3,252
3,378
3,733
3,879
4,520

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

879
890
917
948
1.011

4,637
4,601
5,143
5,464
5,945

970
911
1,052
1,054
1,237

409
431
452
488
504

4,558
4,516
4,607
4,682
4,948

4,972
4,914
5,486
5,814
14
6,389

497
525
553
551
565

1,073
1,135
1,194
1,233
1,316

690
756
770
818
886

456
503
523
519
559

5,710
6,244
5,884
5,828
6,250

3,778
4,814
4,934
4,760
4,227

4,818
5,207
5,810
6,693
7,634

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,063

6,517
7,204
7,680
8,444
9,376

1,370
1,521
1,630
1,748
1,911

555
566
587
613

14623

4,926
5,071
4,849
4,596
4,540

146,831
7,596
8,398
8,868
9,917

588
623
613
633
657

1,404
1,445
1,364
1,483
1,475

923
1,001
1,048
1,177
1,215

577
594
589
624
664

7,331
8,242
8,282
8,819
8,568

3,425
2,704
1,954
2,655
3,338

8,869
10,605
12,194
12,120
12,769

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

,191
,127
,188
14
1,227
141,252

9,764
9,352
9,854
10,402
10,753

2,014
2,099
;42.359
14
2,534
14
2,470

597
545
541
526
524

4,393
4,298
4,305
3,813
3,507

10,141
9,667
10,216
10,734
11,189

628
636
661
723
770

1,373
1,356
1,327
1,437
1,348

1,208
1,040
1,033
967
903

655
678
693
785
787

8,539
8,620
9,240
10,021
10,533

3,829
4,120
3,796
3,927
3,957

13,824
14,538
15,169
15,208
15,733

6,456
6,635
6,863
7,235
7,542

"1.141
1,202
1,255
1,309

9,167
10,378
10,573
11,052

2,009
2,542
2,668
2,791

450
437
430
441

2,802
2,344
1,810

9,635
10,516
11,000
11,326

724
747
760
796

1,227
1,232
1,199
1,168

770
724
717
739

603
713
687
701

10,180
9,370
9,389
9,557

5,126
5,563
5,469
5,261

16,419
16,716
17,765
17,188

7,088
7,185
7,177
7,210

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

88
88
78
99
98
87

858
742
703
683
720
707

180
165
156
160
152
153

42
38
42
39
36
35

270
247
231
239
249
217

921
772
736
712
755
741

65
50
61
59
71
67

115
106
94
102
105
83

72
67
66
64
61
59

48
44
37
44
46
48

869
809
904
908
912
835

4,014
4,054
4,220
4,309
4,498
4,739

1,255
1,250
1,425
1,399
1,463
1,409

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

110
109
96
117
88
108

710
779
791
852
782
841

162
178
172
183
162
185

31
32
39
40
39
37

215
227
209
247
201
250

748
823
833
892
824
878

54
49
45
69
68
66

99
100
105
113
110
96

56
67
66
71
60
61

50
57
63
62
52
52

837
841
802
826
781
817

4,871
4,950
4,993
5,051
5,078
5,126

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

92
91
101
109
97
99

782
805
871
873
885
855

190
212
210
212
208
220

37
38
38
35
40
36

213
219
235
224
229
218

818
835
879
899
896
877

57
61
68
72
60
59

98
93
97
114
103
98

60
61
65
56
60
59

56
61
68
62
69
63

791
746
818
805
820
794

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

111
110
91
102
101
99

868
880
889
902
880
889

228
216
224
203
208
211

37
33
33
34
34
41

178
168
138
167
189
165

886
875
867
908
893
884

51
57
71
63
64
65

106
105
100
102
114
101

54
62
59
65
63
61

57
58
56
57
53
52

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

84
89
100
112
105
106

810
808
922
921
919
932

186
189
210
222
211
242

33
33
39
38
41
37

131
138
158
167
160
148

851
854
967
946
949
961

61
57
63
59
65
61

100
104
98
113
133
101

51
59
69
62
61
63

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

106
121
101
108
110
112

884
886
886
918
826
861

228
253
226
238
230
232

34
32
33
39
35
36

154
160
147
152
155
140

912
897
896
950
914
904

63
77
60
60
69
64

86
91
92
92
111
99

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

107
103
112
105
118
109

835
844
831
910
895
904

219
217
235
259
229
226

33
33
36
38
37
39

872
851
878
925
919
922

67
65
65
63
68
67

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

109
127
102
112
106
100

973
946
940
972
993
1,008

242
215
230
237
238
245

39
33
36
39
39
38

6264
62
72
72
69

,121
,101
,179
,253

.

1975
1976
1977
1978

14

(17)

(17)

14

1,003
966
944
980
1,000
1,068

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




12

Nitric
acid
(100%
HNO3)

Thousands of short tons

670
721
668
723
725

1950
1951
1952

Ammonium
sulfate 9

16

14

14

7,603
7,638
7,981
8,398
8,120

2.106
2,010
2,264
2,449

7,527
7,791
7,987
7,934

628
603
652
655
601
532

171
178
176
177
158
165

642
602
641
657
631
588

1,408
1,415
1,315
1,285
1,301
1,497

568
498
545
606
578
621

188
186
164
172
169
203

618
576
606
655
647
664

5,226
5,252
5,297
5,353
5,463
5,505

1,362
1,260
1,384
1,468
1,532
1,396

558
546
559
635
675
614

172
179
170
192
175
169

610
603
655
686
689
628

794
766
750
790
728
768

5,576
5,531
5,537
5,599
5,598
5,563

1,442
1,404
1,252
1,343
1,335
1,538

589
587
547
592
639
646

149
175
149
158
134
186

628
660
622
659
669
682

48
48
61
58
62
62

740
711
774
784
801
826

5,631
5,613
5,616
5,607
5,562
5,578

1,127
1,173
1,575
1,654
1,604
1,523

529
537
690
678
696
591

187
162
205
194
211
211

576
584
720
719
734
656

55
62
59
62
57
60

58
64
63
56
56
50

826
787
768
770
776
801

5,584
5,552
5,446
5,401
5,413
5,469

1,542
1,584
1,531
1,507
1,454
1,491

565
563
584
613
588
543

179
231
149
179
173
183

648
680
670
688
672
639

94
98
98
108
107
98

59
57
61
63
59
59

46
52
59
65
64
62

792
735
809
780
826
811

5,478
5,441
5,389
5,352
5,368
5,437

1,410
1,225
1,455
1,579
1,575
1,444

612
529
700
688
640
563

198
198
200
221
213
207

634
586
755
724
708
615

91
96
93
101
98
87

58
63
60
67
66
65

62
58
61
58
58
56

810
795
776
786
790
838

5,519
5,498
5,472
5,386
5,245
5,261

1,393
1,347
1,314
1,445
1,442
1,557

512
537
523
649
609
649

218
231
196

594
617
593
721
671
714

18

(18)
(18)

196

112

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-CHEMICALS-Con.
INORGANIC FERTILIZER MATERIALS

Production *

YEAR AND
MONTH
Nitrogen
solutions
(100% N ) 2

Phosphoric
acid
(100%,
P20S)3

Imports 7

Exports 7

Superph osphate and
other p hosphatic
fen ilizers
5
(100% P 2 O S )
Potash
Sulfuric
acid
(100%.
H 2 SQ 4 ) 4

(K 2 0) 6
Production

Total 8

Stocks,
end of
period

Nitrogenous
materials

Phosphate
materials

Potash
materials

Ammonium
nitrate

Ammonium
sulfate

Potassium
chloride

Sodium
nitrate

Thousands of short tons

10,575
11,456
11,432

1JBS7
1,900
1,891

187
253
256

1,033
1,120
1,095

3,098
2,747
3,263

801
865
1,168

2,103
1,708
1,766

103
104
111

99
100
136

114
106
105

35
36
29

557
710
676

•"S

594
669
747
959
1,138

13,029
13,372
13,310
14,003
11
14,376

1,994
2,045
2,165
2,147
2,215

218
229
272
291
327

1,239
1,370
1,580
1,721
1,897

3,631
2,787
2,295
2,938
3,658

995
253
194
123
296

2,325
2,235
1,888
2,643
3,124

108
109
95
83
111

221
343
454
755
525

144
216
238
524
305

296
493
281
174
147

618
732
675
569
732

469
490
552
623
780

1,315
1,382
1,569
1,709
1,881

16,255
16,495
16,460
15,950
17,609

..2,272
12
2,439
2,455
2,381
2,610

ii365
12

1,924
1,938
1,931
2,104
2,197

4,126
5,313
5,960
5,024
5,475

789
992
1,078
633
668

2,967
3,791
4,146
3,732
4,092

222
391
460
497
560

405
437
353
335
341

173
198
165
187
217

241
244
255
297
336

614
500
585
446
462

804
813
891

2,087
2,254
2,447
2,905
3,283

17,883
17,848
19,701
20,936
22,924

2,672
2,744
2,823
3,231
3,482

439
522
528
490
433

2,170
2,079
2,359
2,723
3,088

6,740
6,460
7,223
7,512
9,578

516
375
801
661
799

5,229
5,147
5,379
5,861
7,145

816
773
848
707
1,026

172
157
216
250
200

211
247
241
235
176

328
332
463
877
1,195

355
494
435
414
363

3,905
4,596
5,066
5,268
5,435

24,851
28,385
28,815
28,544
29,537

3,834
4,450
4,695
4.149
4,292

469
624
658
535
454

3,342
3,991
4,034
4,171
4,794

10,810
14,219
15,294
18,956
16,599

1,196
2,303
1,629
2,607
1,799

8,104
10,018
11,025
13,584
12,229

1,053
1,000
1,119
1,303
1,233

177
154
177
227
233

181
160
168
131
138

1,780
2,382
2,711
3,557
3,829

398
321
218
205
184

5,683
5,970
6,712
6,927
7,213

29,525
29,035
f . 31,184
14
31,949
14
33,936

4,596
4,992
5,482
5,578
5,367

484
389
433
332
377

4,603
5,026
4,913
5,902
6,334

16,005
17,106
19,612
20,128
20,156

1,133
1,050
1,123
1,044
14
914

12,543
13,431
14,953
14,895
15,361

966
1,033
1,353
1,579
1,415

326
374
378
338
369

218
229
264
299
258

4,256
4,549
4,855
5,899
7,146

129
203
111
69
150

2,068
2,117
2,468
2,286

7,677
7,949
8,745
9,359

32,360
14
34,878
14
38,337
14
41,088

5,573
5,824
6,699
7,176

569
469
573
500

5,079
14
6,160
15
6,309
6,833

19,614
18.324
23,108
16
26^47

1,397
1,239
1,169
16
2,622

13,789
12,351
16,741
16
16,741

1,419
1,670
1,650
16
1,827

245
312
361
404

219
566
327
326

6,132
7,475
8,229
8,390

139
103
157
142

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

136
163
202
221
216
205

597
638
706
691
644
568

2,700
2,692
2,865
2>895
2,609
2,399

421
455
485
525
510
433

414
431
459
479
616
670

537
536
592
485
324
244

2,001
1,464
1,566
1,336
1,575
1,506

87
65
121
75
149
116

1,466
985
1,155
993
1,179
1,013

136
140
103
47
81
127

28
18
25
26
27
17

40
12
40
32
12
5

629
607
728
388
332

10
19
17
42
18
5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

181
153
143
146
149
152

538
582
615
682
711
705

2,436
2,523
2,541
2,747
2,841
3,112

402
396
431
487
500
530

712
723
638
528
564
569

177
338
320
672
384
470

1,821
1,715
1,787
1,586
1,619
1,639

108
134
79
147
173
142

1,276
1,023
1,252
1,163
1,081
1,205

126
205
111
133
132
79

8
23
12
14
32
15

6
6
14
20
15
18

299
354
418
746
526
510

16
0
7
2
0
4

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

157
149
158
205
210
188

624
612
635
671
638
582

2,598
2,579
2,859
2,833
2,703
2,495

477
468
484
495
438
387

615
633
503
409
451
466

438
381
704
914
388
297

1,596
1,159
1,662
2,150
1,401
1,343

110
84
151
138
97
83

1,103
808
1,133
1,609
962
957

104
96
115
157
166
98

17
12
35
64
23
40

21
47
65
106
45
59

507
564
828
943
526
245

0
0
14
14
9
23

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

167
176
170
171
187
181

595
677
714
741
723
735

2,593
2,909
2,881
2,952
2,887
3,011

461
542
497
541
520
514

418
353
329
370
458
469

557
613
559
561
437
434

1,553
1,623
1,464
1,062
1,847
1,981

60
110
93
98
88
126

978
1,041
966
680
1,323
1,308

116
157
195
139
156
171

24
16
17
12
23
28

25
19
30
15
63
72

681
593
713
774
602
498

28
0
4
1
5
4

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

149
165
239
247
293
184

653
677
792
772
787
739

2,700
2,729
3,170
3,138
3,215
3,064

492
509
590
595
600
581

421
409
267
244
343
428

15512
414
781
931
517
386

1,588
1,757
1,873
1,764
1,719
1,810

29
60
68
85
69
63

1,070
1,259
1,364
1,480
1,275
1,309

144
147
122
72
113
131

24
29
37
76
46
15

23
48
42
54
34
28

641
501
913
940
723
632

3
16
19
22
23
13

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

196
204
200
199
195
196

686
727
744
783
662
724

2,811
2,955
3,011
3,137
2,900
2,991

526
564
590
604
507
541

432
407
471
552
631
573

427
756
497
363
408
318

1,909
2,043
2,311
2,101
1,984
2,251

105
108
151
124
174
132

1,332
1,467
1,666
1,561
1,420
1,538

155
173
214
88
179
112

16
19
13
19
21
46

13
10
10
8
36
21

571
757
852
505
553
642

11
0
19
18
0
12

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

191
166
217
214
209
202

679
703
812
813
804
752

3,041
3,031
3,365
3,319
3,410
3,250

556
562
651
607
620
550

600
571
499
397
469
490

458
447
687
789
692
557

168
153
192
73
129
148

16 j 272
1,340
1,448
1,321
1,306
1,368

161S4
80
162
58
119
205

47
21
54
81
53
37

48
27
31
59
26
37

609
545
851
669
812
849

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

183
180
171
205
173
175

716
786
779
835
808
873

3,107
3,350
3,337
3,476
3,459
3,503

554
598
604
633
582
659

456
392
378
394
423
500

417
598
487
620
549
532

364
406
354
290
170
176

1,431
1,496
1,571
1,347
1,241
1,599

210
237
169
122
69
242

22
13
14
21
23
18

3
11
11
18
34
21

735
682
619
654
648
716

1947
1948
1949

.

(10)

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

10

1955

1956.
1957

1958,

376
432
505

...

,

1959

341
363

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

1 107
ij
14 '
1,143

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,112
1,199
1,517
1,150
1,359

14 1'721
|* 1,500
J1 1.465
}1 1,883
14
2,102

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

14

9

14

14
14

414
407
361
357

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




13

14

f .
14

16

2,165
1,924
2,150
1,690
1,831
2293

2,596
2,651
2,690
1,985
1,781
2,493

16

14

595.

(17)

30
16
13
21
5
15
0
16
15
11
0

113

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-CHEMICALS-Con.
INDUSTRIAL GASES-PRODUCTION1

YEAR AND
MONTH

Acetylene 2

gas,

and
solid) 3

Millions
of
cubic feet

1947
1948
1949

Carbon
dioxide
(liquid,

Thousands
of short
tons

3,007
9

.. .

Hydrogen
(high and
low _
purity) 4

10

Nitrogen
(high and
low
purity) 5

ORGANIC CHEMICALS-PRODUCTION 7

Oxygen
(high and
low
purity) 6

Millions
of
pounds

Millions of cubic feet

484
527
552

21,185
28,259
29,657

507

567
644
696
743
750

45,163
26,442
26,732
25,512
27,759

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

5,331
5,851
5,978
6,755
6,390

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

8,512
9,606
10,539
10,256
12,109

777
813
824
806
891

35,831
38,167
40,869
42,415
13
58,424

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

12,143
11,618
13,239
14J30
15,964

,, 898
827
Q24
1^977
1,007

65,236
65,235
73 058
95,608
107,970

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

16,659
16,598
14,269
15,071
15,818

1,086
1,082
1,089
1,058
1,167

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

14,834
12,349
1 1 ,456
8,269
7,808

1,135
1,344
1,610
1,566
1,804

59,654
55,681
58,890
65,169
81,536

1975
1976
1977
1978

6,704
7,111
6,003
5,386

1,850
2,064
2,610
3,001

73,552
82,099
84,759
90,777

11

121,635
137,719
158,539
201,752
15
64,821

Acetylsalicylic
acid
(aspirin)

Creosote
oil

Ethyl
acetate
(85%)

159,480
144,931
132*410

87.1

110
10 4

1,350
2,146
2,019
2,309
2,373

17,848
22,282
22,872
25,30022,108

11.1
13.5
13.3
13.7
13.9

142,318
150,617
138,722
145,300
117,646

. , 3,860
4,664
4,962
6,549
13,935

29,300
33,286
32,886
36,485
44,960

15.1
16.6
18.1
20.8
18.1

123,551
12/26,474
119,560
105,258
90,437

,, 18,566
j [ 26,266
40,206
11
50,885
11
57,294

57,987
78,553
102 749
128,544
158,387

23.6
22.7
28.4
28.2

92,834
87,758
90 837
98, 1 10
1 13,272

27 2

72,479
89,946
103,933
118,731
132,691

11

182,114
212,751
225,191
247,995
275,962

29.1
34.1
30.4
30.9
37.3

191i
. _ 151
i-j i ,i&
168,040
193,540
227,160
243,316

16

329,729
319,171
351,733
389,436
389,628

35.2

252,368
288,867
327,661
383,395

352,554
388,446
392,497
429,996

25.4

11

11

31J
35.0
32.2
33.3

28.3
31.4
32.2

HCHO)

Glycerin,
refined,
all
grades

Millions of pounds

of
ft
gallons 8

12.2

11

(37%

Thousands

13,793
16,224
14,502

n

Formaldehyde

14

Methanol,
synthetic
(CH3 OH)

Phthaiie
anhydride

Millions
of
gallons

Millions
of
pounds

520.6
617 2
549 7

191.2
197.3
200.0

149 1
126 3

137.5
158 8
149 7

91.9
85.5
72.3
80.8
72.5

835.1
987.5
1,022.4
1,118.7
1 ,032.0

230.0
214.9
199.5
238.0
215.3

135.8
184.3
165.4
168.0
168.4

216.2
248.0
228.6
226.6
253.8

85.5
90.8
91.7
85.8

1,259.0
1,398.2
1,350.6
1,358.4
1,750.2

242.1
251.8
248.4
222.5
269.6

202.3
239.8
229.0
214.2
264.9

331.4
315.2
355.8
301.3
357.9

290.1
269.4

117.5
117.7

1,872.4
1,752.4
2 398 1
2'537]2
2,839.9

303.2
320.1

296.1
307.2
343.5
351.6
396.3

401.1
379.8
427.4
458.6
555.5

111,087
114,725
108,832
106,036
118,316

114.0
121.6
137.0
179.4
167.4

3,106.6
3,712.6
3,707.1
4,304.6
4,397.8

353.2
365.6
353.8
347.0
322.4

432.0
492.3
516.9
574.9
633.4

608.3
675.2
727.5
743.8
760.0

103,374
115,669
114,095
87,679
114,574

161.4
159.3
222.0
221.5
197.6

4,426.9
4^521 !6
5,651.8
6,424.1
5,764.4

336.1
339.8
353.0
359.1
348.7

742.7
745^5
974.6
1,063.9
1 ,035.9

79,164
77,126
161,226
143,157

171.2
215.6
217.8
1.81.9

4,558.1
5,449.3
6,046.5
6,381.0

264.4
321.2
286.0
290.5

779.6
940.1
971.8
970.4

702.2
902.4
926.0
978.0

261.2
256.3
351.5
380.3
352.7
372.7

26.3
24.1
22.6
19.8
18.3
18.9

66.1
28.3
30.1
52.0
58.7
76.5

39.2
41.5
43.7
50.6
54.7
64.2

17.3
22.1
19.4
22.9
25.7
27.0

80.5
64.6
61.6
' 65.6
73.5
78.7

52.6
64.9
68.0
73.6
65.0
78.1

61 5
80 1

101.0
107.2
102.3

83.7

734.0
794^4
933.0
1,022.6
977.1

1975: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

492
526
431
509
548
552

132
122
142
146
154 I
169

5,712
5,074
5,550
5,356
6,306
5,890

21,055
19,440
20,612
20,386
20,692
19,941

32,165
30,846
32,275
29,725
29,174
27,161

2.5
2.1
2.2
2.1
1.9
2.2

24,113
13,294
8,424
9,018
8,732
7,561

11.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

581
607
641
564
604
649

177
184
170
172
137
145

6,209
6,633
6,759
6,879
6,085
7,099

20,840
21,401
21,710
21,913
21,395
22,983

27,087
27,716
30,061
29,196
28,618
28,530

2.3
2.4
1.9
2.0
2.2
1.8

5,925
7,483
8,255
7,900
6,272
6,703

11.1
11.1
10.8
14.3
14.1

356.7
384.3
430.1
495.4
399.4
431.7

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

578
584
596
610
600
615

142
150
169
158
165
173

6,509
6,288
7,464
7,181
6,667
6,977

21,957
22,149
24,352
23,035
24,141
23,051

30,352
32,083
33,658
32,453
34,609
32,970

2.1
2.4
2.3
1.7
2.6
2.4

6,042
5,476
7,505
7,161
7,407
11,279

11.9
12.1
15.7
13.1
14.9
14.8

357.8
451.8
503.2
472.9
441.2
457.4

27.3
23.8
29.6
26.5
28.2
26.6

71.5
67.4
80.4
82.4
84.4
84.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

603
633
621
577
557
537

192
205
197
180
172
162

6,495
6,716
6,856
7,036
6,996
6,914

23,551
24,970
24,370
25,812
25,494
25,985

32,885
33,249
32,056
32,679
31,096
30,356

2.5
1.7
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.7

9,465
13,309
12,635
11,714
11,897
11,436

13.7
14.2
10.3
10.2
12.2
14.7

424.1
442.3
484.3
484.1
460.0
464.5

26.6
27.3
24.9
26.8
28.2
25.4

83.0
72.6
73.2
74.8
78.2
82.2

75.1
76.8
78.1
70.7
67.0
73.1

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

574
540
547
435
553
517

167
189
215
216
216
229

6,270
6,356
7,334
7,189
7,173
7,408

27,070
24,405
28,326
26,657
27,850
27,080

30,574
29,61 1
35,445
34,096
35,651
33,716

2.2
2.3
2.5
2.5
3.2
2.7

8,937
19,238
14,324
11,209
11,174
15,214

10.3
11.9
12.0
15.8
10.1
11.5

352.8
338.1
405.5
530.6
504.5 I
497.0

25.5
22.8
25.1
20.2

81.2
71.2
94.1
92.6

19.2

68.9

24.3

84.5

82.0
75.5
86.3
82.5
71.1
84.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December , .

465
518
475
465
458
456

237
256
231
229
213
210

7,248
7,352
6,840
7,333
7,124
7,132

26,810
28,348
27,325
29,135
28,133
26,522

32,079
33,002
31,100
33,783
30,864
32,506

2.1
2.4
1.7
1.2
1.8
2.3

11,183
13,068
13,463
11,540
13,014
14,177

14.2
11.2

20.2
27.4
26.6

97.4
90.5
70.3

25.6

82.8

83.6
72.9
72.1
73.7

14.4
13.9

465.2
491.6
512.6
546.7
533.3
481.8

24.6
24.5

83.3
88.0

68.1
82.9

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

442
421
431
460
443
461

192
208
248
250
262
266

7,073
6,635
7,881
7,361
7,401
7,229

31,342
28,491
33,110
31,256
32,703
31,766

32,238
30,198
34,618
33,905
37,983
36,490

2.7
2.1
3.0
2.4
3.2
3.0

8,433
8,337
13,593
13,075
11,948
13,941

15.4
16.7
17.1
12.4
18.4
22.5

488.4
477.7
571.3
555.1
550.4
549.1

23.8
21.0
23.4
23.5
26.3
21.8

65.3
62.5
57.7
87.3
78.0
77.3

72.5
72.6
85.2
81.5
92.7
93.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

410
460
425
480
487
466

268
276
269
271
236
254

7,406
7,529
7,750
7,963
7,951
8,598

31,338
33,412
32,121
34,069
32,715
31,072

36,433
37,698
36,992
38,068
37,791
37,582

2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.9
2.8

10,109
11,569
12,879
11,827
12,811
12,492

19.8
20.4
17.9
20.8
21.7
20.8

535.8
522.8
546.6
585.0
531.3
548.1

20.0
29.4
26.4
28.3
24.7
21.9

83.3
79.8
87.9
73.2
60.9
90.0

87.2
80.1
79.6
73.9
76.5
94.6

Footnotes giving soui e of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




9.0
10.1

6.1
7.0
5.9

9.8

7.8
14.4

I

68.4
65.3
83.2
79.7
81.0
80.6

114

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-ALCOHOL, PLASTICS MATERIALS, MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION 3

ALCOHOL

Ethyl alcohol and sp rits (as noted) *

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Used (or
withdrawn)
for
denaturation

Production

Taxable
withdrawals

MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS

Paints, varnish, and lacquer,
factory shipments *"

Denatured alcohol

Stocks,
end of
period

Thousands of tax gallons

Consumption
Production
(withdrawals)

Stocks,
end of
period

Phenolic
resins 4

Polyethylene and Polypropylene 6
copolymers 5

Thousands of wine gallons

Polystyrene and
copolymers 7

Polyvinyl
chloride Explosives
(industrial)
and
copoly- sh pments ^
mers 8

315,364
324,283
320,819

324,757
292,358
302,113

39,552
40,266
38,100

22,637
34,917
33,949

188,733
167,153
163,656

189,128
166,457
161,952

1,720
2,191
3,899

376.6
290.9

164.7
240.4

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

385314
480334
436,881
452,331
387,021

379,392
509,375
437,923
439,065
367,969

46,065
34,353
21,584
22,187
10,420

44,053
89361
83,245
54,170
53,917

205,307
272,858
235,895
236,471
198,781

206,033
268,468
237,077
239,428
199,681

3,118
8,340
8,283
6,412
5,434

451.1
473.6
393.4
464.7
407.7

359.5
394.2
424.9
508.0
481.0

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

454,913
470381
444,232
491,774
504,737

455,877
482,232
434,687
464,918
494,001

10,047
11,484
10,840
8,903
8,278

40,479
33,858
33,582
32,562
25,266

245,777
259,220
234,723
250,365
265,771

243,402
256,594
239,253
248,972
265,491

7,701
10,421
3,571
5,128
5,736

535.5
538.0
532.3
487.9
624.8

402.3
565.7
707.5
864.7
1,195.0

595,554
625,776
629,026
691,923
684,530

541,906
518,288
508,441
532,851
551,028

134,505
141,089
156,835
177,264
192,893

290,819
280,396
274,436
287,184
296,764

291,926
280,701
275,555
288,285
296,673

5,252
5,246
3,217
3,290
3,360

650.8
665.1
690.0
740.5
832.5

1,337.2
1,606.3
2,016.2
2,269.9
2,613.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

710,089
659,579
685,054
708,098
737,710

589,481
570,005
556,082
564,431
592,609

69,968
74,702
79,002
81,396
85,636

200,535
204,019
218,356
189,160
179,707

315,876
307,313
300,113
303,510
318,448

315,224
310,020
298,598
305,616
318,788

5,350
3,516
4,872
2,683
2,379

921.8
1,046.7
983.4
1,096.8
1,181.2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

630,543
552,902
621,284
692,100
618,185

513,777
432,709
453,030
470,785
460,050

84,733
88,012
82,469
72,468
73,791

163,972
132,845
76,904
100,923
100,585

276,926
234,072
245,882
253,473
254,782

276,218
234,576
246,650
253,662
254,856

3,020
2,946
2,115
2,530
2,794

1975
1976
1977
1978

526,419
498,792
498,341
506,914

391,209
415,942
405,415
420,548

77,777
78^388
80,970
90,065

106,109
85,330
71,428
71,209

207,347
225,316
223,807
227,658

207,106
225,568
224,606
228,795

1975: January. , . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

51,974
40,422
44,467
41,441
39,830
39,051

35,379
30,167
25,635
29,333
30,385
29,584

6,322
5,050
5,859
6,071
6,416
6,759

107,805
110,141
123,604
120,954
114,810
116,723

19,340
16,289
13,952
15,901
16,358
1 5,634

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

41,260
40,135
39,601
53,797
46,408
48,033

29,731
29,709
43,780
37,816
29,996
39,770

6,379
6,247
7,084
7,765
6,335
7,490

114,038
115,211
106,998
96,665
104,877
106,109

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

41,611
36,223
44,043
39,310
35,997
37,010

35,177
29,880
37,969
35.257
32,095
38,125

5,538
5,238
7,279
5,941
6,150
7,364

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

45,458
46,027
43,258
39,295
42,827
47,733

33,023
38,407
35,933
35,967
33,630
30,479

1977: January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

36,487
37,660
42,790
39,182
43,499
43,196

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Industrial
finishes

Millions of dollars

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

Trade
products

Total

2/5.2
302.2

570.4
638.9
586.9

425.9
475.8
420.1
515.8
523.6

671.9
706.2
718.3
750.0
678.0

1,339.1
1,340.8
1,402.7
1,360.9

807.4
830.9
840.4
837.9

531.7
509.9
562.3
523.0

619.2
679.6
680.1
763.1
976.9

703.3
759.8
886.5
869.4
1,166.5

766.9
912.1
919.1
816.3
886.7

1,564.0
1,580.5
1,603.8
1,589.3
1,727.4

914.3
935.9
959.9
12
945. 7
1,007.8

649.6
644.6
643.9
^643.6
719.6

196.9
270.2

1,061.7
1,145.4
1,274.4
1,494.1
1,728.9

1,203.0
1,260. 1
1,566.4
1,760.3
2,066.8

984.3
989.1
1,108.8
1,206.7
1,281.6

1,763.6
1,749.5
1,832.8
15
1,889.6
2,002.2

3,047.4
3,558.0
3,798.6
4,567.7
5,489.9

374.1
553.5
662.3
878.2
1,089.9

2,033.1
2,384.5
2,391.1
2,895.7
3,343.4

2,312.3
2,670.0
2,671.9
3,215. 1
3,032. 1

1 ,459.4
1,753.1
1,708.5
1,581.7
1 ,924.8

2,169.3
2,364.4
2,348.2
2,586.8
2,776.7

1,246.7
1,312.4
1,329.5
1,427.5
1,473.5

922.6
1,052.0
1,018.7
1,159.3
1 ,303.5

1,185.9
1,180.9
1,440.5
1,647.9
1 ,598.4

5,844.1
6,381.3
7,656.2
8,581.8
8,826.4

1,030.9
1 ,339.4
1,730.9
2,164.6
2,248.7

3,549.7
3,756.4
3,990.4 ..4,102.8
4,890.2 16 4,322.0
5,156.0
4,594.3
5,059.6
4,744.0

2,046.5
2,120.0
2,108.7
2,083.7
2,152.6

2,737.1
2,830.9
3,009.2
3,133.1
3,672.3

1,497.6
1,562.8
1 ,659.3
1,659.0
1,870.5

1,239.4
1,268.2
1,349.8
1,473.9
1,801.7

2,714
3,225
2,604
2,720

1,274.9
1,305.3
1,797.1
1,926.0

7,482.7
8,774.7
10,100.1
11,359.4

1,903.4
2,551.0
2,705.8
3,055.3

3,877.3
4,742.9
5,203.0
5,988.6

3,694.6
4,544.8
5,267.3
5,878.0

2,325.7
2,543.0
2,675.1
2,821.1

4,026.6
4,719.6
5,307.5
6,008.1

2.079.0
2,465.4
2,763.3
3,183.1

1,947.6
2,254.2
2,544.2
2,825.0

19,242
16,625
14,187
15,611
16,918
15,827

2,938
2,616
2,429
2,690
2,152
2,054

67.5
61.5
97.8
105.0
99.8
101.8

635.0
477.6
483.2
454.1
506.6
542.8

124.2
101.2
119.6
133.3
144.8
164.8

226.1
232.3
260.3
312.3
345.9
307.1

254.2
198.4
247.7
281.8
270.4
315.8

265.0
267.5
302.2
334.1
362.9
391.6

123.0
135.9
156.5
175.8
197.4
216.2

141.9
131.6
145.8
158.3
165.5
175.4

16,776
16,119
18,869
20,300
16,194
21,615

16,486
16,396
18,825
20,312
16,275
20,402

2,349
2,051
2,154
2,185
2,103
2,714

98.9
109.0
124.2
138.3
111.6
108.6

569.1
633.5
680.0
711.5
693.6
765.3

158.7
188.8
189.6
204.5
192.3
185.2

294.5
347.3
419.9
420.3
389.9
378.2

316.6
335.9
322.3
374.0
371.0
362.3

373.4
387.1
384.6
364.0
318.2
276.0

206.7
209.7
197.5
175.6
159.7
124.9

166.7
177.4
187.1
188.3
158.6
151.1

102,519
110,127
104,122
96,574
95,700
93,087

19,102
16,246
20,200
18,980
17,231
20,562

19,401
15,855
20,236
19,472
17,545
20,398

2,456
2,845
3,434
2,942
2,621
2,776

123.2
120.3
143.0
135.9
125.4
133.0

680.4
704.9
784.8
720.5
778.5
765.1

164.1
177.6
216.5
226.5
243.8
236.4

330.4
412.7
490.7
509.2
548.8
578.9

373.5
358.1
380.0
388.0
440.2
401.8

305.0
353.1
396.2
419.1
434.0
477.3

142.2
175.4
195.6
227.7
242.4
263.9

162.8
177.7
200.6
191.5
191.6
213.4

6,029
7,058
7,084
6,523
7,134
7,050

100,028
96,241
86,826
72,003
76,974
85,330

17,799
20,998
19,397
19,369
18,753
16,679

17,770
20,631
19,865
19,176
18,309
16,910

2,809
3,203
2,725
2,936
3,407
3,225

116.5
131.5
133.9
139.5
128.3
120.6

723.7
736.7
747.5
768.8
743.7
773.3

233.7
237.1
216.3
235.4
196.6
168.5

534.3
605.3
400.4
400.2
390.3
389.9

397.2
409.7
392.8
419.2
403.2
355.2

423.6
455.4
420.7
355.3
357.1
322.8

241.9
253.3
225.2
175.1
171.3
151.4

181.6
202.1
195.5
180.2
185.8
171.4

32,769
34,768
38,771
35,531
33,520
41,386

5,750
5,095
7,639
5,988
6,486
7,374

77,515
78,977
75,431
72,024
77,741
73,685

17,595
18,868
20,801
19,085
18,059
22,352

18,487
18,420
20,826
19,243
17,553
22,836

2,465
2,951
2,860
2,686
3,116
2,638

125.3
129.1
143.0
142.1
138.5
141.1

729.6
654.4
851.3
833.7
853.1
838.3

237.0
243.6
229.9
236.2
229.1
227.9

329.9
358.9
472.9
461.9
449.7
458.7

337.9
376.2
443.0
451.4
450.0
462.7

329.8
354.2
466.2
449.5
508.5
527.0

157.6
181.3
245.5
242.7
280.7
288.9

171.6
172.9
220.7
206.8
227.8
238.1

40,309
40,919
40,996
44,721
48,851
39,731

27,219
36,896
35,285
32,313
31,745
25,212

5,710
7,494
7,029
7,394
7,520
7,491

79,059
81,867
70,052
71,883
72,959
71,428

14,857
19,825
18,688
17,752
19,893
16,032

14,747
20,146
18,620
18,063
19,423
16,242

2,699
2,693
2,895
2,428
2,854
2,604

125.4
138.4
146.3
151.1
144.1
131.3

882.7
874.7
841.5
891.0
834.1
808.8

202.3
197.8
218.9
239.1
224.3
227.6

406.5
423.9
423.1
441.7
468.9
434.7

441.1
439.2
417.8
451.9
417.4
392.3

465.0
521.1
482.2
435.5
409.2
359.7

260.9
284.9
248.1
210.1
194.8
167.6

204.1
236.2
234.1
225.4
214.3
192.1

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

35,820
41,109
50,421
42,232
31,292
48,732

35,188
32,519
37,542
32,195
37,170
37,548

6,855
5,784
7,448
7,251
7,036
7,453

68,363
75,172
78,658
80,555
74,342
76,227

19,117
17,181
19,897
17,726
21,267
20,299

19,180
17,120
19,918
17,742
21,264
20,176

2,533
2,407
2,820
2,919
2,873
3,008

136.6
138.2
154.9
149.1
148.2
143.5

845.1
739.4
916.7
905.2
915.4
900.8

235.7
210.8
253.0
226.8
232.3
232.2

413.3
396.5
467.1
474.9
479.6
483.4

430.2
413.8
477.2
481.0
501.6
480.6

377.1
403.7
500.6
517.1
589.0
586.2

179.9
194.8
252.8
273.2
324.5
324.7

197.2
208.9
247.8
243.8
264.5
261.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

42,487
45,377
50,523
40,266
37,981
40,674

25,374
36,638
30,275
40,319
38,640
37,110

5,923
7,747
7,382
8,186
7,355
11,645

85,846
88,398
96,762
76,835
64,591
71,209

16,978
19,885
16,943
21,699
16,580
20,086

17,018
19,895
17,434
21,435
17,162
20,451

3,077
3,04 T
2,636
2,873
2,859
2,720

128.8
142.7
151.8
169.5
151.5
138.8

937.1
960.4
962.2
967.0
937.5
961.2

232.0
260.5
257.3
246.8
268.2
244.3

450.5
427.5
473.4
477.8
434.8
481.5

458.1
469.8
459.1
500.3
479.7
493.5

518.4
589.0
536.0
516.6
470.2
404.3

296.1
326.9
292.7
268.4
238.6
200.5

222.2
252.1
243.3
248.2
231.6
203.8

13

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

13

35,837
61,534
63,612
64,017
68,038

13

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




11

12

534.9

|

610.5 J
|
589.2

(
)
/

591.1

525.7
656.5

\
(

707.2

(
\
|

653.6

|

623.2

(

697.1

|

707.4
647.4

445.6

/
(
\
|

(
\

809.5
|
786.7
|

790.4

1,023.6
1,038.0
1,077.6
15
f, 125.0
1,173.4

14

740.0
711.5
755.2
15
764.6
828.8

14

115

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

ELECTRIC POWER AND GAS-ELECTRIC POWER
SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS2

PRODUCTION, ELECTRIC UTILITIES1

Commercial and industrial

By source

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total

Total
Fuels

Small light
and power

Waterpower

*

Large light
and power

Railways and
railroads

Residential or
domestic

Street and
highway
lighting

Other public
authorities

Interdepartmental

Revenue
from
sales to
ultimate
customers2

Millions
of dollars

Millions of kilowatt-hours

1947
1948
1949

255,739
282,698
291,100

177,313
200,228
201,351

78,425
82,470
89,748

217,581
240,740
248,542

38,379
43,193
46,262

113,523
124,088
120,766

7,105
6,720
6,112

44,171
50,978
58,139

2,365
2,525
2,726

5,916
6,255
6,583

571
654
570

3,853
4,313
4,614

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

329,141
370,673
399,224
442,665
471,686

233,203
270,922
294,121
337,431
364,618

95,938
99,751
105,102
105,233
107,069

280,539
318,168
342,524
384,244
410,904

351,753
58,770
63,561
70,863
75,108

3 142,049
161,233
170,605
193,706
203,919

5,881
5,761
5,353
4,976
4,701

3 70,055
80,510
90,513
101,244
113,065

3 3,000
3,312
3,544
3,804
4,065

37,223
8,055
8,488
9,068
9,477

578
527
460
583
569

5,086
5,648
6,137
6,794
7,277

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

547,038
600,668
631,507
645,098
710,006

434,063
478,639
501,275
504,836
572,224

112,975
122,029
130,232
140,262
137,782

480,921
530,128
557,829
569,161
626,743

77,880
84,521
91,702
97,683
109,079

257,937
285,760
291,914
283,847
312,618

4,563
4,413
4,143
3,841
4,132

125,371
139,025
152,592
164,839
180,186

4,389
4,748
5,095
5,505
5,870

10,187
11,049
11,786
12,827
14,211

594
612
597
619
647

8,020
8,698
9,290
9,734
10,573

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

753,350
792,039
852,314,
914,119
4983,990

607,834
640,189
684,032
748,713
4
806,9 17

145,516
151,850
168,283
165,406
4177,073

344,799
347,427
373,916
388,399
409,356

4,770
4,685
4,717
4,667
4,721

196,400
209,021
226,414
241,692
262,010

6,121
6,762
7,350
7,748
8,290

15,642
16,438
18,349
20,194
20,651

661
1,531
1,247
1,595
1,789

11,516
12,169
13,025
13,697
14,408

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1,055,252
1,144,350
1,214,365
1,329,443
1,442,182

861,401
949,594
992,847
1,106,952
1,191,990

193,851
194,756
221,518
222,491
250,193

953,414
1,038,982
1,107,023
1,202,321
1,307,178

202,112
225,878
242,492
265,151
286,686

433,365
465,077
486,043
518,834
557,220

4,652
4,514
4,572
4,540
4,531

280,970
306,572
331,525
367,692
407,922

8,782
9,240
9,863
10,302
10,772

21,675
25,922
29,426
32,162
35,861

1,858
1,779
3,102
3,640
4,186

15,158
16,196
17,223
18,580
20,139

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

1,492,000
1,612,000
1 ,750,000
5
1,861, 000
5
1,867,000

1,243,000
1 ,346,000
1,477,000
5
1,589,000
5
1,566,000

249,000
266,320
273,000
5
272,000
5
30 1,000

1,391,359
1,466,441
1,577,714
1,703,203
1,700,769

312,750
333,752
361,859
396,903
392,716

572,522
592,700
639,467
687,235
689,435

4,633
4,537
4,440
4,186
4,258

447,795
479,080
511,423
554,171
554,960

11,183
11,673
12,193
12,836
13,313

37,816
39,819
43,190
42,340
40,721

4,660
4,880
5,142
5,532
5,366

22,066
24,725
27,921
31,663
39,127

1975
1976
1977
1978

1,918,000
2,038,000
2,124,000
2,204,000

1,618,000
1,754,000
1,904,000
1,923,000

300,000
284,000
220,000
281,000

1,733,024
1,849,625
1,950,791
2,017,818

418,069
440,625
469,227
480,748

661,558
725,169
757,168
782,141

4,273
4,338
4,212
4,336

586,149
613,072
652,345
679,156

13,907
14,413
14,418
14,803

43,625
45,625
46,242
49,509

5,443
6,383
7,179
7,125

46,853
53,463
62,610
69,853

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

164,325
147,080
155,481
146,217
153,231
162,442

139,314
123,194
127,511
119,592
125,518
135,300

25,01 1
23,886
27,970
26,624
27,713
27,143

147,021
142,881
139,872
136,294
133,505
141,801

33,613
33,146
32,704
32,115
32,313
35,703

54,608
53,480
53,170
52,851
53,530
54,843

374
393
388
379
339
319

53,299
50,716
48,595
46,036
42,424
45,741

1,261
1,219
1,165
1,096
1,064
1,022

3,438
3,522
3,459
3,427
3,437
3,691

428
405
391
390
398
482

3,746
3,729
3,684
3,602
3,543
3,832

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

176,816
179,714
155,223
154,944
152,794
169,372

151,294
157,102
134,703
132,305
128,365
143,395

25,522
22,612
20,519
22,639
24,429
25,978

150,637
157,013
154,635
142,409
140,043
146,913

38,400
39,394
38,275
34,655
33,463
34,288

54,335
56,552
57,555
57,512
56,892
56,230

344
326
333
351
338
389

52,275
55,310
53,057
44,430
43,824
50,442

1,075
1,077
1,124
1,201
1,293
1,310

3,716
3,856
3,798
3,772
3,748
3,761

492
498
493
488
485
493

4,187
4,367
4,294
3,974
3,855
4,040

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

178,329
156,684
164,174
153,167
157,370
173,392

152,259
132,163
137,611
129,031
131,854
147,829

26,070
24,521
26,563
24,137
25,516
25,563

158,097
152,954
147,793
143,317
141,819
148,902

36,297
35,347
34,071
33,507
33,991
36,615

56,476
57,100
59,105
58,931
59,452
61,438

408
414
379
334
337
328

59,088
54,530
48,656
45,365
42,786
45,262

1,328
1,200
1,201
1,139
1,152
1,039

3,980
3,886
3,847
3,540
3,559
3,673

520
477
534
501
542
547

4,350
4,244
4,M4
4,029
4,044
4,322

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

186,434
186,403
165,026
163,729
169,076
183,871

160,370
162,561
144,658
142,689
149,272
163,652

26,064
23,842
20,368
21,041
19,804
20,219

161,015
166,897
162,951
152,207
151,824
161,849

40,415
40,898
40,141
36,667
35,760
36,916

61,417
62,444
62,968
62,371
61,511
61,956

345
352
330
354
365
392

53,312
57,556
53,746
47,296
48,582
56,893

1,092
1,173
1,197
1,259
1,314
1,319

3,881
3,908
4,026
3,744
3,742
3,839

553
565
543
516
550
535

4,812
4,956
4,841
4,533
4,453
4,735

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

196,372
162,730
169,132
1 56,853
169,320
180,786

175,671
147,581
149,332
138,211
150,643
163,560

20,700
15,149
19,800
18,642
18,677
17,226

170,277
165,226
156,887
150,348
149,703
160,170

39,133
37,945
36,222
35,341
35,956
39,511

60,314
59,493
62,043
62,135
63,894
65,493

402
451
334
331
327
336

64,516
61,705
52,686
47,118
44,086
49,481

1,376
1,241
1,185
1,128
1,114
1,074

3,982
3,815
3,837
3,709
3,729
3,705

554
576
581
587
597
571

5,108
5,005
4,847
4,674
4,690
5,101

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

198,908
196,086
176,246
166,382
167,059
184,205

182,115
179,404
159,822
149,193
146,662
161,449

16,793
16,682
16,424
17,189
20,397
22,756

172,697
176,889
171,974
160,715
153,250
162,654

43,380
44,345
43,067
39,297
36,725
38,306

63,584
64,971
65,140
64,650
62,973
62,479

331
332
329
322
348
371

59,748
61,541
57,687
50,599
47,568
55,61 1

1,098
1,123
1,163
1,244
1,313
1,359

3,980
4,009
3,977
3,841
3,741
3,916

575
569
611
763
582
612

5,772
5,973
5,819
5,349
5,014
5,260

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

197,271
173,676
173,157
159,749
175,184
187,408

172,488
151,260
148,496
134,406
146,409
162,166

24,783
22,416
24,661
25,343
28,775
25,242

174,427
169,924
164,064
153,146
153,813
165,403

39,222
39,498
38,467
36,001
36,252
40,365

63,364
59,724
60,150
61,706
65,057
67,449

401
421
377
336
316
353

64,624
64,283
59,283
49,722
46,764
51,533

1,396
1,258
1,227
1,170
1,119
1,101

4,137
4,172
3,978
3,643
3,719
4,005

582
567
583
568
586
597

5,674
5,627
5,646
5,277
5,278
5,802

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

202,595
205,637
185,597
175,621
176,295
191,703

178,037
183,505
164,338
155,957
156,292
169,600

24,558
22,132
21,259
19,664
20,003
22,103

176,403
181,386
108,454
167,770
160,614
170,554

44,071
44,918
44,206
40.144
37,700
39,207

65,894
67,819
68,998
68,723
67,247
66,025

335
344
342
343
370
397

60,266
62,366
60,883
52,656
49,440
57,458

1,129
1,168
1,218
1,285
1,330
1,401

4,103
4,173
4,201
4,009
3,913
5,456

606
598
605
609
614
610

6,319
6,511
6,420
5,919
5,552
5,828

4

683,199
720,728
776,088
830,81 1
890,356

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




4

1 14,806
134,864
144,095
166,516
183,539

4

* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 241.

116

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

ELECTRIC POWER AND GAS-GAS
TOTAL UTILITY GAS 1
Customers (end of period)

Revenue from sales to consumers

Sales to consumers

YEAR AND
QUARTER
Total

Residential

Com-

mercial

Industrial

Other

Total

Residential

Com-

mercial

Industrial

Other

Total

Com-

mercial

Industrial

Other

Millions of dollars

Trill ions of Btu's

Thousands

Residential

1947
1948
1949

21,558
22^306
23'214

20,048
2o'593
21,405

1,403

i!eoo
1394

91
96
98

16
17
17

2,988
3^389
3^579

1,009
1 115
l!l83

311
354
372

1,579
1,798
1,898

90
122
126

1,396
1,579
l!689

862
958
1,031

191
221
238

326
377
396

18
23
24

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

24,318
25,187
26,063
26,973
27,900

22,414
23,230
24,033
24,861
25,716

1,787
1,833
1,901
1,978
2,042

101
101
104
108
112

16
23
25
26
30

4,209
4,822
5,239
5,607
6,103

1,384
1,620
1,803
2,003

410
456
493
498
540

2,289
2,552
2,799
3,037
3,310

126
194
212
269
250

1,948
2,228
2,466
22,716
23,049

1,177
1,335
1^457
1,574
1,783

266
294
321
339
378

480
557
639
739
821

26
42
48
63
68

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

28,946
29,935
30,881
31,621
32,558

26,691
27,579
28,444
29,103
29,944

2,105
2,199
2,273
2,346
2,440

123
127
131
135
137

27
30
33
37
37

6,659
7,254
7,704
8,029
8,792

2,239
2,464
2,598
2,812
2,974

603
656
699
765
828

3,535
3,869
4,048
4,076
4,563

282
265
358
375
427

23,450
23,850
24,134
4,568
5,065

2,007
2,237
2,379
2,658
2,870

424
471
506
571
633

938
1,066
1,150
1,229
1,431

81
77
99
111
131

1961
1962
1963
1964

33,508
34]356
35,232
36,168
37,096

30,802
3li566
32,360
33,239
34,095

2,524
2300
2,675
2,726
2,798

141
152
159
163
162

41
38
38
40
41

9,288
9^589
10,235
10,766
11,591

3,188
3^321
3,537
3,668
3,870

920
988
1,093
1,137
1,274

4,709
4,786
5,100
5,438
5,912

470
494
505
524
536

5,617
5,993
6,445
6,727
7,133

3 177
3^377
3,603
3,728
3,895

723
789
874
910
998

1,563
l!658
1,796
1,906
2,049

153
169
171
183
191

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

37,967
38,853
39,700
40,529
41,481

34,886
35,685
36,460
37,214
38,075

2,870
2,947
3^011
3,077
3,161

169
176
182
190
195

42
45
47
48
50

11,980
12,859
13,488
14,472
15,392

3,999
4,175
4,365
4,553
4,820

1,345
1,463
1,578
1,705
1,878

6,146
6,653
7,014
7,595
8,136

490
568
531
620
557

7,407
7,870
8,261
8,781
9,480

4,030
4,195
4,383
4,567
4,883

1,054
1,135
1,224
1,315
1,459

2,148
2,335
2,461
2,675
2,919

176
205
193
223
219

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

41,939
42,706
43,320
44,201
44,690

38,494
39,189
39,727
40,551
40,990

3,186
3,262
3,329
3,387
3,446

201
206
215
215
196

58
47
48
46
58

16,044
16,686
17,082
16,480
1 6,000

4,924
5,040
5,142
4,994
4,865

2,007
2,156
2,276
2,281
2,293

8,439
8,646
8,776
8,371
8,153

674
845
888
835
689

10,283
11,357
1 2,465
12,987
1 5,242

5,207
5,635
6,094
6^247
6,899

1,620
1,829
2,064
2,172
2,539

3,181
3,569
3,943
4,197
5,391

274
324
364
371
413

1975
1976
1977
1978

44,839
45,128
45,725
45,996

41,210
41,519
42,108
42,382

3,393
3,377
3,400
3,378

54
53
42
47

14,863
14,814
14,341
14,748

4,991
5,014
4,946
5,107

2,387
2,423
2,409
2,500

648
270
275
301

19,074
23,701
28,303
32,150

8,445
9,941
11,541
12,939

3,303
4,075
4,980
5,696

44,762

41,099

3,406

194

63

4,932

2,193

970

1,599

170

6,187

3,303

1,241

1,501

141

44,386

40,806

3,348

181

51

3,521

1,138

536

1,716

131

4,443

1,972

735

1,619

116

44,233

40,686

3,322

177

48

2,795

475

301

1,842

177

3,390

987

439

1,777

187

44,839

41,210

3,393

182

54

3,616

1,186

579

1,680

171

5,055

2,183

887

1,821

164

53

4,893

2,165

958

1,692

5

78

7,640

3,891

1,531

I9603
4

5

182
179
175
189

5

1J35

S

6,837
7,107
6,711
6,841

5

2

6,718
9,374
1 1 ,385
13,065

5

S

608

311

397
451

1975: January. . , .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

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August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

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February . . .
March
April
May
June

)
\
\

45,088

41,437

3,417

I

44,924

41,311

3,380

180

53

3,318

964

472

1,826

55

5,130

1,975

781.

2,311

62

44,628

41,084

3,313

179

52

2,709

447

309

1,896

57

4,193

1,109

515

2,498

70

45,128

41,519

3,377

179

53

3,894

1,438

683

1,692

79

6,738

2,966

1,247

2,435

91

45,689

42,005

3,454

175

55

5,010

2,395

1,019

1,507

89

9,848

5,157

2,045

2,518

129

45,047

41,476

3,347

173

51

3,048

856

449

1,683

61

5,899

2,118

931

2,766

83

44,633

41,140

3,282

170

41

2,603

426

315

1,804

59

5,033

1,220

665

3,067

81

45,725

42,108

3,400

175

42

3,680

1,270

626

1,717

67

7,524

3,045

1,340

3,035

104

45,931

42,285

3,410

190

47

5,290

2,460

1,099

1,627

104

11,444

5,794

2,413

3,081

156

45,761

42,149

3,376

190

47

3,220

960

491

1,706

63

6,946

2,533

1,125

3,199

89

45,468

41,918

3,316

188

46

2,614

427

295

1,834

58

5,549

1,309

690

3,463

86

45,996

42,382

3,378

189

47

3,624

1,260

614

1,674

76

8,211

3,302

3,322

120

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

181

5

5

5

2,130

5

88

!

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5

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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
BEER
(FERMENTED MALT LIQUORS)1

RECTIFIED SPIRITS
AND WINES5

DISTILLED SPIRITS

Whisky

Total

YEAR AND
MONTH

Production

Taxable
withdrawals

Production2

Consumption,
apparent,
for
beverage
purposes^

Thousands
of tax
gallons

Thousands
of wine
gallons

Stocks,
end of
period

Thousands of barrels^

Stocks,
end of
period

Taxable
withdrawals^

Imports'*

Thousands
of proof
gallons

Thousands of tax
gallons

Production2

Taxable
withdrawals2

Stocks,
end of
period2

Imports^

Total

Whisky

Thousands of proof gallons

Thousands of tax gallons

1947
1948
1949

91,742
88,125
88,618

87,172
85,067
84,558

9,022
8,212
8,486

273,991
299,270
211,599

181,646
171,021
169,545

1 17,572
98,597
103,837

516,403
635,688
676,021

11,458
13,666
13,844

141,316
170,686
123,207

57,714
50,454
56,072

456,363
559,822
610,341

10,567
12,323
12,491

132,294
118,697
112,839

121,123
108,498
100,487

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

88,178
89,742
90,490
92,104
88,940

82,830
83,824
84,836
86,045
83,305

8,814
9,240
9,097
9,223
9,161

324,981
322,176
148,720
166,183
184,523

190,020
193,767
183,687
194,663
189,471

117,417
121,833
123,200
137,966
142,714

795395
925,195
894,493
859392
840,707

16,877
18,799
18,485
22,006
22,127

174,817
156,859
68,706
91,424
103,530

70,810
70,192
66,393
75,542
73,830

694,209
760,803
735,173
716,438
707,346

15,331
16,978
16,867
20,214
20,158

117,443
106,611
92,640
95,930
84,061

103,013
94,822
80,519
81,815
73,371

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

90,285
90,338
89,466
90,121
93,127

84,977
85,008
84,371
84,425
87,622

8,896
8,769
8,495
9,005
9,091

213,459
222,177
227,300
237,223
272,977

199,571
215,225
212,073
215,466
225,453

148,322
163,563
151,481
156,390
165,901

840,648
832,439
842,162
854,946
891,426

24,082
27,290
28,600
30,225
33,931

120,542
119,665
119,506
128,887
145,313

75,370
82,815
78,442
80,530
83,182

724,706
726,562
737,587
753,073
779,443

21,811
24,674
25,672
26,998
30,188

81,791
90,952
76,201
79,139
82,314

71,415
77,966
61,458
63,827
64,983

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

93,415
95,030
96,832
100,631
105,897

87,913
89,028
91,197
93,789
98,644

9,126
9,420
9,224
9,668
9,994

840,364
874,590
876,000
869,996
862,416

37,203
39,040
43,241
45,867
50,600

148,915
145,601
112,952
104,858
112,871

82,044
84,967
86,119
84,969
89,445

815,499
850,128
850,473
842,399
832,183

32,947
34,454
38,182
40,175
40,813

83,665
84,606
86,442
86,888
92,235

64,689
63,883
63,964
63,292
65,603

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

108,223
113,038
116,549
122,408
127,320

100,420
104,262
106,974
111,415
116,271

51,099
52,199
59,705
66,500
74,286

94,107
101,082
108,256
110,565
116,173

64,813
67,135
67,310
66,706
68,014

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

133,123
137,359
141,337
148,601
156,197

75,594
89,287
87,686
92,304
93,916

113,539
115,175
120,298
1 14,926
118,669

64,368
61,910
62,596
53,350
53,379

1975
1976
1977
1978

7

7

1

186,934
184,186
154,844
150,060
162,939

234,715
241,449
253,701
258,979
275,862

10,335
10,572
10,772
11,561
11,899

185,064
191,142
211,766
238,330
230,024

294,244
308,905
324,808
345,047
361,257

137,521
144,734
148,197
147,626
164,541

872,900
880,555
904,575
956,440
991,418

58,039
60,304
68,169
75,452
87,079

126,878
128,506
153,780
178,049
169,874

90,048
94,578
97,018
95,276
107,993

835,853
835,464
856,664
904,352
938,457

121,860
127,396
131,808
138,468
145,462

12,258
12,228
12,443
12,757
12,583

212,292
183,275
183,792
183,072
162,579

369,870
382,117
393,186
406,397
416,343

173,709
182,073
200,445
210,041
220,771

1,008,545
996,618
971,705
939,696
875,754

90,891
102,138
100,156
107,279
110,977

146,360
119,377
116,562
108,392
75,148

112,881
1 16,836
130,101
133,627
137,036

954,583
945,799
924,410
892,998
822,110

160,600
163,656
170,505
179,093

148,643
150,387
156,915
162,153

12,738
12,908
12,416
13,763

144,236
160,418
159,311
166,556

422,609
425,891
431,553
443,751

229,735
216,403
221,124
237,704

793,871
752,853
706,684
662,509

113,458
112,711
112,943
128,602

59,637
79,120
80,597
79,165

140,820
126,670
128,629
133,950

737,393
692,342
649,002
600,615

94,978
92,069
91,154
101,886

112,498
107,809
110,518
111,405

46,635
41,846
41,482
39,770

1975: January. . . .
February . , .
March
April
May
June

12,549
11,181
12,412
14,496
14,343
15,762

11,118
9,841
11,573
13,010
13,418
14,442

13,210
13,540
13,760
14,264
14,171
14,301

11,256
10,191
10,556
11,787
11,868
10,809

31,185
26,903
32,662
33,152
33,936
35,713

19,358
14,560
16,059
20,210
19,472
20,277

867,460
862,933
857,191
852,973
841,858
833,321

7,106
7,672
7,918
9,932
9,891
9,010

3,348
3,793
4,412
5,474
5,131
4,098

10,665
9,488
10,116
12,969
11,918
11,748

814,683
807,988
802,094
795,110
786,898
779,762

5,743
6,344
6,572
8,387
8,325
7,498

9,313
8,045
8,133
10,013
9,990
10,263

3,586
3,590
3,216
4,476
4,339
4,360

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,076
14,719
13,345
12,350
11,217
12,150

14,753
13,882
12,512
11,898
10,609
11,587

14,452
14,180
13,976
13,484
13,203
12,738

7,577
6,307
11,828
18,846
16,971
16,240

33,362
32,055
32,378
36,687,
39,472
53,135

17,341
18,296
20,588
23,913
20,723
18,938

823,151
811,804
803,323
797,987
794,960
793,871

8,673
7,481
8,707
12,725
11,753
12,588

2,419
1,222
5,412
8,395
7,869
8,064

10,045
10,872
12,814
15,779
13,219
11,187

771,660
761,241
753,395
745,553
739,921
737,393

7,391
6,048
7,128
10,828
10,007
10,705

8,397
8,066
10,082
11,137
9,539
9,520

3,460
3,102
3,913
4,714
4,287
3,592

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

12,441
11,890
11,855
13,688
15,175
15,758

10,863
11,000
10,993
12,914
13,585
14,155

13,388
13,328
13,306
13,063
13,532
13,893

13,066
12,826
15,721
14,797
13,602
16,476

30,218
28,100
35,680
33,015
32,722
36,450

17,556
15,547
20,853
15,595
16,536
19,798

787,932
788,468
782,363
780,124
782,281
780,544

7,975
7,273
8,797
8,638
8,661
9,598

6,425
6,633
8,561
9,081
7,690
7,407

10,105
8,854
12,392
8,930
9,696
10,881

733,671
731,234
727,361
727,894
725,854
722,884

6,709
6,028
7,086
7,075
7,098
7,796

7,335
7,507
10,262
7,823
8,627
10,212

2,713
3,218
4,311
2,837
3,565
3,728

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,539
16,096
14,313
13,422
11,288
11,191

15,006
14,859
13,439
12,218
10,521
10,834

14,026
13,923
13,596
13,686
13,483
12,908

8,559
10,577
12,676
15,041
14,913
12,164

33,048
31,798
33,248
34,368
41,809
53,409

14,813
17,293
19,218
21,009
20,677
17,508

775,588
769,928
763,999
761,142
756,520
752,853

7,828
7,394
9,881
11,161
13,368
12,137

3,764
4,659
5,915
7,459
6,162
5,364

8,308
9,982
11,371
13,764
12,631
9,756

719,033
713,626
708,010
702,243
696,247
692,342

6,218
5,845
8,074
9,219
10,994
9,927

7,707
9,076
9,365
9,964
10,141
9,790

2,923
3,304
3,804
3,997
3,940
3,506

1977: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

11.978
11,482
16,200
16,027
16,788
16,904

10,007
10,432
14,548
14,275
14,999
15,710

14,014
14,168
14,584
15,032
15,566
15,370

11,327
12,982
14,838
13,610
15,247
13,853

29,076
28,206
36,649
33,315
32,674
38,539

16,848
15,413
19,510
17,519
16,848
17,793

747,769
745,494
743,223
740,355
737,496
737,263

7,083
7,030
9,466
8,276
8,776
9,234

5,807
6,706
7,848
7,785
8,137
8,084

10,123
9,114
11,041
10,117
9,180
9,703

687,828
685,035
682,684
680,514
678,263
678,682

5,589
5,623
7,582
6,662
6,970
7,561

7,918
7,393
10,354
8,069
8,886
9,502

2,947
2,898
2,833
2,795
3,201
3,476

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

15,921
15,309
13,255
12,606
12,021
12,014

14,798
14,643
12,888
11,623
11,485
11,507

15,128
14,445
13,579
13,526
13,018
12,416

11,244
11,404
13,800
15,041
13,731
12,234

31,108
33,293
34,346
35,006
43,777
54,489

14,454
19,789
19,173
22,313
21,809
19,625

734,166
728,328
725,514
718,343
711,927
706,684

7,936
7,210
11,576
13,271
11,593
11,527

6,143
6,172
6,161
6,990
5,654
5,110

7,840
11,404
11,204
14,308
13,347
11,248

677,084
672,162
668,171
661,140
653,914
649,002

6,124
5,817
9,333
10,909
9,700
9,286

7,501
9,843
9,515
10,598
10,252
10,686

2,992
3,646
3,725
4,172
3,672
4,125

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

12,871
12,713
15,860
15,624
16,567
16,878

10,690
11,009
14,198
13,598
14,961
15,819

13,916
14,067
14,560
15,008
14,986
14,551

11,883
11,291
11,843
13,692
15,151
14,996

30,638
30,185
38,313
33,937
34,341
38,745

18,930
16,874
21,137
20,154
17,442
20,612

701,020
691,797
691,036
686,901
685,836
683,365

8,294
8,651
9,736
11,522
9,288
10,942

5,252
5,399
5,450
6,393
7,774
6,854

10,761
9,696
12,075
11,579
9,523
11,368

643,648
633,824
633,429
629,069
627,598
624,886

6.586
6,760
7,634
9,038
7,119
8,699

9,947
8,005
9,975
8,680
9,365
9,812

3,949
2,702
3,395
2,787
3,164
3,356

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16,741
17,614
14,625
14,014
12,714
12,872

15,287
16,278
13,718
12,993
12,035
11,567

19,805
14,334
14,011
13,706
13,501
13,763

7,633
13,196
14,608
18,776
18,092
15,395

32,047
35,832
34,210
37,607
44,363
52,717

15,633
21,305
20,176
25,417
22,418
17,606

678,115
672,338
669,160
665,175
663,281
662,509

9,080
9,897
10,943
14,830
14,134
11,284

3,087
6,055
7,365
8,390
9,211
7,935

8,679
11,391
12,002
15,115
12,991
8,770

619,702
614,907
610,953
605,229
601,199
600,615

6,987
8,075
8,465
12,143
11,549
8,832

7,460
10,248
9,769
10,488
9,601
8,055

3,026
3,478
3,396
4,491
3,424
2,602

8
8

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appeal in the section immediately
following these tables.




114,402
120,468
123,284
124,179
133,173

8

f

8

118

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Butter, creamery

Wines and distilling materials

Production (factory)4

Still wines

Effervescent wines

Distilling
materials

YEAR AND
MONTH
l

Production

Taxable
withdrawals 1

Stocks,
end of
period l

Imports

Production3

Taxable
withdrawals 3

Stocks,
end of
period3

pro-

Imports

duced
at wineries3

1947
1948
1949

1,408
1,140
1,098

1,010
1,063
1,045

1,581
1,525
1,425

182
375
431

105,617
138,924
101,899

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1,101
1,316
1,167
1,427
1,530

1,125
1,151
1,225
1,399
1,416

1,267
1,316
1,137
1,052
1,036

592
644
543
604
638

131,549
169,460
131,912
117,809
128,884

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

2,006
2,426
2,654
2,763
3,525

1,705
2,031
2,238
2,502
3,061

1,257
1,418
1,608
1,636
1,814

687
749
773
787
860

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

4,019
4,1 U
4,414
4,822
5,825

3,380
3,684
3,833
4,228
5,346

2,161
2,196
2,428
2,647
2,664

Production
(factory)4

91,961
116,215
125,942

205,089
223,774
192,047

2,085
2,526
2,766

206,950
292,405
193,769

1,329.1
1,210.3
1,412.1

131,819
117,212
127,973
133,241
134,338

187,704
231,617
225,170
7
203,922
192,399

4,074
4,579
4,833
5,581
5,764

290,209
352,235
263,109
226,659
250,947

1,386.4
1,203.0
1,188.2
1,412.1
1,448.9

157,021
146,464
147,235
162,116
170,644

136,323
140,189
141,143
143,084
143,258

207,556
198,666
190,763
200,299
209,751

6,471
7,071
7,727
8,328
9,045

344,534
293,166
282,366
348,985
340,368

1,382.9
1,413.3
1,414.1
1,389.6
1,334.4

940
964
1,036
1,023
1,187

165,858
168,043
189,332
202,375
193,279

149,236
155,795
150,208
157,320
164,722

208,699
209,498
224,570
229,071
231,236

9,796
11,189
13,012
13,346
14,539

330,882
331,368
375,205
472,91 1
369,349

1,372.9
1,484.1
1,537.1
1,419.7
1,441.5

7

Stocks,
cold
storage,

end of
period^

Millions of pounds

Thousands of wine gallons (231 cubic inches)

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

7,290
8,751
10,192
12,174
15,797

6,249
7,398
8,754
10,287
13,792

3,102
3,749
4,305
5,257
6,193

1,451
1,636
1,916
2,228
2,411

233,413
218,384
217,459
222,888
277,803

167,141
165,798
175,274
181,520
197,234

262,297
265,110
272,016
268,279
306,358

14,908
16,345
17,460
19,981
22,279

470,556
391,139
362,706
373,081
403,325

1,324.6
1,112.0
,224.9
,164.8
,118.2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

23,029
24,601
21,134
20,501
18,839

20,358
22,098
20,359
18,967
18,028

7,380
8,568
8,089
8,476
8,117

1,792
1,877
1,976
2,018
1,804

245,043
357,359
301,158
437,536
401,454

216,968
246,971
269,583
273,074
280,042

293,317
366,310
350,883
422,367
451,587

28,226
34,275
45,066
53,154
9
49.582

303,079
402,376
261,099
378,681
354,303

,137.0
,143.7
,101.9
918.6
961.7

1975
1976
1977
1978

19,369
20,590
22,860
23,088

18,457
19,219
21,354
21,428

7,905
8,346
8,560
8,254

1,928
2,559
2,934
4,307

384,822
405,781
409,749
420,206

300.252
298,251
310,412
319,049

451,843
473,719
505,489
527,066

47,388
56,360
65,788
89,767

339,309
344,770
276,547
244,230

983.8
978.6
1,085.6
994.3

1975: January . , . ;
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,751
1,106
1,526
1,570
1,427
855

1,195
938
1,193
970
1,195
1,518

8,614
8,734
8,998
9,506
9,651
8,954

123
119
107
140
125
126

9,965
8,146
8,310
7,142
8,883
7,775

23,885
22,475
27,250
24,295
24,241
25,126

432,095
413,011
387,180
366,369
347,146
325,140

3,923
2,784
3,342
3,995
3,650
3,981

9,611
3,494
7,109
6,006
2,716
3,871

100.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,506
2,142
1,583
1,845
2,005
2,053

912
1,051
1,419
2,848
2,607
2,611

9,486
10,451
10,522
9,415
8,753
7,905

79
100
137
218
301
353

8,971
8,961
62,869
162,203
70,096
21,501

22,397
21,730
24,325
29,968
26,670
27,890

306,449
283,417
319,546
440,907
473,062
451,843

3,906
3,831
3,438
3,914
5,283
5,341

6,122
13,239
81,010
143,295
38,459
24,377

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,571
1,257
1,892
1,389
1,337
1,715

1,123
946
1,325
1,046
1,349
1,551

8,297
8,545
9,031
9,288
9,329
9,398

180
129
192
203
195
203

9,036
7,561
9,266
8,983
8,882
7,968

24,134
21,464
30,401
23,306
24,965
26,153

429,933
414,127
388,189
370,062
350,708
325,485

4,680
3,313
5,183
4,608
4,462
5,010

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,698
2,203
1,594
2,048
2,139
1,747

1,130
1,109
1,829
2,614
2,862
2,335

9,789
10,849
10,594
9,943
8,987
8,346

134
134
173
228
387
401

7,418
14,314
123,311
147,991
45,864
15,187

19,538
23,386
26,750
24,685
26,130
27,339

307,905
289,421
377,543
488,214
499,430
473,719

1977: January. . , .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,856
1,923
1,923
1,770
1,252
1,132

1,064
961
1,406
1,013
1,704
1,606

9,048
9,937
10,370
11,027
10,606
10,028

247
164
213
215
246
209

6,896
6,367
4,705
4,320
4,252
4,051

23,343
21,311
31,192
25,022
24,291
26,362

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,291
2,130
2,019
2,697
2,673
2,194

1,064
1,571
2,128
2,857
3,268
2,712

10,178
10,604
10,412
10,119
9,364
8,560

170
242
376
271
263
318

3,549
19,581
123,683
155,117
51,240
25,988

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1,721
1,541
1,839
1,412
1,941
1,282

1,047
969
1,246
980
1,712
1,661

9,081
9,596
9,842
10,199
10,696
10,299

213
180
287
303
400
396

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,925
2,549
2,061
2,727
2,592
1,525

1,130
1,762
1,902
3,266
3,250
2,503

10,974
11,581
11,431
8,507
12,556
8,254

283
303
396
436
638
471

23.7
33.6

114.0
105.2
27.1
72.7

281.7
378.6
163.1
25.1
87.3
69.3
31.0
76.8

224.8
318.7
207.0
66.5
52.1
32.3

168.6
117.4
88.6

118.8
96.8

107.5
46.4
49.2

Price,
wholesale,
92score
(New

Total

York)6

Dollars
per
pound

0.713

American,
whole
milk

Millions of pounds

.758
.615

1,182.9
1,098.4
1,199.4

932.7
854.4
935.2

.622
.699
.730
.666
.605

1,191.5
1,161.3
1,170.3
1,344.4
1,383.2

892.7
873.5
849.8
1,021.1
1,042.3

.582
.599
.607
.597
.606

1,366.9
1,387.7
1,407.4
1,399.4
1,383.1

1,004.3
991.3
1,021.7
978.0
942.5

.599
.612
.594
.590
.599

1,478.0
1,634.5
1,592.0
1,631.8
1,723.6

996.1
1,148.8
1,094.5
1,108.4
1,157.3

.610
.672
.675
.678
.685

1,755.5
1,854.0
1,918.8
1,938.2
1,989.6

1,158.3
1,220.3
1,276.3
1,273.8
1,266.4

.704
.693

2,201.4
2,374.3
2,604.6
2,6854
2,937.4

1 ,423.4
1,511.5
1,644.3
1,672.5
1,858.6

2,811.4
3,320.2
3,358.5
3,519.3

1,654.6
2,048.8
2,043.1
2,074.2

8.696
8

.689
.674'

10.9
47.1

.818
.944

184.9
206.9

1.015
1.141

88.3

53.7
61.4
60.5
66.7
85.1
99.6

.677
.693
.692
.704
.705
.706

214.3
204.2
240.7
244.4
271.0
275.0

128.6
122.9
143.1
151.5
170.3
169.4

69.2
57.7
58.0
68.2
64.0
83.8

97.8
78.9
39.6
27.1
15.1
10.9

.788
.863
.900
.950

1,042
1.095

249.2
226.9
214.8
220.2
208.7
242.0

150.1
131.8
116.5
120.0
115.5
134.8

9,745
7,327
6,413
5,144
5,301
2,315

92.5
85.0
90.0
87.0
91.4
83.9

16.5
31.1
44.0
69.5
80.9

.878
.824
.881
.918
.921
.974

245.6
236.7
278.0
293.5
314.3
322.3

147.4
146.1
168.4
188.6
206.6
208.2

4,508
4,698
4,458
4,284
5,355
5,802

4,164
18,087
109,857
123,102
36,837
16,478

71.5
65.1
64.0
78.1
77.6
92.5

83.0
82.3
68.1
60.7
47.3
47.1

1.084
1.082

294.9
283.5
261.2
254.5
255.3
280.4

187.8
176.9
154.5
150.2
145.8
168.4

452,619
429,283
398,635
377,708
357,328
331,903

5,159
4,631
5,133
5,189
5,912
6,331

8,577
16,620
10,728
6,934
8,800
6,065

105.5

67.6
94.2

.927
.929
.952

168.7
159.1
183.5
194.4
212.1
201.4

24,507
25,949
25,993
26,868
27,577
27,997

309,395
298,787
392,208
505,218
513,335
505,489

6,257
6,391
6,969
5,550
2,922
5,345

2,669
19,867
89,851
74,002
24,882
7,552

6,238
4,004
4,833
5,720
4,808
4,584

25,241
21,231
31,661
25,669
25,740
26,405

478,612
461,308
434,958
411,286
384,376
355,159

5,608
5,392
6,621
7,264
7,984
8,645

4,813
5,489
2,450
1,571
1,905
3,563

2,529
32,671
140,205
151,157
41,164
22,293

23,338
25,426
26,293
29,105
31,166
27,774

320,604
332,295
431,504
553,436
555,795
527,066

8,178
8,061
7,681
8,051
8,379
7,903

1,465
32,167
97,777
67,423
16,133
9,474

Footnotes giving soi rce of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Cheese

90.8
98.1

103.2
101.9

9.3

.975
.934
.929
.929

93.0

106.3
128.2
163.8
197.1

1.032
1.029
1.029

265.6
252.5
299.7
304.7
326.1
316.0

81.8
77.8
75.0
84.5
81.5
89.5

209.0
208.6
203.3
195.4
193.4
184.9

1.031
1.037
1.051
1.056
1.050
1.060

280.2
275.7
251.7
256.9
247.8
281.6

175.3
165.0
141.5
146.3
135.5
160.2

107.4
95.5
98.2
97.2
97.6
85.1

195.7
215.9
235.8
246.2
264.6
282.0

1.047
1.035
1.059
1.084
1.088
1.093

271.1
259.9
314.4
303.7
332.9
331.9

161.1
154.2
182.6
189.6
208.7
208.0

71.4
63.2
64.0
70.6
66.5
77.7

297.7
284.6
266.7
251.8
228.9
206.9

1.117
1.207
1.220
1.219
1.260
1.258

293.6
286.5
265.0
279.3
279.7
301.4

179.6
165.6
146.4
156.7
151.4
170.3

95.4
98.4
99.9

103.2

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-DAIRY PRODUCTS-Con.
CHEESE

CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK

DRY MILK8

FLUID MILK

Stocks, cold storage,
end of period1

YEAR AND
MONTH

2

Imports
American,
whole
milk

Total

Stocks, manufacturers',
end of period

Production
Price,
wholesale,
American,
single
daisies
(Chicago)3

Dollars
per pound

Millions of pounds

Production,
case
goods4

Stocks,
manufacturers', case
goods,
end of
period4

2

Exports

Production
on
farms5

Utilization in
manufactured
dairy
products6

Millions of pounds

Thousands of pounds

Price,
wholesale,
U.S.

average^

Nonfat
dry
milk
(human
food)

Dry
whole
milk

Dollars per
100
pounds

Dry
whole
milk

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

148.1
148.1
188.7

126.3
126.5
168.7

320

.455
.348

3,373,003
3,509,550
2,856,682

167,913
437,195
250,877

578,103
426,638
327,859

116,814
112,671
116,103

47,914
44,964
48£72

4.27
4.88
3.95

164.9
170.1
125.5

677.9
681.5
934.9

12.5
18.5
11.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

212.5
222.1
238.8
432.0
548.8

187.2
194.8
205.2
401.2
518.9

56.2
52.3
49.2
56.2
50.0

.354
.427
.441
.414
.378

2,944,448
2,955,319
2,894,474
2,594,803
2,559,344

166,442
235,173
390,773
267,640
210,693

178,044
232,222
126,648
151,224
132,830

116,602
114,681
114,671
120,221
122,094

47,953
44,243
42,822
48,497
49,469

3.89
4.58
4.85
4.32
3.97

125.0
131.0
102.3
101.2

881.5
702.5
863.2
1,213.8
1,334.0

10.2
17.9
15.2
10.2

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

518.9
441.1
410.5
293.2
304.1

492.1
401.1
376.6
249.0
265.7

52.0
53.7
50.9
56.1
63.9

.373
.381
.390
.389
.387

2,613,512
2,609,866
2,507,497
2,355,386
2,328,607

217,954
233,674
221,299
195,837
230,099

162,812
209,952
202,256
162,290
121,016

122,945
124,860
124,628
123,220
121,989

47,946
48,834
48,540
9
57,564
57,019

4.01
4.14
4.21
4.13
4.16

108.3
110.3
103.2

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

332.6
472.9
422.1
340.7
326.0

292.0
419.9
384.2
301.6
283.6

63.1
75.8
77.6
83.0
78.0

.414
.409
.400
.426
.434

2,245,097
2,187,304
2,002,896
1,976,234
1,982,683

227,520
230,665
145,860
137,337
192,223.

143,109
138,393
113,753
121,404
100,124

123,109
125,707
126,251
125,202
126,967

58,361
62,169
62,81 1
61,193
62,902

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

308.6
372.7
390.3
381.0
317.5

271.0
322.2
344.0
318.7
265.4

79.3

135.5
151.8
168.2
130.0

.450
.527
.521
.548
.603

1,788,922
1,837,861
1,557,542
1,447,386
1,483,754

140,679
204,452
196,026
101,260
106,854

89,921
131,245
62,359
75,071
89,197

124,180
119,912
118,732
117,225
116,108

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

324.5
304.3
331.4
357.8
494.0

254.0
238.9
269.4
290.3
420.8

179.4
232.0
315.6

.649
.671
.714
.843
.973

1,268,325
1,268,086
1,183,298
1,102,183
1,035,209

115,733
88,576
74,698
69,175
79,168

49,672
67,738
54,878
42,358
42,277

1975
1977
1978

367.8
478.4
468.6
436.4

307.0
411.3
404.7
357.9

179.5
206.8
209.4
242.2

1.044
1.161
1.187
1.301

926,923
932,123
818,927
787,866

58,607
70,627
75,156
70,282

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April. . . . . .
May
June

485.9
458.5
448.1
441.5
453.1
473.7

417.2
393.6
386.2
380.2
390.8
408.9

14.4

.936
.946
.952
.968
.987

1.006

73,135
67,291
72,901
77,115
94,669
95,666

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

477.1
447.9
421.2
388.3
379.2
367.8

412.9
386.6
359.9
328.6
321.2
307.0

13.4
10.8
15.2
19.7
31.3
28.8

1.030
1.064
1.119
1.164
1.169
1.192

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

362.3
362.3
367.9
393.7
436.1
483.7

303.1
302.3
309.4
333.9
376.0
418.8

11.9
10.1
15.5
12.0
11.7
14.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

509.0
518.0
522.6
501.4
482.0
478.4

441.8
451.7
456.3
435.6
414.0
411.3

January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

485.7
471.2
485.8
510.3
557.2
583.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1977:

1978:

0.409

10

104.21

92.7

1,365.8
1,489.9
1,623.9
1,709.7
1,723.2

87.7
90.4
10

98.0

10

8.2
8.6
10.8

9.0
6.2
6.5

14.9
44.4
48.7
22.0
42.3

127.7
74.1
55.8
88.4
77.8
85.7
87.5
96.6

4.22
4.09
4.12
4.17

81.7
86.1
91.0
87.6

1,81 8.6
2,019.8
2,230.3
2,106.1
2,177.2

6.9
7.3
5.1
5.3
7.0

60,202
56,398
58,677
57,997
57,167

4.23
4.81
5.02
5.24
5.49

88.6
94.4
74.3
79.8
70.2

1,988.5
1,579.8
1,678.6
1,594.4
1,452.3

5.0
6.9
6.1
7.6
6.6

117,007
118,566
120,025
115,491
115,586

58,961
60,364
60,931
57,920
59,857

5.71
5.87
6.07
7.14
8.33

68.9
72.2
75.2
78.0
67.7

1,444.4
1,417.6
1,223.5
916.6
1,019.9

4.7
4.0
3.4
5.4
6.4

134.6

54,758
48,940
32,915
12
37,007

115,334
120,269
122,698
121,609

59,230
63,630
66,062
64,748

8.75
9.66
9.72

63.1
78.1
69.4
74.6

1,001.5
926.2
1,106.6
920.4

5.6
9.1
6.0
4.4

47.1
98.8
60.7
40.1

68,125
61,768
54,306
60,304
84,175
104,045

4,208
4,415
4,083
4,771
4,104
4,532

9,341
8,766
9,986
10,092
10,778
10,447

4,834
4,582
5,238
5,476
5,975
5,911

8.43
8.38
8.22
8.18
8.07
7.99

4.6
3.5
3.2
4.0
7.1
8.2

109.8
128.7
123.1

7.3
7.5
6.0
5.0
7.5
7.1

121,2
113.6
114.4
108.5
119.2
111.7

87,109
78,061
70,259
67,226
64,985
78,506

114,660
105,549
96,608
70,937
63,911
58,607

4,010
4,868
5,713
4,549
5,917
3,589

9,972
9,538
9,063
9,180
8,830
9,341

5,295
4,701
4,272
4,327
3,956
4,663

8.25
8.64
9.25
9.70

5.3
5.4
4.2
5.3
5.4
7.0

92.5
68.8
48.8
45.2
50.3
67.1

6.7
7.3
6.2
4.4
3.6
5.6

91.9
70.3
48.6
36.0
36.9
47.1

1.182
1.082
1,138
1.166
1.146
1.153

76,038
73,788
86,989
94,234
99,184
96,417

44,526
49,577
57,385
76,764
104,570
125,408

4,360
4,193
4,243
4,652
4,304
5,699

9,600
9,290
10,281
10,464
11,110
10,806

4,930
4,815
5,569
5,701
6,088
6,266

10.10
9.76
9.75
9.40
9.25
9.14

7.4
6.9
6.5
7.3
9.1
8.0

61.1
68.4
78.8
91.6

6.7
7.9
7.5
9.2

49.1
50.0
54.9
79.1

105.5
108.1

10.6
10.8

103.0
127.9

15.5
15.4
17.2
16.7
23.4
42.6

1.200
1.258
1.183
1.142
1.140
1.140

88,678
76,015
63,333
59,215
52,673
65,559

143,111
136,348
135,152
131,705
96,869
70,627

4,690
4,489
3,714
3,594
2,065
2,936

10,444
10,129
9,607
9,626
9,231
9,681

5,723
5,350
4,846
4,715
4,555
5,072

9.43
9.70
9.84
9.96
9.89
9.72

6.3
6.5
5.2
4.6
5.2
5.0

96.3
76.2
56.1
56.5
53.9
73.7

11.8
11.9
11.0
10.5
10.7

125.7
123.3
107.9
104.8

417.0
404.0
421.4
446.3
490.3
510.4

18.0
10.6
12.5
11.2
11.4
17.1

1.140
1.140
1.152
1.193
1.193
1.194

61,797
63,917
72,065
82,225
86,586
81,892

66,288
63,485
62,965
66,429
101,495
127,686

3,275
2,223
2,907
4,495
2,805
1,436

9,887
9,301
10,572
10,725
11,354
10,989

5,281
5,105
5,912
6,051
6,498
6,389

9.65
9.53
9.45
9.44
9.37
9.40

6.3
6.2
7.6
6.3
7.5
6.3

70.3
71.8
88.0

10.4

106.0
119.9
130.3

10.0

592.9
592.9
553.9
502.8
479.8
468.6

518.9
519.7
483.3
437.5
417.4
404.7

16.9
16.6
18.7
17.7
15.2
43.5

1.194
1.194
1.205
1.206
1.211
1.224

77,894
73,428
59,696
53,486
47,136
58,805

133,208
158,721
148,612
134,311
100,990
75,156

2,144
1,737
3,089
2,969
2,574
3,262

10,671
10,363
9,820
9,838
9,391
9,787

5,777
5,635
4,953
4,851
4,603
5,007

9.49
9.66
9.97

123.2
106.0

10.10
10.20
10.20

4.3
6.5
4.7
4.3
4.2
4.9

January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

459.6
442.0
430.0
447.1
462.5
500.2

395.2
377.5
364.7
379.2
393.3
423.4

14.5
14.1
16.7
13.6
13.8
13.0

1.229
1.241
1.246
1.259
1.259
1.259

56,132
52,858
68,624
69,073
82,804
81,300

59,742
52,869
52,066
57,379
79,428
101,401

4,330
3,857
2,562
3,573
3,498
3,196

9,972
9,259
10,501
10,614
11,161
10,851

5,369
5,101
5,914
5,847
6,385
6,306

10.20
10.20
10.20
10.10
10.10
10.00

6.9
5.2
7.4
7.2
8.2
7.2

77.0
68.7
84.4
94.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

498.5
489.7
476.6
455.2
431.0
436.4

423.0
416.8
397.2
379.6
357.0
357.9

16.4
22.7
19.3
22.0
30.7
45.6

1.260
1.321
1.340
1.394
1.400
1.410

74,328
68,971
58,979
60,721
53,471
60,605

120,189
134,380
135,972
113,826
84,383
70,282

2,270
2,066
2,354
4,236
2,677
2,389

10,516
10,188
9,702
9,795
9,333
9,717

5,586
5,314
4,769
4,807
4,512
4,838

10.10
10.50
10.90
11.30
11.60
11.80

6.1
5.7
4.7
5.0
5.1
5.9

1976.

1976:

8.7
23.6

Nonfat
dry
milk
(human
food)

161.3
95.5
11

8.4
9.4
9.6
9.0
9.6

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




12

10.60

10.00
10.30

84.6
83.3
99.3

9.1
8.9
8.4
8.6
9.9

103.1
132.5
99.0
81.5

108.8
58.2

118.2
98.7
79.0
83.9
95.3
77.0
37.9
74.5

93.8
98.8
91.6
84.6
78.1

107.8
119.4
128.7

9.0
6.5
6.3
5.8
5.9
6.0

122.4
109.6

103.6
114.9

5.9
5.4
6.1
7.3
8.4
9.5

61.3
55.4
49.8
79.3
87.2
95.0

97.2
75.7
57.5
48.1
42.7
55.8

9.4
9.3
7.4
5.3
3.7
4.4

94.9
73.9
63.6
52.2
36.6
40.1

77.6
70.3
65.2
78.1

81.7
68.0
57.4
60.7

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-DAIRY PRODUCTS, GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS
All
principal
grains

Dry milk

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Price,
manufacturers'
average
selling,
nonfat
dry milk
(human
food) 2

Exports *

Thousands of pounds

Corn

Barley
Prices, wholesale
(Minneapolis)7

Stocks (domestic),
end of period5
Exports
(barley,
corn,
oats,
rye,

wheat) 3

Dollars
per pound

Production
(crop
estimate
for the
year)4

Total

On
farms

Off
farms

Exports,
including
malt6

No. 2,
malting

No. 3,
straight

Dollars per bushel

Millions of bushels (48 pounds)

Stocks (domestic), end of period5
Production
(crop
estimate
for the
year,
grain
only)8

Total

On
farms

Off
farms

Millions of bushels (56 pounds)

1947
1948
1949

384,732
259,689
295,891

0.109
.151
.120

678,7
565,3
615.6

281.9
315.5
237.1

187.6
230.0
191.4

117,1
155.5
105.0

70.5
74.5
86.4

33.0
19.3
33.0

2.17
1.97
1.39

2.04
1.84
1.31

2,108.3
3,307.0
2,946.2

1,535.4
2,573.0
2,683.8

1,486.2
2,479.6
2,283.4

400.5

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

289,168
182,009
101,047
144,168
199,484

.119
.144
.162
,152
.150

376.9
633.1
568.8
434.7
341.4

303.8
257.2
228.2
246.7
379.3

244.3
203.8
164.2
178.6
285.2

139.9
124.4

104.3

109.1
167.2

118.0

19.1
43.0
41.0
21.9
25.7

1.58
1.55
1.58
1.50
1.47

1.51
1.42
1.43
1.39
1.37

2,764.1
2,628.9
2,980.8
2,881.8
2,707.9

2,613.0
2,365.7
2,561.8
2,685.8
2,848.8

2,109.2
1,900.5
2,158.1
2,148.0
2,116.7

503.8
465.2
403.7
537.8
732.0

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

278,580
378,586
293,860
251,281
305,278

,154
.151
.153
.141
.136

490.0
717.1
745.3
732.6
812.4

403.1
376.7
442.8
477.4
420.2

306.8
292.0
361.3
395.7
361.0

191.9
162.0
212.0
231.0
197.9

115.0
130.0
149.3
164.8
163.1

75.9
87.1
60.9

1.34
1.28
1.23
1.24
1.19

1.24
1.17
1.16
1.18
1.14

2,873.0
3,075.3
3,045.4
3,356.2
3,824.6

3,074.2
3,408.1
3,593.6
3,868.3
4,343.5

2,206.9
2,329.3
2,450.4
2,638.5
2,981.5

867.3
1,078.8
1,143.2
1,229.9
1,362.1

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

227,198
270,01 1
319,110
564,805
850,893

.137
.154
.148
.144
.146

935.5
1,085.9
1,162.6
1,238.7
1,385.8

429.0
392.4
427.7
392.8
386.1

357.1
334.1
342.0
325.5
300.6

204,6
179.8
211.3
195.1
180.8

152.5
154.3
130.7
130.4
119.9

1.14
1.31
1.26
1.19
1.21

1.06
1.23
1.20
1.11
1.13

3,906.9
3,597.8
3,606.3
4,019.2
3,484.3

4,695.7
4,491.5
4,210.0
4,344.8
3,874.9

3,055.1
3,018.6
2,958.3
3,209.6
2,737.5

1,640.6
1,472.9
1,251.7
1,135.2
1,137.4

1965
1966
1967
1968

458,799
186,719
153,694
169,601
127,228

.147
.182
.199
.224
.235

1,385.6
1,590.3
1,245.4
1,267,4
1,059.5

392.3
392.1
373.7
426.2
427.1

301.1
293.0
303.2
374.2
425.8

184.8
177.7
184.7
250.3
263.6

116.3
115.2
118.5
123.9
162.2

65.9
63.6
40.2
17.8

1.33
1.35
1.30
1.18
1.12

1.27
1.33
1.29
1.18
1.12

4,084.3
4,167.6
4,860.4
4,449.5
4,687.1

4,053.1
3,707.4
4,320.0
4,268.6
4,383.2

3,096.6
2,928.8
3,454.0
3,310.7
3,390.1

9565
778.6
866.1
957.9
993.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

226,098
9
149,177
202,343
60,092
51,904

.263
.307
.331
.464
.586

1,338.1
9
1,204.5
9
1,789.3
9
2,896.2
2,220.3

416.1
462,4
421.7
417.4
298.7

380.3
392.1
361.4
320.0
227.8

238.1
255.2
245.9
206.4
125.0

142.2
136.9
115.6
113.6
102.7

55.1
60.6
94.6
56.7

1.14
1.21
1.23
2.02
3.53

1.13
1.20
1.23
2.00
3.40

4,152.2
5,646.3
5,579.8
5,670.7
4,701.4

3,768.8
4,704.3
4,834.2
4,487.7
3,640.9

2,755.3
3,555.3
3,692.7
3,371.3
2,560.9

1,013.5
1,149.1
1,141.5
1,116.4
1,080.0

1975
1976
1977
1978

126,067
41,960
62,602
11
722,532

.633
.634
.665
.714

2,529.0
2,813.6
2,586.1
11
3,311. 2

374.4
372.5
420.2
449.2

273.8
1°271.2
329.2
390.3

160.3
1° 153.7
218.9
276.1

113.5
1°117.5
110.3
114.2

31.8
52.1
72.8
31.3

3.80
3.11
2.45
2.30

3.60
3.06
2.64
2.29

5,829.0
6,266.4
6,425.5
7,081.8

4,466.6
4,889.7
5,503.0
6,202.6

3,196.3
3,345.5
3,824.3
4,521.1

1,270.3
1,544.2
1,678.7
1,681.5

2,995
2,983
2,518
19,108
51,759
16,698

.593
.605
.610
.607
.605
.607

245.9
199.7
194.7
186.2
147.2
163.8

5.8
3.6
2.8
2.0
3.4
1.0

4.39
4.10
3.92
4.20
4.09
3.63

4.20
3.82
3.64
3.99
3.86
3.38

2,227.8

1,522.9

704.9

1,156.7

811.0

345.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

13,076
3,712
3,393
3,792
2,941
3,091

.607
.620
.646
.689
.705
.705

173.9
204.1
205.5
264.6
289.2
254.2

2.0
1.0
.4
3.3
1.4
5.0

3.51
3.64
3.81
3.71
3.42
3.22

3.32
3.44
3.67
3.57
3.26
3.05

193.2

168.2

3,196.3

1,270.3

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,396
3,724
4,610
4,133
5,499
3,678

.658
.642
.635
.631
.627
.628

231.9
210.7
209.3
246.2
231.8
233.6

1.1
.3
2.2
1.4
4.7
1.5

3.04
2.96
3.00
2.94
3.03
3.37

2.97
2.78
2.98
2.78
2.94
3.36

July
August ....
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,260
2,461
2,781
2,254
5,091
2,074

.623
.634
.639
.631
.631
.625

230.8
245.0
234.3
294.6
244.0
201.4

3.4
3.5
6.7
7.3
6.8

3.40
3.17
3.08
3.09
3.11
2.75

3.29
3.18
3.05
3.10
3.09
2.75

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,523
1,681
2,626
2,424
6,788
13,721

.629
.625
.631
.656
.679
.681

182.6
191.5
208.8
219.4
219.2
212.9

3,4
8.5
1.1
1.8
8.7
7.7

2.76
2.80
2.90
2.79
2.72
2.28

2.80
2.75
2.85
2.79
2.75
2.32

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

6,009
6,962
6,827
3,023
4,638
5,382

.680
.681
.679
.679
.680
.681

214.2
225.1
257.6
198.0
207.2
249.6

6.3
9.5
8.1
2.4
4.0

1.95
1.84
2.21
2.23
2.33
2.33

1.97
1.86
2.09
2.27
2.32
2.32

5,774
6,433
4,287
5,835
6,022
12,908

.681
.680
.680
.705
.711
.710

" 195.5
227.4
265.3
271.3
335.8
334.4

1.6
.5
.3
2.3
3.3
4.4

2.34
2.30
2.29
2.38
2.49
2.35

2.22
2.27
2.27
2.38
2.44
2.34

31,479
15,054
11,446
8,656
9,985
3,953

.713
.715
.724
.732
.747
.765

5.2
5.0
4.3
3.2
1.0
.5

2.12
2.14
2.26
2.18
2.48
2.32

2.10
2.11
2.29
2.27
2.44
2.37

1969.'.

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1976:

1977:

1978:

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

11

288.3
327.6
303.8
260.8
248.7
252.1

Footnotes giving soui e of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




98.6

79.4
65.6
69.5

134.2

63.0

71.2

75.2

29.6

45.6

339.8

21Z8

127.6

273.8

160.3

113.5

184.2

97.8

1° 127.9

1°63.2

1°64.7

361.3

208.9

152.4

86.4

124.7
118.1
93.6
65.3

100.2
57.4
74.4

8.3
9

53.2

13.4

271.2

153.7

117.5

188.1

90.8

97.3

125.7

52.3

73.4

405.2

265.8

139.3

329.2

218.9

110.3

11.4

238.0

148.9

89.0

172.1

104.7

67.4

471.0

341.3

129.6

390.3

276.1

114.2

361.4

4,466.6

49.2
93.4

1,920.0

913.0

1,290.1

1°576.6

232.6

166.5

4,889.7

3,345.5

1,544.2

2,833.0
1° 1,866.8

399.1

10

3,293.1

2,133.7

1,159.3

2,364.8

1,577.5

787.3

884.1

446.1

438.0

5,503.0

3,824.3

1,678.7

3,877.2

2,517.0

1,360.2

2,837.4

1,848.6

988.8

1,104.0

659.3

444.7

6,202.6

4,521.1

1,681.5

121

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS-Con.
CORN

RICE

OATS
Stocks, (domestic),
end of period*

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Exports,
including
meal
and
flour1

Millions of
bushels
(56 pounds)

Price
wholesale, Production
(crop
weighted
estimate
average
for the
selected
year)3
markets,
all grades2

Dollars per
bushel

130.4

1947
1948
1949

25.7

134.6

Total

On
farms

California mills6

Production
Price,
Exports,
wholesale, (crop estincluding
mate for
No.
2,
oatmeal2 white 2
the year)5

Off
farms

Dollars per
bushel

Millions of bushels (32 pounds)

1.93
1.96
1.24

1,176.1
1,450.2
1,220.1

769.9
952.6
826.1

723.2
906.5
769.6

46.7
46.2
56.5

1,369.2
1,277.6
1,217.4
1,153.2
1 ,409.6

920.6
889.8
837.7
807.7
966.8

859.1
822.1
764.9
744.7
873.6

61.5
67.7
72.8
63.0
93.2

Millions
of bags

68.3
46.9
84.8

2,427.3
2,526.7
2,903.6

1,597.4
1,532.6
1,849.0

428.2
538.5
589.1

.85
.95
.91
.80
.81

38.8
46.1
48.2
52.8
64.2

860.4
851.4
1,069.6
1,100.5
985.6

554.8
536.1
721.3
758.2
625.1

57.2
77.4
90.0
86.2

2,991.0
2,684.6
4,234.9
3,548.2
3,083.2

1,752.9
1,833.3
2,562.1
2,129.4
1,826.6

776.1
676.1
829.2
1,000.7
987.9

27.3
34.3
22.0
26.8
47.7

.72
.74
.74
.68
.72

55.9
49.5
42.9
44.8
53.6

1,065.6
964.4
1,008.0
1,124.1
1,192.2

729.4
578.3
693.5
694.6
746.5

101.8
97.3
58.2
74.9
75.4

2,787.7
2,350,2
2,582.9
2,705.9
3,425.0

1,499.6
1,410.8
1,431.6
1,446.1
2,049.1

1,054.0
1,026.2
999.6
1,182.3
1,274.3

.72
.69
.71
.73
.70

54.6
54.2
66.0
70.3
73.2

1,199.8
1,314.8
1,506.1
1,467.1
1,522.7

733.0
857.0
963.6
1,022.5
1,024.6

126.4
126.2
166.9
167.6
184.8

4,053.2
3,805.6
4,373.4
5,254.9
5,575.3

2,769.2
2,505.9
3,063.5
3,243.1
3,664.6

1,322.1
1,378.0
1,302.6
1,591.6
1,670.0

76.3
85.0
89.4

1,612.2
1,536.1
1,912.9
2,019.8
2,012.3

1 ,055.5
919.7
1,402.6
1,376.2
1,515.1

206.7
316.7
253.5
311.6
269.7

5,710.5
5,880.1
6,674.5
7,085.9
6,604.8

4,019.7
3,962.1
4,544.3
4,773.6
4,817.7

1,640.8
1,757.9
1 ,874.6
2,013.4
1,695.1

1,755.2
2,004.1
1,774.1
2,150.6
1,925.4

1,393.3
1,446.3
1,266.0
1,591.1
1,358.6

81.7
97.9
86.0

109.0
135.3

6,496.6
5,566.8
7,472.3
6,020.9
7,047.5

4,437.9
4,206.3
5,133.1
4.226.4
4,815.8

1,748.2
1,737.2
1,966.7
1,815.7
1,787.5

2,345.7
2,219.6
2,214.9
1,675.5

1,704.9
1,492.5
1,460.4
989.1

137.9
157.6
213.8
304.1

8,461.5
9.563.0
9,556,7
8,824.4

5,312.1
5,481.0
6,216.6
6,129.9

2,149.8
2,681.7
2,629.1
2,488.3

803.6
702.3
389.4
253.4
135.9

598.6
585.2
546.5
490.5
427.3
357.3

1,726.7
1,646.0
1,386.6
1,065.0
738.7
428.9

240.3
303.7
411.3
511.8
411.5
428.1

268.4
606.5
1,804.5
2,312.8
2,343.3
2,149.8

5.3
5.9
4.4
4.5
4.0

1,496.0
1,151.4
1,289.9
1,401.4
1,050.1

1,039.3
787.8
924.5
1 ,039.2
766.1

938.1
698.6
845.7
942.1
690.3

101.1

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

223.4
294.2
426.4
439.4
481.6

1.07
1.06
1.08
1.20
1.23

1,153.3
1,010.3
1,012.2
965.5
852.3

850.5
773.6
766.0
763.0
692.2

765.4
693.4
688.9
677.6
604.5

85.1
80.1
77.1
85.4
87.8

34.7
19.9
30.1
10.7

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

598.9
616.6
515.3
594.0
553.5

1.25
1.31
1.25
1.11
1.19

926.9
803.3
793.8
950.7
965.9

763.9
662.7
656.5
791.6
899.8

661.3
557.6
552.1
668.4
738.9

102.6
105.1
104.4
123.2
161.0

24.3
30.2

1.33
1.36
1.26
2.12
3.14

915.2
878.1
690.6
659.1
600.7

921.5
941.9
778.3
633.9
502.6

710.7
691.4
558.2
472.2
380.1

210.8
250.6
220.1
161.7
122.5

20.9

1971
1972
1973
1974

572.0
511.7
886.2
1,312.3
1,180.8

25.2
54.3
30.0

1.08
1.66

112.4

1975
1976
1977
1978

1,321.8
1,748.0
1,596.2
11
1,975.2

2.88
2.56
2.22
2.39

642.0
546.3
750.9
595.9

494.0
1°412.5
565.0
559.4

399.9
10339.0
482.3
478.8

94.1
73.5
82.7
80.6

16.2
12.1
11.2
15.2

1.67
1.74

128.4
115.6

1.34
1.37

99.2

323.2

233.3

89.9

184.6

119.3

65.3

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

129.6
122.7
125.2
103.2
74.1
81.6
69.2
89.2
75.3

3.12
2.90
2.88
2.95
2.90
2.86

133.0
165.6
153.1

2.93
3.15
2.95
2.73
2.58
2.57

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

137.9
136.8
129.4
164.6
153.4
160.0

2.63
2.63
2.70
2.66
2.80
2.87

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

138.6
121.3
110.1
179.2
180.2
136.6

2.94
2.79
2.71
3.46
2.40
2.48

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

127.2
119.7
150.9
141.6
139.2
125.9

2.60
2.61
2.50
2.39
2.42
2.26

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

116.5
121.6
137.5
119.2
143.3
153.5

2.04
1.86
1.80
1.86
2.08
2.23

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

H/27.7
128.0
157.0
160.9
207.3
214.3

2.23
2.30
2.44
2.80
2.62
2.52

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

171.3
180.3
176.4
139.5
153.9
159.1

2.47
2.31
2.24
2.27
2.15
2.34

618.2

487.4

130.8

494.0

399.9

94.1

317.9

247.8

70.1

10205.2

10

158.9

46.3

532.4

420.0

112.4

412.5

339.0

73.5

259.1

211.6

47.5

164.9

129.3

35.6

676.9

561.4

115.5

565.0

482.3

82.7

418.7

357.3

61.3

310.6

257.1

53.6

661.1

546.0

115.0

559.4

478.8

80.6

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




10

Millions of pounds

431.7
458.9
454.6

1.37
1.41
1.22
1.15
1.14

10

Stocks,
domestic,
rough and
cleaned
(cleaned
basis),
end of
period

709.2
685.0
774.1

77.4

1970.

pro-

ducers,
rough
rjce

Shipments
from
mills,
milled
rice

35.2
38.3
40.8

1.06
1.04

108.9
118.2
178.8
181.2
221.1

89.2
78.8
97.0
75.8

Receipts
from

.73

21.6
22.9
25.6

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959 . . . .

96.7

102.5
100.7
132.1

1952
1953
1954

Stocks,
rough
and
cleaned
(cleaned
basis),
end of
period

(100 Ib.)

1.44
1.67
1.67
1.53
1.53

1950
1951

Receipts,
domestic,
rough rice

Shipments
from mills,
milled
rice

Southern states mills?

4.6

9.4
11.6

7.6
7.1

74

R'

77

I'
75
I'
1-72
8
.67
1-72
9
.70

.75

104.1
91.9
83.8
85.8
85.4
92.8

133.2

117.6

.1
.5
.2
2.8
.3
1.4

1.81
1.74
1.55
1.72
1.82
1.63

230.3
228.3
185.6
186.3
237.0
281.0

138.2
186.5
136.2
173.8
196.3
241.4

168.8
163.2
166.0
124.0
101.8

.5
.4
1.9
2.8
2.9
2.5

1.56
1.69
1.63
1.59
1.67
1.62

158.0

112.9

64.4
85.3

61.5
62.6

67.7
47.8
40.0

377.0
200.8
111.6

121.0
119.3
155.4

192.0
211.9
137.9

117.0
945.4
2,462.0
1,548.0
643.8
368.2

.3
.4
.1
.6
1.8
.4

1.68
1.65
1.62
1.67
1.71
1.92

101.7
130.1
147.2
225.0
305.4
193.6

86.9
48.4

115.7
161.9
118.1
196.8
233.1
228.5

377.7
358.3
489.1
641.1
309.8
107.2

382.0
406.5
378.4
514.6
450.5
404.7

2,010.0
1,867.9
1,806.9
1,771.3
1,241.5
858.0

.3
2.3
1.9
1.0
2.2
.6

1.86
1.75
1.68
1.67
1.92
1.68

316.4
247.5
127.6
199.4
122.2
103.6

106.1
133.2
127.5
157.6

168.3
859.2
2,439.7
2,529.3
708.6
575.0

384.3
360.5
502.2
552.1
573.3
571.8

602.3
800.7
1,966.9
3,011.3
2,877.0
2,681.7

.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.7

1.78
1.81
1.75
1.82
1.66
1.37

109.8

155.5
138.3
136.0
132.3
171.2
208.7

624.0
728.8
505.3
291.7
199.1
206.7

521.4
507.0
587.4
525.8
555.1
521.1

2,474.9
2,453,5
2,161,4
1,849,5
1,423.8
1,044.2

.6
1.1
.5
1.3
3.1
2.5

1.14
1.04
1.12
1.17
1.34
1.34

406.6
517.7
556.0
530.5
544.6
443.3

749J
1,086.8
2,763.2
2,692,9
2,647.3
2,629.1

.5
.8
.6
.4
1.1
6

1.32
1.33
1.34
1.42
1.44

18
54
.3
17
.6
1.4

1 25
1 27

1 36

1.37

144.2
84.4

179.3
146.7
329.2
207.2
74.9
76.6
82.9
31.9

67.1

62.7
77.2

92.5

87.6

76.5
73.8

162.5
146.5
216.1
275.5

121.5
113.4
113.6
153.1

219.1
305.4

177.3
245.4
120.7

185.5
149.3

36.5

165.9
190.8
213.8

123.0
1,242.0
3,473.6
752.8
779.3
630.4

217.4
227.5
236.7
226.1
264.2
238.8

343.7
282.1
266.1
131.2
100.6
109.0

432.9
505,4
519.7
463.1
454.8
434.2

2,473.9
2,231.3
1,933.2
1,637.9
1,287.1
951.6

228.8
236.6
185.5
276.9
252.9
304.1

110.2
1,005.1
3,062.4
1,708.0
883.8
822.2

384.6
500.3
599.0
654.1
620.2
561.6

683.5
841.7
2,184.1
2,603.7
2,495.5
2,488.3

84.6

189.2
261.1
157.4
114.5
108.6
172.0
92.9

170.3
178.8

148.7
79.8
62.4
61.3
98.7
63.4
81.2

140.0

102.9

54.9
61.4

72.1

109.4

69.4

1 38

239.7

1.47
1.44

79.0

58.0
72.1

275.2

126.4

82.1

122

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS-Con.
RICE

RYE

WHEAT
Stocks, (domestic), end of period4

Production (crop estimate
for the year)3

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Price,
wholesale,
No.22

1

Exports

Millions
of
pounds

Dollars
per pound

Production
(crop
estimate
for the
year)3

Stocks
(domes
tic),
end of
period,
total4

Price,
wholesale,

Distribution6

No.2

(Minne
apolis)5

Total

Spring
wheat

Winter
wheat

Total

Millions of bushels
Dollars
per bushe
(56 pounds)

On
farms

Off
farms

Prices, wholesale**

Exports'

Total,
including
flour

Wheat
only

Millions of bushels (60 pounds)

No. 1
dark
northerr
spring
(Minneapolis)

No.2

hard
Weighted
and dark average,
hard
selected
winter
markets,
(Kansas all grades
City)

Dollars per bushel (60 pounds)

1947
1948
1949

963.4
868.9
1,137.0

0.105
.119
.086

25.5
25.8
18.1

14.3
17.1
17.2

2.92
2.07
1.42

1,358.9
1,294.9
1,098.4

299.9
304.8
240.3

1,059.0
990.1
858.1

1,201
1,231
1,065

800.8
864.5
900.3

427.8
387.4
318.3

372.9
477.1
582.0

492.0
496.3
413.9

266.1
327.5
340.5

2.78
2.57
2.36

2.58
2.37
2.16

2.66
2.50
2.24

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1,085.2
1,081.6
1,744.1
1,535.4
1,224.8

.086
.098
.105
.107
.087

21.4
21.5
16.1
18.9
26.0

18.5
15.7
21.7
26.4

1.43
1.84
1.96
1.44
1.24

1,019.3
988.2
1,306.4
1,173.1
983.9

278.7
337.3
241.2
288.0
182.5

740.6
650.8
1,065.2
885.0
801.4

921
1,164
1,083
954
842

1,002.5
853.9
1,109.4
1,334.2
1,481.2

336.2
335.8
404.6
425.0
321.1

666.3
518.1
704.8
909.2
1,160.1

252.4
476.1
418.2
276.2
233.2

206.1
422.6
369.5
235.6
193.9

2.41
2.52
2.51
2.53
2.65

2.24
2.42
2.42
2.28
2.38

2.29
2.41
2.45
2.48
2.56

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1,138.2
1,804.7
1,618.5
1,252.6
1,511.3

.098
.086
.092
.097
.088

29.1
21.3
28.5
33.2
23.1

28.6
19.0
20.1
24.6
20.0

1.18
1.31
1.33
1.27
1.26

937.1
1,005.4
955.7
1,457.4
1,117.7

231.5
264.8
243.9
283,9
200.0

705.6
740.6
711.8
1,173.5
917.8

857
1,093
1,070
1,030
1,074

1,567.5
1,489.0
1,384.8
1,820.4
1,873.7

319,2
294.5
294.6
456.8
327.5

1,248.2
1,194.5
1,090.3
1,363.6
1,546.1

272.6
466.7
477.3
392.6
420.1

222.4
410.1
416.0
330.2
357.4

2.62
2.45
2.40
2.34
2.26

2.31
2.25
2.23
2.06
2.02

2.50
2.39
2.35
2.23
2.20

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

1,950.1
1,771.6
2,314.2
2,637.6
2,933.0

.081
.086
.094
.093
.086

33.1
27.3
40.7
29.2
32.5

25.9
19.5
23.7
14.7
21.0

1.13
1.20
1.22
1.30
1.28

1,354.7
1,232.4
1,092.0
1,146.8
1,283.4

243.3
157.6
269.1
232.7
262.4

1,111.4
1,074.8
822.9
914.1
1,021.0

1,169
1,325
1,262
1,354
1,451

2,067.9
1,982.3
1,816.6
1,614.3
1,449.3

421.9
359.3
316.6
310.2
389.7

1,646.0
1,623.1
1,500.0
1,304.1
1,059.6

578.9
697.9
590.3
716.6
819.5

506.8
628.6
516.2
639.1
746.2

2.21
2.28
2.48
2.42
2.06

2.02
2.04
2.19
2.20
1.86

2.17
2.25
2.41
2.33
1.92

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

3,410.8
2,978.3
4,065.5
4,162.8
4,185.0

.083
.083
.085
.087
.085

33.3
27.8
23.9
23.0
30.2

28.8
28.4
27.7
24.2
29.3

1.15
1.20
1.19
1.14
1.17

1,315.6
1,304.9
1,507.6
1,556.6
1,442.7

298.5
247.5
313.5
339.1
311.2

1,017.1
1,057.4
1,194.1
1,217.6
1,131.4

1,430
1,595
1,346
1,426
1,253

1,336.0
1,047.5
1,209.7
1,341.4
1,532.8

405.3
406.9
505.2
576.9
609.4

930.7
640.6
704.5
764.4
923.4

694.2
875.7
675.6
642.1
489.2

646.5
820.8
637.1
587.8
439.9

1.83
1.97
1.92
1.79
1.80

1.58
1,81
1.68
1.52
1.48

1.70
1.88
1.88
1.77
1.75

3,828.1
3,252.2
4,447.3
3,582.7
3,801.3

.085
.087
.098
.180
.252

36.8
49.2
28.3
24.7
17.5

40.8
54.6
53.5
21.0
11.6

1.15
1.06
1.07
1.82
2.99

1,351.6
1,618.6
1,546.2
1,710.8
1,781.9

259.8
473.6
359.7
432.6
406.4

1,091.7
1,145.0
1,186.5
1,278.2
1,375.5

1,477
1,482
1,694
2,183
1,607

1,410.0
1,547.6
1,399.0
928.3
1,107.5

526.1
694.5
510.2
364.4
446.3

883.9
853.1
888.8
564.0
661.2

690.0
627.1
817.0
10
1,403.5
944.0

638.8
588.3
778.5
10
1,372.1
919.4

1.91
1.77
1.86
3.43
5.24

1.54
1.60
1.86
3.58
4.74

1.79
1.72
1.87
3.64
5.53

.190
.140

16.0
15.0
17.3
26.2

2.78
2.92
2.39
2.64

2,122.5
2,142.4
2,036.3
1,797.5

481.1
582.4
499.2
549.8

1,640.4
1,559.9
1,537.1
1,247.7

1,847
1,748
1,827
2,160

1,385.7
1,781.8
1,993.8
1,632.8

547.6
"665.4
831.3
816.4

838.0
"1,116.4
1,162.5
816.4

1,158.2
1,001.3
905.8
13
289.4

1,134.5
968.9
863.9
1,243.5

4.60
4.10
2.80
3.24

3.96
3.50
2.62
3.24

4.84
3.87
2.88
3.33

110.4

108.4

72.9
66.5
78.2
69.3
79.8

71.3
65.2
77.0
65.3
77.2

4.81
4.47
4.48
4.57
4.41
4.25

4.42
4.02
3.78
3.76
3.45
3.40

5.22
5.00
4.78
4.94
4.96
4.39

102.2
113.5
127.2
125.3
119.2

111.2
125.5
123.6
117.8

4.66
4.88
4.99
4.81
4.57

4.01
4.31
4.36
4.29
3.92

4.69
5.08
5.01
5.10
4.64

93.6

92.3

4,32

3.79

4.29

92.6
73.3
77.6
79.5
71.9
71.7

91.6
72.4
76.4
76.8
67.8
66.7

4.34
4.57
4.58
4.38
4.53
4.57

3.81
4.08
4.01
3.74
3.76
3.85

4.35
4.51
4.49
4.21
4.28
4.29

85,4

3.69
3.24
3.03
2.80
2.79
2.71

4.06
3.66
3.33
3.17
3.08
2.96

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

10

4,710.6
4,639.9
4,994.8
4,971.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

,,-152
12
.177

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

544.9
564.4
556.2
463.9
437.0
555.4

.205
.210
.205
.205
.185
.195

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

247.7
225.6
164.0
305.8
249.3
396.6

.195
.195
.168
.168
.170
.178

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

340.1
275.4
298.7
264.4
383.7
348.5

.155
.155
.135
.130
.155
.155

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

724.9
396.5
319.6
308.2
405.8
574.0

.155
.135
.125
.130
.123
.123

1977: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

233.2
312.9
487.3
262.7
529.2
380.5

.113
.118
.121
.133
.156
.155

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

497.8
494.3
511.4
187.6
633.8
464.1

.153
.145
.150
.154
.205
.215

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May

204.2
427.2
293.6
338.7
364.5
693.6

.215

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . ,

346.5
324.8
545.1
467.0
371.0
595.8

.185
.175
.145
.145
.145
,148

.215
.205
.190

9.2

9.1
"8.9

9.3
16.3

7.9
5.7

9

9.1

674

3.08
2.98
2.83
2.72

11

5.8

2.89

4.4

285
295
328

J

449

8.9

662.1

274.1

338.0

j

327.0

132.7

194.3

1,884.5

755.5

1,129.0

1,385.7

547.6

838.0

J

);;;;;;;;;

2.96
2.84
2.71
2.59
2.66

"235.5

"429.8

2,188.2

833.3

1,354.9

j

1,781.8

665.4

1,116.4

'

1,389.5

511.0

878.5

1,112.2

426.3

685.9

'

2,400.4

1,035.1

1.365.3

|

1,993.8

831.3

1,162.5

69.4
58.5
89.6

68.3
56.7
86.7

|

620

j
I

" 665.3

54.3
57.4

98.7
53.3
56.9

4.28
3.79
3.42
3.27
3.17
3.08

51.9
63.1
56.5
75.7
70.8
78.5

49.0
57.7
50.7
68.1
66.4
75.6

3.08
3.08
3.11
3.03
2.87
2.72

2.68
2.77
2.76
2.60
2.41
2.38

2.97
3.01
3.00
2.94
2.82
2.64

85.6
96.1

82.8
93.4

110.2

108.5

2.57
2.59
2.86
2.92
3.02
2.94

2.38
2.35
2.52
2.60
2.84
2.88

2.57
2.55
2.82
3.04
3.13
3.05

3.04
3.07
3.13
3.32
3.35
3.27

2.90
2.99
3.16
3.34
3.26
3.20

3.12
3.14
3.27
3.37
3.40
3.34

3.18
3.18
3.30
3.39
3.52
3.16

3.20
3.12
3.27
3.44
3.50
3.46

3.22
3.31
3.34
3.51
3.55
3.40

88.4

\

117.9 |
115.6
101.0

2.82

2 87
6.2
4.4

2,88
2.84
2.87
2.56

[

[

1 92
1 82
14.8

93

2 26
2 55
2 55
2 67
2 57

6.1

' 4.1

393

278

749

2.23

2.95
3.02
3.23
2.96
2.39
2.19

240

237
232
248

16.3

2.52

f

;

407
13

66.3

|

466

I-

99.7

"594.2

272

407

10

342.6

| " ' 936.8

3 21
14.1

]

500

2 76
284

Footnotes giving s< irce of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




™ 5J::"::":"
l»

3.02
2.80
2.48
2.74
2.68
2.47

2 58
297
14.7

11

10

98.1

1,527.7

639.9

887.8

1,176.7

492.9

683.8

2,137.9

1,033.7

1,104.2

1,632.8

816.4

816.4

837
506

113.0
109.9

64.6
94.5

107.4 \
107.8
124.2
115.1

103.3
101.8
118.8
108.8

110.0
136.9
122.8
116.5

106.1
131.9
118.3
113.0

93.1
91.2

92.3
90.0

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

123

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS, POULTRY AND EGGS
POULTRY

WHEAT FLOUR
Production1

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Prices, wholesale4

Grindings
of wheat1
Flour

Offal

Thousands Thousands
of short
of sacks
tons
(100 pounds)

Thousands
of bushels
160 pounds)

Stocks
held by
mills,
end of
period2

Exports3

Thousands of sacks
(100 pounds)

Spring,
standard
patent
(Minneapolis)

Winter,
hard, 95%
patent
(Kansas
City)

Slaughter
(chickens
and
turkeys),
commercial production5

EGGS

Stocks, cold storage
(frozen , end of
' period6

Total

Turkeys

Millions of pounds

Dollars per 100 pounds

Stocks, cold storage,
end of period9
Price, in
Georgia
producing
area, live
broilers7

Production
on
farms8

Dollars
per pound

Millions of
cases11

Frozen

Shell

Thousands of
cases11

Millions of
pounds

Price,
wholesale,
large
(delivered:
Chicago)1"

Dollars per
dozen

1947
1948
1949

305,499
279,133
234,351

5,913
5,337
4,651

701,799
639,476
543,475

5,972
5,213
4,998

98,637
74,949
32,218

6.874
6.131
5.644

6.369
5.582
5.232

2,589
2,427
2,989

317
161
293

83
51
127

0.312
.339
.268

153.8
152,5
156.0

196
159
110

138
105
54

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

224,899
229,292
228,148
222,177
12
221, 405

4,534
4,626
4,605
4,432
4,440

523,411
535,235
532,374
515,446
12
51 4,028

5,049
4,701
4,152
4,476
4,661

19,898
22,958
20,897
17,444
16,888

5.948
6.099
5.682
6.063
6.667

5.429
5.752
5.477
5.649
6.133

3,232
3,604
3,739
3,860
4,155

282
302
279
276
270

110
107
147
122
121

.258
.276
.281
.266
.220

163.8
161.3
161.3
160.8
163.7

34
141
153
89
193

47
67
50
42
75

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

225,648
229,758
238,888
12
248,004
250,568

4,482
4,416
4,584
12
4,713
4,707

522,851
527,159
548,532
12
566,688
570,856

5,078
5,572
4,905
4,353
4,887

21,548
24,293
26,491
27,112
27,270

6.524
6.133
6.052
5.931
^5.534

5.935
5.676
5.680
5.423
13
5,061

3,961
4,892
5,055
5,653
5,946

228
333
316
347
317

95
162
177
162
149

.244
.188
.180
.176
.153

165.4
169.8
169.5
171.1
175.9

111
320
209
53
188

74
87
75
57
79

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

255,141
260,316
262,069
12
260,007
I2 261, 663

4,827
4,858
4,876
124794

4,709
4,973
4,789
4,823
5,068

31,359
30,148
32,238
33,700
31,475

14

14

4,890

582,719
591,999
595,353
12
589,245
12
591, 654

4.992
5.167
5.621
5.365
5.390

6,145
7,121
6,938
7,249
7,551

301
432
335
364
357

160
263
203
217
207

.162
.132
.144
.138
.137

171.1
173.4
176.6
176.4
181.2

76
39
117
67
62

64
61
61
55
58

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

250,384
253,000
245,240
254,185
254,094

4,645
4,619
4,423
4,511
4,458

564,724
568,672
549,801
569,649
567,956

4,314
4,180
4,372
4,638
4,595

20,464
23,540
16,535
23,264
21,130

5.784
6.365
6.124
5.927
5.923

5.464
5.994
5.631
5.449
5.438

7,998
8,786
9,218
8,915
9,492

315
436
540
417
307

200
267
367
317
192

,145
.145
.122
.131
.140

182.5
184.7
194.8
192.5
191.5

85
27
86
59
51

51
36
89
72
43

0.510

1971
1972
1973
1974

253,094
249,810
250,441
249,265
242,157

4,409
4,279
4,303
4,395
4,481

563,714
555,092
557,801
567,287
562,962

4,329
4,362
4,746
5,505
4,499

21,996
16,637
16,549
13,456
10,563

6.179
6.145
6.378
8.734
11.887

5.569
5.446
5.867
8.454
11.059

10,242
10,357
10,883
10,649
10,706

391
378
324
431
456

219
223
208
281
275

.123
.128
.239
.211

190.1
193.6
17
192.3
183.5
182.3

51
60
41
34
36

50
74
68
43
54

.479
.402
.380
.610
.598

1975
1976
1977
1978

247,080
275,077
275,784
277,950

4,701
4,860
4,878
4,860

555,891
618,284
618,125
621,321

3,907
4,334
4,160
3,214

10,178
13,907
17,994
19
"19,711

10.552
9.509
7.160
8.012

9.365
8.303
6.246
7.467

10,434
11.739
11,916
12,553

314
363
310
280

195
203
168
175

.269
.240
.237
.260

179.5
179.2
179.5
186.5

22
28
39
38

36
26
30
25

.594
.678
.624
.603

19,466
17,653
19,054
20,599
20,361
19,631

371
336
366
396
389
378

43,927
39,746
42,833
46,375
45,718
44,375

820
715
577
516
1,718
1,119

11.488
11.025
10.388
10.363
9.863
9.550

10.438
9.938
9.125
8.975
8.550
8.088

781
676
736
825
831
884

438
407
367
340
316
345

267
240
207
180
163
193

.230
.245
.235
.235
.255
.290

15.5
13.9
15.4
14.8
15.2
14.6

32
48
32
26
68
82

52
51
47
43
45
48

.637
.574
.607
.516
.513
.517

21,156
21,705
22,681
24,129
20,113
20,532

403
417
429
453
377
386

47,430
49,017
51,162
54,067
45,241
46,000

1,084
999
753
735
588
555

10.213
10.513
11.238
11.163
10.675
10.150

8.938
9.363
10.213
10.113
9.650
8.988

967
942
978
1,067
834
914

392
470
542
600
406
314

249
328
410
472
286
195

.310
.305
.300
.290
.280
.245

15.1
15.1
14,6
15.2
14.8
15.3

84
80
72
55
40
22

52
52
51
47
42
36

.539
.597
.633
.591
.668
.738

22,292
21,078
23,076
22,381
22,127
22,328

396
373
408
392
392
401

49,976
47,296
51,695
49,946
49,488
50,430

423
379
525
1,149
1,789
2,184

10.150
10.213
10.713
10.250
10.075
10.350

8.963
9.350
9.563
9.063
8.713
8.838

857
758
912
897
910
1,077

296
267
248
232
232
301

187
161
141
114
121
177

.245
.255
.250
.240
.255
.240

15.3
14.4
15.4
14.8
15.1
14.6

14
21
26
26
22
23

32
29
29
30
29
30

.709
.642
.595
.586
.607
.609

23,063
25,715
24,572
24,090
22,297
22,058

419
464
442
435
403
395

52,145
57,825
55,294
54,225
50,273
49,691

1,294
2,083
2,449
997
447
188

10.288
9.438
8.500
8.375
7.913
7.838

8.075
7.613
7.375
6.938
6.838

1,045
1,115
1,125
1,094
1,021
928

403
521
611
665
453
363

262
370
460
512
299
203

.260
.245
.230
.205
.200
,200

15.0
15.0
14.5
15.1
14.7
15.3

34
45
50
32
25
28

32
31
29
29
26
26

.654
.706
.728
.706
.767
.823

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

22,604
22,716
25,787
21,877
22,121
21,769

403
409
456
392
398
389

50,852
50,840
57,635
49,184
49,688
49,072

1,218
2,334
2,519
3,272
1,857
1,248

7.750
7.863
7.725
7.125
6.925
6.500

6.763
6.813
6.525
6.200
5.838
5.575

849
780
938
895
988
1,095

335
303
279
267
281
353

190
168
142
130
138
201

.225
.245
.250
.245
.245
.255

15.1
13.7
15.4
14.9
15.2
14.5

27
41
39
42
33
39

27
25
25
25
28
31

.787
.756
.675
.624
.557
.570

July . . . . . . .
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

20,566
24,419
23,381
23,396
23,785
23,363

366
435
401
406
413
410

46,149
54,844
52,244
52,352
53,159
52,106

1,194
1,146
730
473
766
1,237

6.588
6.688
7.025
7.188
7.338
7.200

5.850
5.913
6.088
6.325
6.575
6.488

988
1,179
1,115
1,092
1,028
969

409
485
566
599
418
310

254
330
409
444
269
168

.260
.240
.235
.225
.210
.205

14.8
14.9
14.8
15.5
15.4
16.1

39
47
50
52
50
39

35
35
34
33
31
30

.628
.593
.593
.537
.550
.615

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

21,787
21,783
24,330
22,554
24,078
23,051

381
385
430
385
417
402

48,430
48,910
54,821
50,478
53,601
51,544

19/23
1,539
1,774
2,554
2,297
2,694

7.588
7.325
7.650
8.638
8.388
8.100

6.988
6.675
6.963
8.250
7.463
7.225

932
831
981
901
1,088
1,127

308
263
233
210
213
257

168
137
113
101
104
153

.230
.250
.250
.275
.275
.310

16.0
14.2
15.8
15.4
15.9
15.2

33
27
25
36
29
26

27
26
23
23
22
27

.552
.628
.620
.570
.520
.493

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22,335
25,053
22,456
24,843
23,738
21,942

384
439
400
436
416
385

49,749
56,062
50,531
55,348
52,934
48,893

1,674
2,145
1,963
1,505
357
486

8.250
7.938
7.825
7.900
8.400
8.138

7.600
7.575
7.550
7.600
7.925
7.788

1,052
1,234
1,119
1,229
1,081
978

326
416
489
538
346
280

214
301
373
425
236
175

.305
.260
.265
.245
.245
.250

15.4
15.5
15.3
16.0
15.8
16.5

26
48
43
23
35
38

28
29
29
28
26
25

.612
.618
.632
.608
.672
.716

1970.

. .

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

12

4,755
4,434

4,140
3,907

4,510
3,923

3J621
4,334

4,248
" " 4J67

3,537
4,160

4,096

3^459

3,342
3,214

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




5.322
5.520
5.909
5.639
5.652

18

16

.131

15

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
MEATS

LIVESTOCK
Cattle and calves
Slaughter
(federally inspected) l

Calves

Thousands of animals

Beef steers
(Omaha) 2

Steers,
stocker
and feeder
(Kansas
City) 2

Total meats (excl. lard)

Prices 4

Prices, wholesale

YEAR AND
MONTH
Cattle

Sheep and lambs

Hogs

Calves,
vealers 3

Dollars per 100 pounds

Slaughter
(federally
inspected) l

Thousands of
animals

1947
1948
1949

15,524
12,994
13,222

7,933
6,907
6,449

20.87
25.54
21.34

49,116
47,615
53,032

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

13,103
11,879
13,165
1 7,629
18,476

5,850
4,985
5,294
7,013
7,573

26.67
32.63
25.55
17.35
18.97

56,964
62,054
62,451
53,813
52,894

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

19,056
20,186
19,454
17,642
1 7,458

7,499
7,843
7,324
5,672
4,875

18.60
17.37
20.33
25.56
25.61

24.41
30,30
31.73

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

19,394
19,968
20,339
21,662
25,133

5,260
5,005
4,980
4,535
4,820

23'.58
22.41

22.93
23.30
24.53
22.95
19.79

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

26,614
27,319
27,780
29,592
30,536

5,076
4,432
4,002
3,876
3,637

24.99
25.71
25.29
26.87
29.45

1970
1971
1973
1974

30,793
31,419
32,267
30,521
33,319

3,024
2,807
2,421
1,808
2,355

1975
1976
1977
1978

36,904
38,992
38,717
36,948

Wholesale,
average,
all weights
(Sioux City!

Hog-corn
price ratio
(bushels of
corn equal
in value to
100 pounds
of live hog)

Dollars per
100 pounds

Slaughter
(federally
inspected) 1

Price,
wholesale,
lambs,
average
(Omaha) 5

Thousands
of animals

Dollars per
100 pounds

13.6
13.0
15.7

16,667
15,343
12,136

17.78
19.94
17.44
21.25
21.77

13.7
12.4
11.0
15.0
15.0

11,739
10,056
12,694
14,283
14,148

61,370
65,748
60,682
59,462
68,708

14.40
14.27
17.87
19.74
14.45

11.8
11.2
15.5
18.6
13.2

14,383
14,228
13,234
12,397
13,466

29.47
29.17
31.06
29.48
27.11

66,153
65,632
67,770
71,577
71,667

15.7816.92.
16.59
15.21
15.08

15.1
16.5
16.0
13.4
13.1

22.50
25.41
24.67
25.89
29.30

28.10
32.41
31.61
33.75
38.90

63,708
63,729
70,915
74,789
75,682

21.12
23.38
19.17
19.08
23.65

17.7
18.5
16.3
18.0
20.3

29.36
32.39
35.78
44.54
41.89

30.15
32.09
38.89
49.13
36.49

44.82
46.30
55.09
64.08
49.63

78,187
86,667
78,759
72,264
77,071

21.86
18.41
26.58
40.10
34.75

3,894
4,438
4,696
3,620

44.61
39.11
40.38
52.34

33.42
37.65
38.74
56.16

40.44
45.18
48.19
69.24

64,926
70,454
74,019
74,139

3,152
2,778
2,826
2,889
2,851
2,898

284
250
276
284
270
276

36.34
34.74
36.08
42.80
49.48
51.82

26.79
26.80
27.86
30.73
34.87
35.30

36.88
40.25
38.90
46.84
40.56
39.15

3,085
3,141
3,319
3,584
3,116
3,267

344
345
385
443
357
381

50.21
46.80
48.91
47.90
45.23
45.01

32.53
32.93
35.98
36.74
36.77
36.87

1976: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,403
3,032
3,492
3,053
2,980
3,294

369
327
415
353
304
339

41.18
38.80
36.14
43.12
40.62
40.52

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,220
3,388
3,435
3,336
3,154
3,205

346
373
409
394
388
420

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,272
3,041
3,331
3,025
3,054
3,374

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Production 6

Stocks,
cold storage,
end of
period 7

Exports,
meats and
meat
preparations °

Imports,
meats and
meat
preparations 6

Millions of pounds

557
763
725

494
187
153

57
263
212

20,363
20319
21,373
23,192
23,805

770
912
922
717
800

129
165
168
205
197

280
408
374
329
322

21.49
21.55
19.77

25,471
26,643
25,567
24,378
26,017

777
679
$403
462
544

249
350
347
236
351

305
276
409
857
975

14,036
15,036
14,692
13,955
12,947

18.97
16.45
19.03
19.47
20.91

27,016
27,438
27,891
29,516
31,687

423
485
506
653
702

429
484
499
544
665

757
942
1,311
1,466
1,088

11,710
11,553
11,516
10,888
10,070

23.93
24.07
23.60
26.58
28.53

30,636
1032,124
33,753
34,817
34,914

484
621
644
625
637

535
480
484
508
571

1,042
1,315
1,307
1,594
1,685

14.0
22.1
21.7
12.2

10,009
10,256
9,905
9,234
8,556

27.43
27.43
30.13
36.69
39.76

35,818
37,363
36,640
34,495
37,323

759
796
670
830
803

518
12547
614
759
714

1,844
1,789
2,012
1,972
1,634

48.30
43.19
41.12
48.67

17.1
17.5
19.8
22.4

7,552
6.474
6,133
5,169

44.42
47.84
53.38
63.49

36,213
39,060
39,172
38,119

675
13733
567
724

864
1,305
1,315
1*1,338

1,694
1.868
1,741
2,072

6,349
5,540
5,751
6,361
5,375
5,077

38.96
39.69
39.59
40.74
46.42
51.31

12.4
13.5
14.5
14.7
17.0
17.7

663
570
648
627
616
614

37.50
40.50
43.00
47.88
50.75
46.12

3,315
2,880
2,959
3,089
2,873
2,832

809
794
787
801
726
654

57
67
75
65
79
64

179
131
145
125
111
135

39.01
37.10
36.57
42.52
43.95
43.52

4,657
4,627
5,217
5,379
5,085
5,508

57.25
58.12
61.19
58.76
49.78
48.36

19.8
19.0
21.2
22.3
21.1
20.1

635
621
758
701
515
584

45.00
41.00
44.12
44.00
45.00
48.13

2,842
2,860i
3,088
3,339
2,978
3,159

578
518
518
571
668
675

70
77
73
76
79
82

148
149
157
135
168
112

36.66
36.95
38.82
43.49
42.38
40.24

51.90
50.05
50.58
49.49
44.95
37.60

5,400
4,873
6,325
5,827
5,086
5,146

48.23
48.92
46.76
48.06
48.96
50.91

19.5
19.4
18.2
19.1
18.2
18.0

582
513
570
561
429
502

49.33
47.75
53.50
60.75
63.88
50.50

3,267
2,907
3,515
3,109
2,928
3,150

13643
653
703
724
741
698

85
93
114
99
119
109

175
117
173
158
170
187

37.92
37.02
36.97
37.88
39.15
39.96

37.58
37.55
34.03
36.07
35.07
35.19

34.51
41.52
39.84
47.25
44.90
49.58

4,905
5,968
6,361
6,929
7,110
6,525

48.31
44.03
39.39
32.69
31.96
38.28

16.9
16.1
15.3
14.1
15.4
16.3

525
563
622
517
534

45.75
38.88
40.00
39.75
39.00
45.00

3,048
3,350
3,467
3,497
3,453
3,367

645
598
638
688
726
733

90
112
110
130
117
128

159
151
178
170
134
94

408
380
457
389
353
368

38.38
37.98
37.28
40.08
41.98
40.24

34.87
36.54
37.81
41.33
39.88
38.22

53.12
54.88
52.26
52.88
54.92
51.60

5,840
5,825
7,238
6,395
5,877
5,695

39.65
40.40
37.61
37.20
41.94
43.89

16.3
16.8
15.8
15.6
18.1
19.8

498
461
579
539
474
550

49.00
50.25
51.50
56.75
56.25
53.00

3,237
3,084
3,551
3,195
3,122
3,298

745
760
776
823
802
723

100
100
103
113
110
103

131
150
143
147
147
135

3,085
3,489
3,320
3,282
3,244
3,200

352
411
403
392
398
387

40.94
40.11
40.35
42.29
41.83
43.13

38.90
39.61
39.04
40.18
38.79
39.71

46.95
46.20
41.54
42.50
40.98
40.50

4,908
6,148
6,514
6,507
6,885
6,186

45.76
44.34
41.39
40.97
39.44
44.13

23.8
26.3
25.2
23.9
20.1
21.3

468
553
568
525
477
441

50.75
51.87
55.75
56.88
50.00
58.50

2,925
3,404
3,354
3,345
3,416
3,241

629
569
579
532
565
567

112
110
125
106
109
124

147
158
167
117
87
212

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

3,238
3,047
3,243
2,969
3,215
3,052

368
336
386
304
288
271

43.62
45.02
48.66
52.52
57.28
55.38

42.85
46.89
51.39
53.81
59.85
57.42

40.50
43.75
47.60
69.45
77.26
73.28

5,969
5,840
6,795
6,213
6,298
5,778

46.08
49,26
47.77
46.22
49.25
48.19

22.0
23.4
21.6
20.1
20.9
20.9

425
390
487
430
451
441

64.00
68.00
69.38
64.80
71.00
59.50

3,215
3,045
3,342
3,079
3,269
3,081

559
572
658
753
760
721

109
101
115
108
108
99

138
155
183
202
181
167

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,869
3,247
3,027
3,180
3,029
2,834

261
304
275
287
274
267

54.59
52.40
54.26
54.93
53.82
55.54

58.67
58.22
60.23
62.06
60.75
64.19

75.72
81.66
83.25
81.82
78.60
78.00

5,402
6,227
6,203
6,576
6,737
6,101

46.94
48.83
50.34
52.58
48.68
49.73

21.0
23.9
24.2
25.8
23.4
23.0

406
438
435
457
413
396

60.00
59.25
62.50
60.00
59.50
64.00

2,883
3,274
3,139
3,355
3,345
3,094

645
581
598
639
715
724

93
119
131
124
119
111

161
137
182
184
201
181

1972.

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

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following these tables.




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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-MEATS-Con.
LAMB AND MUTTON

BEEF AND VEAL

YEAR AND
MONTH

Production*

Stocks, cold
storage, end
of period2

Imports3

Exports3

Price,
wholesale,
beef,
fresh,
steer
carcasses,
choice4

PORK (EXCLUDING LARD)

Prices,
wholesale

Productionl

Stocks,
cold
storage,

Production1

Stocks,
cold
storage,

Exports3

Imports3

end of

end of

period2

period2

Hams,
smoked

{com-

posite)5

Dollars
per pound

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

.545
.483

499
549
489
327
449

58
82
97
79
53

32
49
62
146
171

.527
.570
.557
.615
.615

.466
.486
.493
.518
.532

11,131

421
280
194
206
264

66
76
78
54
71

162
139
133
185
175

.500
.492
.524
.562
.478

.444
.433
.479
.523
.448

10,863
10,730
11,229
11,863
12,019

170
200
230
277
284

69
68
64
138
133

171
174
204
211
210

.472
.471
*.491
.464
.458

.471
.479
.475
.443
.443

10,736
11,130
12,377
12,867
12,774

152
234
286
256
211

53
55
56
92
152

262
298
^307

.542
.587
.544
.537
.580

.532
.569
.515
.509
.575

19
19
16
15
14

13,248
14,606
13,460
12,578
13,583

336
330
214
286
307

67
72
105
169
104

347
357
395
398
362

.542

.569
.498
.645
.819
.786

399
361
341
300

12
15
10
12

11,314
12,219
13,051
13,209

249
212
186
242

207
311
289
1*346

327
318
298
347

17
12
15
39
34

199
313
253
140
126

.475
.578
.552
.420
.420

581
508
635
715
721

10
14
22
12
10

41
89
89
25
27

119
112
232
481
626

.410
.392
.412
.467
.473

744
728
694
674
724

11
12
5
9
15

10,027
10,284
9,579

754
818
795
757
703

12
18
15
19
13

639
639
636
592
540

12
17
15
14
16

.691

540
544
533
504
454

.754
.644
.662
.839

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

15,399
15,890
15,867
16,896
18,965

184
211
202
288
328

29
30
27
27
57

491
665
948
1,104
841

.451
.427
.464
.417
.398

19,261
20,355
20,740
21,358
21,600

269
317
286
304
363

46
32
34
29
28

718
895

1967
1968
1969

1°967

.433
.442
.451
.473

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

22,030
22,213
22,647
21,413
23,286

347
375
380
459
415

32
44
54
81
53

1975
1976
1977
1978

24,500
26,480
25,780
24,610

360

46
82
93

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

0.523

.600
.550

161
235
286
270
208

14, 162

1975: January, . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

0.592

1,129
1,194
10

1,319
1,265
1,461
1,471
1,191

20
26
14

.507
.429

224
264
147
190
212

9

3
1
3

0,426

14,700
15,631
15,294
14,086

1 965
1966.

59
29
60

34
208
157

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

9,521
10,417
13,506
14,152

527
469
474

159
15
20

10,385

H.492

.490
.547
.576
12.696

9

9,397

10, 190
10,321

8,971
8,932

9,618

9

.882
.855

.839
.815
.798
.818
.948
.994

23
22
19
17
19
22

28
20
26
30
28
27

.859
.953
.974
1.103
1.060
1.109

1.122
1.079
1.174
1.177
1.134
1.016

3
4
3
4
3
2

141
102
110
91
80
107

.640
.603
.611
.711
.821
.880

36
31
35
34
31
31

12
11
9
10
9
7

1,114
954
976
1,100
934
889

294
300
289
345
324
284

9
11
24
10
13
19

1,993

2,131

277
267
262
281
330
360

2
3
2
5
7
7

113
122
126
99
133
79

.849
.801
.824
.791
.764
.757

32
32
40
38
28
32

9
10
11
11
12
12

817
794
901
936
904
996

230
186
190
222
269
249

2,365
2,046

1 .810
*.678

.725
.747
.745
.716
.787
.801

427
400
397
360
319
297

2,034

.534
.626

2

34
25
31
29
26
23

2,165
1,895
1,948
1,955
1,908
1,912

2,147

8

.900

^388

1,304
1,467
1,377
1,635

13

324
316

.993
.977
.952
1.092

327
414

13454

average
(N.Y.)6

Dollars per pound

Millions of pounds

196
171
137

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

Fresh
loins,

8-1 4 Ib.

10

8

.865

2,281

13354

2,028
2,389
2,074
2,025
2,224

366
400
401
408
403

7
6
7
6
6
8

132
88
138
125
136
148

.700
.651
.603
.693
.667
.656

33
29
33
32
23
27

11
11
9
10
11
12

953
850
1,093
1,003
880
899

13217
206
229
251
255
219

17
27
38
22
36
23

36
23
28
27
27
28

.905
.840
.861
.846
.891
.885

1,069
1.028
.986
.980
1.057
1.106

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,173

390
371
391
414
439
464

7
6
7
8
7
6

121
123
150
139
104
64

.612
.606
.609
.619
.645
.662

28
30
34
31
30
31

14
15
17
16
17
15

847
1,020
1,084
1,188
1,255
1,146

177
157
176
201
219
212

20
23
26
33
26
21

30
21
21
25
25
26

.843
.797
.775
.736
.875
1.007

1.109
.972
.952
.843
.760
.860

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,184

486
487
484
485
459
425

6
7
8
6
7
8

100
123
107
111
113
101

.637
.630
.605
.640
.675
.660

29
27
34
31
25
29

14
14
12
13
15
14

1,024
1,013
1,257
1,119
1,044
1,022

197
203
225
265
270
228

18
21
28
22
26
25

26
23
30
29
27
29

.758
.787
.836
.742
.749
.742

.971
.916
.832
.855
.932
1.004

385
361
356
311
301
327

8
10
8
8
8
10

115
129
140
95
71
171

.668
.661
.667
.694
.690
.715

25
29
30
29
27
25

14
14
12
10
9
10

869
1,074
1,130
1,151
1,241
1,108

179
145
158
166
209
186

21
23
27
26
28
25

27
24
22
18
12
34

.740

.801
.776
.889
.971
1.013

.951
.979
.986
.984
.901
1.029

30
35
27
32
30
32

103
118
141
161
147
133

.723
.747
.782
.846
.922
.897

25
23
28
25
26
25

9
9
8
9
10
10

1,051
1,013
1,179
1,093
1,125
1,047

174
172
216
282
281
260

1*32
26
26
25
31
25

29
29
35
32
28
26

.857
.932
.822
.759
.820
.808

1.038
1.066
1.022
1.001
1.091
1.129

28
35
42
31
32
33

123
107
151
141
165
145

.878
.835
.854
.859
.845
.884

23
25
25
27
25
24

12
11
11
12
12
12

964
1,101
1,095
1,176
1,236
1,129

220
179
178
207
245
242

23
31
32
35
36
26

29
23
23
36
29
29

.803
.887
.905
1.038
1.086
1.078

1.102
1.070
1.147
1.211
1.124
1.097

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,300
2,349
2,278

2,168
2,190
2,044
2,260
2,044
2,052
2,248

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,032

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,140
2,010
2,134
1,960
2,118

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,896
2,147
2,019
2,151

2,301
2,193
2,165
2,148
2,108

2,009

2,083

1,941

327
331
370
389
399
382
346
324
342
356
396
414

14

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-MISCELLANEOUS AND FOOD PRODUCTS
COCOA (CACAO)
BEANS

COFFEE (GREEN)

SUGAR (UNITED STATES)
1

Supply and deliveries (raw basis)6

Imports

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Imports
(incl.
shells)1

Price,
wholesale,
Accra
(New
2

York)

Thousands
of long
tons

Dollars per
pound

Roastings
(green
weight),
total3

Total

.398
.215

From
Brazil

Price,
wholesale,
Santos,
No. 4
(New

York)

FISH,
CONFECSTOCKS
TIONERY,
(COLD
MANUFAC STORAGE),
TURERS'
END OF
SALES4
PERIOD5

2

Deliveries

Pro-

duction
Total

For
domestic
con-

sumption

Dollars
per pound

Thousands of bags (132.276 pounds)

0.350

267.2
244.2
282.0

1947
1948
1949

Inventories,
(roasters'
importers',
and
dealers'),
end of
period3

3,355

Millions of
dollars

Millions of
pounds

Stocks,
raw and
refined,
end of
period

Thousands of short Jons

18,854
20,947
22,054

10,006
11,578
12,770

0.264
.268
.318

956
981
870

133.8
151.0
146.8

2,160
1,921
2,114

7,680
7,420
7,624

7,448
7,343
7,580

9,535
11,003
10,115
8,970
6,359

.509
.543
.541
.585
.783

924
965
986
996
980

157.7
168.8
192.8
176.2
194.3

2,466
2,042
2,106
2,373
2,610

8,340
7,819
8,133
8,517
8,236

8,279
7.737
8,104
8,485
8,207

Exports,
raw and
refined7

Imports,
raw and
refined7

Short
tons

Thousands
of short
tons

1,939
1,497
1,759

229,647
65,020
27,793

4,165
3,201
3,729

1,840
1,762
1,621
1,639
1,930

237,835
106,769
126,554
73,953
6,300

3,680
3,641
3,847
3,802
3,752

299.0
273.2
256.9
252.7
231.6

.356
.354
.371
.577

3,169
2,032

17,601

18,427
20,316
20,263
21,029
17,077

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

224.8
249.6
228.9
198.5
215.7

.374
.272
.304
.439
.362

2,187
2,806
2,959
2,114
3,370

18,813
20,263
20,321
20,937
21,698

19,644
21,256
20,868
20,186
23,179

7,692
9,912
8,889
7,485
10,564

.570
.583
.573
.489
.376

1,004
91,011
1,050
1,110
1,150

175.3
196.1
191.0
214.5
232.0

2,387
2,510
2,560
2,815
2,821

8,460
9,067
8,771
9,123
9,272

8,399
8.904
8,734
9,030
9,181

2,010
1,905
1,880
1,878
2,005

6,646
108,566
9,693
10,845
6,660

3,917
4,144
4,140
4,759
4,542

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

246.2
344.2
285.5
281.6
268.4

.286
.227
.208
.254
.234

3,204
2,815
3,964
4,726
4,470

21,895
22,294
22,677
22,815
22.374

22,054
22,333
24,490
23,835
22,823

9,244
8,574
9,091
9,265
7,212

.369
.363
.344
.346
.479

1,206
1,233
1,251
1,319
1,395

230.5
196.8
230.5
244.1
214.6

3,074
3,176
3,279
3,766
4,408

9,331
9,698
9,849
10,027
9,706

9.261
9.611
9.752
9.989
9,671

2,327
2,195
2,261
2,490
2,700

4,813
6,115
3,106
4,108
4,222

4,688
4,223
4,616
10
4,474
3,590

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

354.4
319.3
282.6
228.2
218.4

.172
.246
.288
.344
.458

3,143
3,141
2,311
5,076
3,811

21,680
21 ,300
21,291
21,165
20,851

21,290
22,056
21,312
25,377
20,232

5,742
6,726
6,069
8,318
5,780

.451
.414
.384
.376
.408

1,429
1,544
1,645
1,756
1,870

235.9
271.0
252.8
284.6
274.8

4,152
4,045
4,106
4,395
4,300

10,151
10,444
10,516
11,089
10,804

10,020
10,299
10,245
10,927
10,655

2,648
2,598
2,873
2,961
2,799

2,359
3,006
1,468
1,320
967

3,865
4,236
4,681
4,996
4,900

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

279.2
315.8
282.2
248.0
221.1

.341
.268
.322
.636
.982

2,593
4,000
3,663
4,146
2,770

19,960
19,607
20,075
19,415
18,569

19,727
21,669
20,757
21,799
19,248

4,712
5,991
6,152
4,606
2,725

1,910
1,974
1,976
2,141
2,771

305.8
302.0
415.1
459.4
13
432.9

4,712
4,585
4,896
4,931
4,620

11,459
11,439
11,528
11,538
11,273

11,310
11,288
11,415
11,482
11,237

2,792
2,687
2,710
2,583
2,800

7,891
481
778
3,946
62,734

5,250
5,310
5,230
5,229
"5,774

1975
1976
1977
1978

233.0
235.4
172.1
209.7

.759

3,300
2,805
1,684
2,331

18,551
19,063
14,233
16,299

20,289
19,788
14,808
18,133

3,748
3,092
2,453
2,679

2,830
2,912
3,587
3,769

356.2
371.2
420.3
421.5

5,192
5,748
5,054
4,575

10,127
10,924
11,242
10,892

9,974
10,856
11,207
10,841

2,731
3,341
4,349
3,734

205,989
69,735
20,335
15
14,1'38

3,828
4,544
5,785
4,177

1,852
1,656
1,535
1,448
1,365
1,736

359
253
331
277
244
473

246
250
221
207
202
183

401.8
366.6
335.5
305.4
304:8
296.4

615
297
183
191
195
107

514
552
693
832
870
961

511
549
684
809
852
932

3,067
2,970
2,836
2,521
2,299
1,946

2,777
2,307
2,516
21,325
17,648
27,288

150
203
226
303
222
449

1,626
1,868
2,533
1,784
1,587
1,299

418
391
543
123
141
195

168
245
300
316
251
241

307.0
305.5
313.6
334.9
351.0
356.2

92
119
164
789
1,138
1,302

1,205
1,005
936
916
767
877

1,174
996
930
909
759
869

1,275
1,032
958
1,415
2,088
2,731

48,067
17,501
27,250
20,814
9,707
8,789

403
290
605
465
262
249

1,664
1,744
2,311
1,636
1,546
1,864

294
146
176
183
159
272

259
270
277
238
196
192

332.6
308.8
308.0
294.3
289.6
301.1

863
481
321
249
206
125

769
778
980
881
928
997

760
774
970
876
927
993

3,171
3,201
2,933
2,778
2,569
2,314

5,972
7,860
6,797
3,628
2,610
6,706

224
319
258
429
320
432

1,909
1,637
956
1,013
1,649
1,858

449
207
85
143
477
500

157
234
307
267
282
233

329.9
343.9
367.6
365.8
381.0
371.2

88
117
173
730
1,174
1,221

983
1,038
1,055
858
827
828

978
1,034
1,052
853
816
824

2,038
1,689
1,324
1,660
2,504
3,341

9,102
2,680
3,067
3,447
13,510
4,356

325
462
580
473
294
428

1,994
1,707
1,839
1,824
1,224
1,137

641
466
225
483
198
154

282
342
353
265
243
237

362.2
316.0
312.4
307.8
301.2
323.3

775
459
275
202
206
104

832
764
1,024
898
878
1,030

828
761
1,017
895
875
1,028

3,624
3,758
3,430
3,302
3,191
2,782

3,246
2,112
3,000
3,031
1,550
1,293

248
439
333
438
422
401

\
\
(

756
695
678
635
972
1,347

98
71
5
1
3
108

171
268
412
348
336
330

366.3
392.7
423.8
412.2
426.5
420.3

68
73
147
681
1,067
999

976
1,130
1,005
914
958
833

974
1,128
1,000
914
957
829

2,424
2,019
1,951
2,259
3,009
4,349

935
727
1,764
807
494
1,376

463
482
593
497
437
1,031

(
j
(

1,682
1,575
1,707
1,557
1,345
1,249

209
129
115
319
329
206

305
352
328
250
266
234

384.3
338.9
335.6
319.1
324.0
342.1

602
374
280
130
189
135

766
775
930
864
891
1,033

764
772
927
861
888
1,029

4,352
4,104
3,850
3,451
3,326
3,059

4,3 12
881
970
802
682
613

277
189
447
67
300
330

(
1
'

1,316
1,124
1,337
1,901
1,689
1,651

337
56
57
334
308
280

211
379
368
376
349
351

364.3
408.1
424.7
427.4
425.7
421.5

48
35
115
658
1,046
963

905
1,122
1,020
894
853
840

901
1,109
1,014
888
849
840

2,729
2,264
2,054
2,324
3,084
3,734

841
747
1,019
1,020
1,077
1,174

607
335
550
400
327
348

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1975:

1976:

I ..

322

14

1,092
2.515
2.500

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

20.5
17.3
21.7
17.9
17.4
18.7

.895
.888
.848
.755
.595
.625

July
August . . . .
September . ,
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16.6
12.5
17.4
21.5
18.6
33.0

.730
.780
.775
.775
.685
.760

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

33.9
16.4
28.8
22.4
21.4
19.5

.735
.755
.740
.883
.935

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

16.3
20.9
19.6

1.075

11.6
16,5

1.035
1.145
1.313
1.325
1.615
1.543

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

30.6
21.5
19.0
16.1
25.1
13.6

1.730
1.903
2.075
1.985
1.993
1.993

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

10.9
10.8

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

8.2

2,936
2,759

| 4,713
2,468

4,743

(

4,626

5,612
3,194

^g'os

(

4,977

(
j
/

3,853

(
<
I

2,961
4,621
2,805
(

4,752

3,519
3,239
3,115

2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500

2,161

16.1
14.7

2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500
2.500

15.9
18.6
20.2

(

3,300

19.4
20.3
27.9
20.5
16.5
12.4

7.3

4,469

(
\
<
I
\
(

3]467

2,638

U

(
2,523

1.993
1.993
2.560
2.500
2.500
2.500

6.2
8.1
4.7
5.5

18,416
19,051

(

2,364

|

3,878

1,684
4,467
3,554
2,202

| 3,781
2J31

| 4,497
2,331

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




.557
12

.461
.544

12

.676
.702
12

.678
1.228

12

12

i.484

.675
.680

.935

1.520

1.350
1.540
1.540
1.530
1.460

11

8

15

127

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS, FATS AND OILS
MISCELLANEOUS
FOOD PRODUCTS

FATS, OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
ANIMAL FATS5

Sugar {United States)
BAKING OR
FRYING FATS3

Prices (New York)

TEA
IMPORTS2

YEAR AND
MONTH
Raw,

wholesale1

Refined,
wholesale1

Dollars per Ib.

Production

Stocks
(producers'
and
warehouse),
end of
period

Thousands
of pounds

SALAD OR
COOKING OILS3

Production

Stocks
(producers'
and
warehouse),
end of
period

MARGARINE

Production3

Stocks
(producers'
and
warehouse),
end of
period3

Price,
wholesale
delivered4

0.062

0.081

.056
.058

.076
.078

67,684
91J585
94,962

745.9
908.1
861.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

.059
.061
.063
.063
.061

.078
.082
.084
.086
.086

114,570
86,813
93,443
108,114
114,701

937.0
1,040.7
1,286.0
1,291.8
1 3643

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

.060
.061
.063
.063
.062

.084

.086
.086

105,188
100,524
102,434
103,576
109,684

2,252.4

115.0

11

"1,333.7
"1,370.5
1,462.9
1,573.2
1,611.4

23.7
27.6
26.4
38.3
34.0

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

.063
.063
.065
.081
.070

.087
.087
.089
.112
.100

115,172
109,337
129,692
126,228
133,592

2,313.1
2,456.2
2,688.6
"2,584.3
2,664.1

120.3
123.0
164.9
119.3
121.1

1,914.6
2,123.7
2,532.2
"2,360.3
2,846.1

1,695.2
1,723.7
1,725.9
1,793.6
1,857.4

32.6
32.8
39.3
36.4
48.0

15.238

199.9
273.3
145.1
118.8

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

.068
.070
.073
.075
.078

.095
.096
.099
.101
.107

130,358
132,996
142,583
155,335
139,962

2,792.5
3,189.5
3,225.7
3,311.9
3,480.5

116.6
118.6
139.2
142.7
138.7

2,773.1
2,946.8
2,922.1
2,995.9
3,143.7

85.9
83.4
79.5
79.4
70.5

1,904.4
2,109.7
2,114.1
2,140.9
2,181.9

1970
1971

.081
.085
.091
,103
.289

.112
.117
.123
.133
.320

135,202
175,432
151,495
173,314
"178,326

3,587.6
3,515.0
3,731.1
3,635.8
3,702.8

132.9
127.6
127.3
114.6
134.1

3,389.1
3,500.0
3,870.7
3,893.4
4,110.7

75.6
76.1
85.6
74.1
96.5

.229
.135

.311
.190
.169
.204

3,687.3
3,913.4
3,841.1
4,044.6

124.7
127.7
113.0
106.7

3,947.2
4,343.0
4,352.9
4,842.3

90.8

11

104.0
105.4
123.0

1972
1973

1974.

....

1975
1976
1977
1978

,,-109
17
.143

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1976:

1977:

1978:

486
.084

159,287
181,304
203,01 2
151,751

1,808.3

53.1
59.8

Con-

Production

sumption
in end
products

Dollars
per pound

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

12

Tallow and grease
(excluding wool), inedible7

Tallow, edible6

°0.283
.278
.278

Con-

Production

sumption
in end
products

Stocks,
end of
period

Millions of pounds

95.0
69.7

59.2
39.1

105.6

*64.1

108.3

69.2
60.7
81.2
115.5
* 166.7

89.2
l

Stocks,
end of
period

123.5
174.6
"208.1

8

S
8

8

6.3
9.6
4.7
6.7
5.6
6.1
9.7
10.0

9

1,660.9
1,656.8
1,86 1.3

9

1,881.6
1,781.9
1,706.6

246.4
317.0
322.2

9

1,909.7
1,922.0
2,061.4
2,289.3
2,310.5

1,831.0
1,719.4
1,567.0
1,595.3
1,576.4

274.4
331.1
359.6
289.5
252.5

2,591.6
2,837.4
2,705.7
"•132,850.6
3,182.7

"1,641.8
11
1,670.8
1,803.5
13
1,805.0
14
1, 775.0

289.7
342.2
270. 1
13296.0
14
325.3

"218.6
273.1
295.8
315.8
321.7

" 168.3
196.0
283.7
295.3
14
283.9

1423.2

.268
.257
.238
.241

352.3
434.7
430.2
"527.9
553.2

295.4
376.3
368.1
"443.7
464.0

26.4
24.7
33.0
35.6
41.7

3,313.2
3,554.3
3,454.1
"4,156.5
4,565.7

1&31.9
1,737.2
".162,162.7
"2,206.5
2,301.5

304.8
408.5
396.7
377. 1
366.4

41.6
53.2
59.9
49.1
52.1

.261
.266
.257
.256
.260

530.1
566.7
577.8
538.1
534.6

416.8
516.1
525.1
517.3
510.9

31.1
50.9
73.2
49.6
46.0

4,302.5
4,466.9
4,753.0
4,745.2
4,655.0

2,210.5
"2,463.9
2,402.4
2,478.0
2,595.2

413.8
447.4
424.6
358.5
348.0

2,230.5
2,290.0
2,364.1
2,359.0
2,397.7

45.6
57.1
69.3
61.2
64.3

.289
.308
.313
.340
.512

558.2
541.6
544.8
474.6
575.8

569.7
598.6
643.2
558.0
665.0

46.7
41.3

.45:3
40.4
33.4

4,876.8
4,967.7
5,830.2
5,237.1
5,526.6

2,553.5
2,622.7
3,330.1
3,032.2
3,029.2

396.1
379.7
346.1
355.6
380.3

2,399.3
2,629.7
2,535.0
2,519.5

60.1
67.2
79.9
69.5

.525
.443
.507
.529

513.5
535.5
769.4
835.0

649.7
660.5
787.9
847.8

37.8
47.5
42.4
55.1

4,655.4
5,674.6
6,106.4
5,815.9

2,908.4
3,367.2
3,180.5
3,219.5

276.6
354.8
347.2
346.6

211.0
201.2
198.7
181.7
183.0
180.6

65.6
72.5
65.8
75.8
64.4
63.6

.619
.619
.576
.544
.502
.494

56.1
52.7
54.2
46.8
40.8
35.3

62.7
62.6
69.1
68.9
55.9
44.3

38.6
40.0
32.1
25.7
23.7
22.2

450.3
399.2
433.0
405.2
371.5
358.3

254.4
231.8
234.8
238.0
237.4
239.6

379.5
361.7
327.6
318.0
288.5
242.5

173.7
178.7
216.6
212.8
219.7
241.6

66.6
52.6
58.6
60.2
64.8
60.1

.486
.503
.490
.490
.490

33.8
34.6
36.2
42.1
37.7
43.2

46.1
44.8
49.6
57.2
43.2
45.3

22.2
24.2
23.9
24.5
33.4
37.8

354.5
347.2
363.9
397.3
350.5
424.5

230.7
236.2
250.7
277.1
228.3
249.4

256.2
257.4
308.0
283.2
288.1
276.6

70.2
71.4
70.8

.448
.436
.431
.431
.431
.431

43.1
41.6
51.3
44.3
41.5
44.6

49.6
50.3
56.0
50.1
49.2
50.6

38.1
43.0
44.6
45.8
41.2
45.8

442.5
410.2
455.5
439.8
463.1
496.9

259.4
257.2
280.1
271.0
303.6
307.9

275.1
282.2
306.6
324.0
328.7
317.2

197.4
195.1
262.8
215.6
233.2
246.0

73.6
80.0
72.4
72.2
69.8
67.2

.437
.455
.455
.455
.455
.455

48.0
42.7
47.3
45.1
42.5
43.5

51.3
55.9
59.8
64.3
59.7
63.7

51.9
51.0
58.9
53.3
49.8
47.5

481.7
489.5
506.0
500.2
487.4
501.8

269.0
286.9
297.7
307.4
265.6
261.4

328.1
341.2
352.2
371.5
384.5
354.8

242.3
236.5
232.7
197.3
178.8
179.8

67.4
70.7
71.8
77.3
91.0
81.0

.455
.455
.462
.518
.528
.544

54.6
55.1
65.8
67.4
67.5
69.2

58.5
58.9
74.7
60.9
60.6
63.1

50.3
53.0
44.7
59.9
60.9
60.2

482.7
463.4
553.6
495.9
524.7
525.4

261.7
237.5
270.9
265.0
276.0
278.8

380.0
359.5
404.9
361.3
374.8
354.5

73.7
68.6
58.9
74.0
70.0
79.9

.547
.518
.535
.513
.513
.500

58.2
64.8
68.8
63.9
65.2
68.9

59.2
68.4
74.9
72.3
67.8
68.6

57.7
53.1
34.4
32.0
33.7
42.4

471.2
530.9
516.4
510.6
521.7
509.9

256.0
275.0
267.2
275.2
259.4
257.8

339.7
362.3
363.7
355.5
324.9
347.2

.273

280
.280
.269
.250

15.4
19.0
19.8
27.3

11

.375
.388
.300
.282
.195
.148

.518
.479
.410
.361
.319
.259

14,297
12,200
15,486
13,468
14,694
12,170

286.5
266.6
280.4
307.9
288.9
268.9

129.2
119.5
117.0
121.1
112.9
113.7

333.1
310.5
319.2
322.2
316.5
326.3

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

.194
.225
.175
.152
.155
.156

.268
.283
.232
.205
.207
,194

9,915
11,278
12,404
17,594
13,940
11,843

285.1
299.6
331.2
402.8
337.1
332.3

103.0

100.2
105.6
124.7

345.4
344.2
310.4
368.7
326.2
324.5

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

.154
.150
.164
.156
.167
.144

.209
.203
.221
.210
.222
.197

11,842
12,309
15,779
15,805
13,053
13,893

331.2
307.6
349.2
327.6
310.7
324.0

114.5
119.7
110.4
123.5
128.1
119.9

341.9
328.7
392.2
356.7
381.2
384.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

.150
.119
.095
.112
.106
.102

.204
.171
.152
.172
.160
.156

14,259
15,051
19,224
15,683
16,133
18,273

316.1
336.9
345.0
331.2
324.3
309.6

123.2
122.8
122.2
126.8
120.5
127.7

367.8
375.4
357.0
361.2
351.4
344.8

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

.105
.113
.117
.124
.112
.100

.160
.167
.171
.181
.172
.157

16,059
15,064
22,389
23,302
27,345
22,335

296.7
301.2
357.9
313.8
331.2
295.5

127.8
119.8
113.9
115.3
144.7
134.1

311.5
316.9
399.5
340.1
378.4
340.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

.095
.110
.108
.098
.114
.114

.151
.172
.165
.155
.191
.185

22,252
15,932
9,994
9,702
7,213
10,924

260.6
325.1
325.5
343.6
347.9
342.1

138.2
125.8
117.9
112.1
109.6
113.0

327.1
374.9
364.9
376.2
386.2
436.8

109.2
101.5
105.4

164.8
198.2
209.1
221.8
229.0
244.7

January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

.114
.114
.114
.114
.114
.114

.187
.201
.193
.201
.200
.198

9,023
12,791
18,648
15,450
17,523
8,286

312.4
305.1
368.2
328.0
335.5
302.2

138.8
125.2
112.1
128.4
141.1
126.1

391.1
378.1
459.0
435.0
413.1
406.8

127.7
118.3
112.7
133.8
128.1
123.7

219.8
224.6
243.0
186.8
183.7
194.6

61.8
70.2
59.3
72.3
63.4
68.8

.500
.500
.514
.552
.552
.552

64.0
60.8
74.1
60.8
70.0
65.5

66.6
67.0
82.8
74.8
71.4
63.7

48.7
49.1
40.6
38.3
38.8
45.4

483.2
464.2
537.4
463.3
500.1
464.9

254.8
261.9
294.4
281.7
296.3
263.1

352.1
349.0
352.3
289.2
292.7
289.3

.114

.191
.205
.213
.223
.214
.220

13,141
13,788
9,390
12,502
8,877
12,332

293.0
360.4
356.0
381.5
370.1
332.2

124.2
107.2
106.9
107.9
110.0
106.7

368.8
403.6
389.2
407.2
401.4
389.1

130.8
132.9
121.6
106.7
120.4
123.0

166.0
200.6
207.6
222.2
220.6
250.0

67.8
60.3
66.0
69.9
58.9
69.5

.552
.525
.522
.521
.533
.528

61.7
70.3
68.8
79.3
78.8
80.9

62.0
70.6
74.8
77.3
72.1
64.7

45.1
46.3
41.8
44.4
45.0
55.1

442.5
491.8
474.1
505.9
501.8
486.7

242.5
273.6
250.3
286.0
270.1
244.8

309.6
346.1
394.0
304.2
348.8
346.6

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

V.135
.144
.150
.142
.145

88.7
93.0

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section ii
following these tables.




84.7

i81.8
93.9
97.5
95.1
76.9
79.4
71.8
73.3
89.1

104.5
90.8
87.0

104.4
99.8

114.5
116.6
105.3
95.5

106.4
90.7
96.4
89.4

104.0
117.9
118.1
97.9
91.5

105.8
100.4
101.5
90.6
88.7

265.1
259.6
225.8
198.8
190.5
199.8

67.0
82.1

101.1

.486-

128

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-FATS, OILS-Con.
VEGETABLE OILS 1

Coconut oil

Corn oil

Cottonseed oil
Production

Production
YEAR AND
MONTH
Production,
refined

Consumption
in end
products

Stocks,
refined,
end of
period2

3

Imports

Crude

Refined

Consumption
in end
products

Stocks,
crude
and
refined,
end of
period

Crude

Refined

Consumption
in end
products

Stocks,
crude
and
refined,
end of
period

Exports
(crude
and
refined)3

Dollars
per pound

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

399.5
321.5
302.7

109.1
116.3

246.6
202.9
224.4

231.5
188.5
216.5

11,1
19.1
14.2

1,117.2
1,463.6
1,783.7

1,029.5
1,304.2
1,583.1

975.3
1,201.5
1,552.4

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

327.8"
327.8
386.0
340.9357.4

137.7
112.8
120.3
137.6
141.0

247.9
232.1
231.6
259.2
254.6

236.1
224.9
214.0
245.4239.2

18.5
14.3
19.8
18.6
18.6

1,606.0
1,417.0
1,717.4
1,876.8
2,000.1

1,465.8
1,195.6
1,530.8
1,747.5
1,754.9

1,569.7
1,106.8
1,277.3
1,203.0
1,792.5

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

364.0
382.9
410.8
434.5
385.0

149.2
196.8
184.3
216.6
197.0

247.8
305.3

23.8
22.5
17.1
34.6
9
27.0

1,810.4
1,827.1
1,569.4
1,434.7
1,687.2

1,502.4
1,491.8
1,204.2
7
1,218.3
7
1,343.1

1,489.5
1,435.6
1,301.9
1
1,078.6
7 9
- 1,114.5

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

399.4
463.2
531.3
554.5
506.0

592.6
653.0
690.5
726.1
765.4

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

488.1
569.6
565.1
551.7
547.5

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

23.6

8

599.6

8 12.4
11

268.1
272.1
287.7
7
295.7
321.3

256.0
264.9
263.7
267.3
307.7

7

8

Price,
wholesale
(N.Y.)4

263.8
325.7
408.4
271.9
479.2
6
745.5
6
1 258.6
6
814.0

11.7
32.8

0.274
5
.269

116.6

.181

140.2

.223
.264
.195
.214
.210

61.4

105.2
75.9

588.0

6

570,4
$415.8
256.7
352.5
9
453.6

579.3
612.3
412.3
160.9
518.7

.201
.205
.198
.194
10

-151

18.6
16.0
22.3
23.3
17.5

156.2
162.8
265.7
372.2
397.1

330.1
335.8
365.3
390.5
413.9

307.9
321.7
351.1
363.3
393.1

314.1
316.4
321.9
353.0
412.2

33.2
30.7
44.9
64.8
40.1

1,816.4
1,793.8
1,944.9
1,917.0
1,932.8

1,525.7
1,506.0
1,588.2
1,577.3
1,600.0

1,276.2
1,328.2
1,305.5
7
1,21 7.2
1,410.0

427.0
392.0
530.0
694.0
506.3

451.5
357.9
371.0
365.3
603.5

723.5
783.4
766.1
725.6
732.6

15.6
20.4
15.5
19.2
18.8

383.6
498.2
7
523.0
442.8
424.6

445.9
446.6
444.0
452.8
465.5

412.8
397.6
418.1
429.8
438.1

422.9
388.0
420.6
439.6
441.2

26.1
53.5
37.7
40.5
54.1

1,974.2
1,674.6
1,108.3
1,115.1
1,425.8

1,668.8
1,506.4
1,050.8
1,001.5
1,252.0

1,471.7
1,258.1
1,010.5
910.0
889.7

300.1
381.8
252.1
272.7
398.6

501.3
184.0

M.149

72.1
61.7

K.154

544.0.
553.3
638.6
649.4
540.1

750.2
740.4
842.5
901.0
726.0

24.3
26.3
21.9
21.1
26.6

584.2
628.6
677.0
716.9
542.3

474.0
485.1
507.2
529.2
518.3

440.9
440.3
464.5
529.5
500.7

449.6
446.3
463.7
508.7
473.0

43.3
57.0
76.8
44.9
52.6

1,211.5
1,209.5
1,355.2
1,541.5
1,512.7

1,019.2
985.7
1,133.5
1,330.2
1,262.7

931.9
728.5
760.5
906.4
832.4

184.3
188.3
187.4
157.9
177.4

716.2
849.2
729.4
768.3

865.3
990.3
878.7
914.2

26.7
40.1
39.9
44.4

869.1
1,206.a
994.3
1,022.5

458.8
692.4
671.9
720.0

496.6
562.2
577.0
581.0

475.6
517.0
537.6
537.9

39.5
42.1
33.4
70.3

1,215.0
1,254.6
1,417.7

1,112.7
819.8
1,188.8
1,207.3

660.7
578.8
625.3
697.3

160.3
191.6
142.3
127.1

656.5
520.9
731.2
728.8

.322
.297
.299
.332

53.2
43.1
49.9
53.5
56.1
60.0

67.6
58.2
68.1
70.7
67.7
71.8

30.0
26.1
22.6
33.9
27.6
26.9

47.0
40.5
70.0
53.4
90.8
27.6

37.0
34.6
38.6
37.6
40.6
38.9

41,0
34.1
43.0
38.9
38.0
41.0

45.1
34.7
38.1
35.4
34.8
37.9

54.7
56.2
63.8
70.9
85.5
90.2

147.6
137.5
143.4
111.6
105.8

124.4
125.5
117.0
109.0
102.5

84.1

93.0

60.5
57.9
58.1
56.0
66.7
53.8

197.6
210.2
188.1
208.0
173.1
164.0

78.4
67.3
96.6
56.8
92.6
17.8

.400
.355
.315
.305
.265
.265

59.3
61.4
66.1
77.0
68.4
68.2

61.8
75.2
81.1
87.8
78.5
76.8

29.4
28.0
28.6
36.3
35.1
26.7

38.2
64.6
76.3

40.5
35.2
40.3
39.8
40.3
35.4

38.7
39.5
40.4

87.6
65.3
52.4
48.4
43.3
39.5

72.3
76.1
56.1
76.3

46.4
44.5

38.0
39.5
42.6
47.8
41.0
40.7

74.0
68.0
73.1
53.6
75.5
97.1

56.8
49.6
46.7
51.0
50.0
53.6

146.2
126.4
136.1
125.6
153.1
160.3

69.7
43.7
28.9
21.3
46.7
36.7

.348
.378
.343
.323
.293
.278

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

70.9
63.7
79.6
73.9
76.0
73.8

80.3
78.4
88.1
83.3
84.9
90.3

36.6
39.0
34.2
32.0
39.8
33.0

100.7
142.9

55.2
53.8
55.1
59.5
61.7
59.1

44.7
43.9
41.1
40.6
48.5
49.6

44.0
39.1
39.3
39.0
43.0
41.3

49.6
54.7
59.0
70.0
86.0
87.1

118.1
111.2
100.2

99.6
89.6
91.6
76.2
70.9
60.4

45.0
48.3
52.1
48.3
43.3
58.0

179.6
192.1
217.1
198.0
204.0
153.6

76.2
49.3
51.8
42.8
65.6
47.9

.298
.318
.323
.298
.263
.273

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

79.3
63.3
73.5
64.7
72.0
58.5

80.2
82.6
80.8
79.2
87.1
75.1

38.5
32.1
35.9
35.8
42.1
40.1

102.1
110.4
111.3

58.9
65.8
59.6
62.0
50.4
51.3

51.5
55.1
49.2
47.4
45.7
44.9

46.2
50.9
47.2
40.2
43.2

40.3
38.0
28.2
80.1

43.6-

83.7
56.1
45.2
47.0
43.1
42.1

129.2
135.6

52.7
48.5
33.4
37.7
73.0
86.2

39.3
51.2
45.0
43.7
56.6
48.0

157.5
135.9
104.9
115.5
167.2
191.6

23.7
24.4
13.4
33.6
15.7
76.6

.325
.288
.318
.283
.290
.283

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

57.0
60.2
67.3
59.3
67.6
69.8

73.4
69.9
82.6
73.0
73.9
79.1

35.3
38.6
33.4
37.7
46.9
41.4

47.2
44.0
51.1
42.4
50.7
46.3

47.7
45.2
41.7
37.1
44.0
39.3

33.4
28.7
32.3
43.1
61.2
62.1

135.0
134.3
134.4

113.9
117.0
123.7

91.1
89.3
78.5

94.5
98.0
87.5

47.9
47.8
55.7
56.7
56.1
56.2

220.7
247.0
251.4
240.3
228.1
194.9

50.4
80.5

108.8

48.1
49.0
59.2
55.6
58.1
57.9

72.4
23.0
58.3

.278
.283
.323
.350
.360
.360

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

67.1
49.1
59.4
56.5
61.0
55.1

63.1
71.9
73.1
76.3
77.4
65.0

48.0
42.9
40.1
37.9
30.7
39.9

66.3
75.0
76.1
29.4
75.1
94.5

64.0
59.3
53.7
58.9
58.0
50.1

43.9
53.2
49.0
51.6
48.6
49.0

40.7
49.1
48.2
46.5
47.5
50.6

64.7
54.8
45.8
39.4
48.3
33.4

67.3
63.0
60.1

45.9
51.8
48.6
47.5
52.6
58.5

163.2
131.5

115.1
146.3
140.2

66.6
69.0
58.1
92.9

119.7
142.3

57.4
52.5
65.5
35.4
64.2
67.2

.280
.275
.245
.265
.270
.300

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

58.1
56.8
73.0
70.4
68.1
69.0

69.3
71.0
81.5
88.9
87.6
76.1

36.6
35.9
46.0
48.2
41.2
40.7

65.5

54.9
51.6
58.7
57.1
68.0
64.7

47.6
43.2
51.1
44.4
53.3
48.1

44.7
43.2
48.7
37.5
41.2
44.9

26.7
31.8
33.4
41.3
52.3
62.9

141.6
129.5
141.8
122.1
109.2
113.9

50.0
52.3
55.6
55.7
63.4
65.9

151.4
156.4
176.4
180.4
154.5
130.7

50.6
68.2
84.9
61.6
59.8
63.5

.295
.288
.315
.315
.335
.333

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

65.3
70.3
61.3
69.6
59.7
46.7

73.6
79.0
72.4
84.0
75.4
55.4

38.7
39.0
43.0
40.6
40.3
44.4

60.5
59.7
63.8
65.4
59.8
55.8

41.4
55.1
52.7
54.4
46.3
43.5

37.7
47.3
50.9
50.8
43.7
47.3

69.4
71.0
72.6
70.1
74.7
70.3

107.8
103.5

62.3
60.0
57.3
55.6
64.6
54.6

106.7
102.3

70.2
50.0
82.3
25.9
29.2
82.5

.340
.355
.405
.340
.328
.330

.

1975
1976
1977
1978

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

101.6
178.5
80.4

64.5
93.2
95.1
66.7

15

175.9
144.1
86.8

128.8
99.2
64.9
89.4

127.1
102.9
72.4
98.3
79.9

104.5
83.7
47.0
80.4

100.7
60.1

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




51.1.

101.0
103.2

80.0
67.3
56.1

82.0

108.8
134.0
123.5

133.0
134.6
111.1
98.2

114.7
102.7
91.3
95.2
91.8

117.5
84.7
83.7

116.0
100.4

85.9
97.7

84.8

101.4
123.0
127.1

7

246.5
7

369.8
400.7
475.4
545.0
606.1

104.2

n

.151
.186
.167
.153

.137

.178
.163
.142
.175
.190

159
14 257
.410

129

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO-FATS AND OILS, TOBACCO
VEGETABLE OILS1

TOBACCO

Manufactured products

Leaf

Soybean oil
Production

Consumption (withdrawals)

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER
Crude

Consumption
in end
products

Refined

Stocks,
crude
and
refined,
end of
period

Exports
(crude
and refined)2

Price,
wholesale,
refined
(New

York)3

Dollars
per Ib.

Millions of pounds

1947
1948
1949

1,543.0
1,604.3
1,859.1

1,238.8
1,266.3
1,508.5

1,238.0
1253.3
1,448.5

142.1
187.7
150.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

2,074.7
2,472,8
2,478.0
2,514.8
2,377.9

1,699.4
1,892.4
2,175.4
2,308.3
2,170.3

1,626.6
1,757.2
2,073.0
2,227.2
2,183.3

154.1
281.4
237.4
208.3
175.8

299.8
503.7
223.0

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

2,826.7
3,200.4
3,475.1
3,943.2
4,343.6

2,558.9
2,764.7
2,742.9
3,466.7
9
3,455.7

2,487. 1
2,760.6
2,674.9
3t306.2
9 10
' 3,333.1

217.9
233.1
4O6.0
273.4
10
507.4

134.5
684.2
685.0
872.5
899.2

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

4,392.2
4,442.3
4,888.8
5,053.2
4,943.8

3,476.7
3,592.7
4,067.3
4,033.7
4,591.8

3,405.2
3,464.5
4,088.3
9
3,837.8
4,423.6

469.5
859.6
733.5
1,024.0
544.2

1,058.1
602.4
1,213.6
1,102.6
1,273.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

5,235.5
5.811.2
6,149.9
6,149.6
6,804.7

4,547.3
5,152.0
5,072.8
5,227.9
5,860.0

4,437.6
5,210.2
5,202.7
5,410.6
5,948.2

374.8
510.9
663.2
588.6
517.2

1,026.7
684.8
912.3
823.4
761.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

8,085.9
8,081.5
8,083.7
7,540.2
8,704.9

6,276.3
6,298.0
6,520.8
6,508.9
6,811.5

6,322.3
6,322.9
6,827.2
6,830.7
7,039.0

755.6
802.2
896.5
690.5
673.6

1975
1976
1977
1978

7,861.7
9,639.6
8,836.5
10,621.4

6,422.9
7,185.4
7,789.5
8,618.4

6,830.3
7,576.6
7,451.1
8,175.2

799.9
1,488.1
864.0
970.6

758.0
1,088.4
1,666.9
14
1,944.5

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

651.6
555.9
632.4
600.9
557.6
557.8

515.0
468.6
497.1
497.0
467.9
489.6

553.4
521.2
528.2
540.3
527.4
531.3

689.6
633.8
647.4
662.2
606.7
528.6

129.0

57.6
72.9
55.7

.356
.327
.301
.296
.248
.243

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

623.9
674.5
599.8
783.9
776.7
846.7

509.3
550.9
538.3
666.9
617.3
605.0

555.3
562.8
604.8
672.0
609.2
624.4

544.3
567.1
560.5
568.0
657.7
799.9

65.3
13.1
13.5
43.8
78.9
40.4

.304
.340
.285
.266
.243
.226

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

807.4
757.6
852.4
846.1
869.8
813.9

611.9
558.7
646.5
606.6
624.2
627.1

658.0
617.6
687.3
623.4
625.9
634.6

844.8
913.3
946.0
1,060.9
1,108.6
1,274.5

32.6

.222
.220
.224
.219
.213
.228

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

788.7
720.5
766.1
807.4
804.0
805.7

584.7
607.9
568.1
575.4
596.3
578.0

626.8
635.1
623.7
621.3
609.1
613.8

1,229.9
1,294.6
1,250.6
1,350.5
1,431.9
1,488.1

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

786.7
791.2
823.7
747.3
682.4
631.1

564.4
578.4
710.9
636.9
651.6
589.3

571.5
591.2
694.5
597.1
611.0
553.8

1,605.9
1,616.0
1 ,492.6
1,485.1
1,361.1
1,174.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

566.6
553.6
578.2
821.9
922.3
931.5

563.9
661.0
623.8
700.1
764.2
745.0

517.9
629.8
621.5
658.6
682.3
721.9

1,037.2
942.5
771.1
756.4
771.1
864.0

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

911.9
809.5
943.3
866.9
908.2
795.1

705.6
653,2
801.4
738.0
732.1
649.9

664.1
648.8
771.7
686.5
662.4
640.5

913.8
856.5
803.8
822.2
828.7
834.4

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

777.9
815.8
783.3
984.3
974.8
1,050.4

636.8
725.3
679.9
782.8
747.7
765.7

596.2
699.8
672.5
715.9
709.3
707.5

820.8
777.5
728.6
813.4
837.1
970.6

9

Exports,
including
scrap
and
stems6

Imports,
including
scrap
and
stems6

Cigarettes (small)

Tax-

Tax-

exempt^

able8

Thousands of
pounds

Millions of pounds

Cigars
(large),
taxable8

Exports,
cigarettes6

Millions

0.292

83.0

.284
.158

2,107
1,980
1,969

3,800
3,876
3,881

507,286
426,608
498,188

90,386
84,342
87,933

34,277
38,678
33,205

335,413
348,509
351,809

5,460
5,588
5,399

22,796
25,168
19,547

.185
.228
.160
.195
.200

2,030
2,332
2,256
2,059
2,244

3,991
4,272
4,493
4,515
4,774

477,596
522,089
396,452
518,409
453,573

90,031
104,762
102,657
105,432
106,446

31,816
38,913
40,019
37,010
33,115

360,198
379,725
394,107
386,825
368,725

5,365
5,518
5,755
5,820
5,690

14,263
16,808
16,352
16,249
15,426

.183
.192
.180
.162

2,193
2,176
1,668
1,736
1,796

5,172
5,348
5,140
4,966
4,878

540,279
510,356
500,953
481,772
465,615

111,234
120,919
122,766
141,560
151,685

30,274
31,032
32,824
33,665
35,828

382,060
393,153
409,436
436,354
453,681

5,688
5,633
5,757
6,020
6,470

15,126
15,714
16,993
18,067
19,576

1,944
2,061
2,315
2,344
2,228

4,821
4,887
5,144
5,288
5,666

496,148
501,006
468,878
505,484
514,514

159,083
166,444
167,408
167,823
179,651

36,998
39,550
41,070
41,088
42,643

470,135
488,119
494,463
509,588
497,446

6,511
6,372
6,355
6,565
8,106

20,218
22,216
24,080
23,615
25,144

.134
.140
.120
.103
.110

1,855
1,885
1,968
1,710
1,803

5,582
5,353
5,486
5,179
4,940

468,075
551,162
571,559
598,916
579,106

182,558
179,336
197,1 09
217,708
213,402

44,236
46,112
48,971
53,845
47,263

511,463
522,532
527,800
523,007
510,532

7,578
7,075
6,846
6,759
6,745

23,052
23,453
23,652
26,461
24,970

.142
.151

.366

1,906
1,705
1,749
1,742
1,990

5,006
4,828
4,700
4,409
4,457

235,428
248,529
240,509
268,585
9
299,946

51,166
49,206
49,007
55,902
59,272

532,767
528,858
551,016
590,342
576,175

6,705
6,506
5,896
5,554
5,016

29,147
31,802
34,602
41,543
46,901

.286
.244
.289
.309

2,182
2,136
1,913
2,024

4,738
4,978
5,070
5,071

563,030
577,997
628,564
687,772

320,318
310,393
316,236
335,981

62,278
72,126
78,133
85,135

588,345
617,892
592,006
614,208

4,476
4,041
3,776
3,621

49,935
61,370
66,835
74,359

57,141
33,510
52,483
46,669
44,173
32,073

33,650
25,300
33,694
26,144
27,805
28,566

5,092
4,793
4,942
4,547
4,464
4,803

47,887
46,963
43,968
51,838
49,171
49,477

351
354
372
394
397
417

3,468
3,616
4,855
3,313
3,623
3,357

23,202
39,460
44,869
52,676
73,917
62,858

26,390
25,082
25,229
21,888
28,403
18,168

5,666
5,239
5,632
6,383
5,293
5,424

46,301
50,378
52,750
58,923
48,011
42,678

347
371
389
448
349
286

4,170
5,294
4,104
5,371
4,165
4,599

93,233
51,972
47,077
43,539
29,724
25,964

28,373
32,314
27,338
22,634
33,263
24,245

6,009
6,297
6,402
5,865
5,302
6,243

51,921
51,025
58,806
49,611
50,352
58,362

317
288
364
337
342
377

3,898
6,350
4,910
5,088
5,212
5,033

23,875
34,678
48,164
52,862
51,307
75,600

21,322
30,786
25,198
21,582
17,573
25,764

4,552
6,027
6,324
6,887
6,185
6,033

44,022
54,121
52,365
51,321
50,541
43,739

315
356
353
388
340
264

4,284
4,703
5,304
6,218
4,383
5,987

76,832
52,964
54,695
31,271
38,003
41,525

26,580
26,118
22,075
36,471
17,482
22,762

4,897
5,295
7,085
6,371
6,433
7,992

49,029
49,198
53,376
45,071
46,687
55,079

247
280
332
295
344
350

3,823
4,161
6,180
5,676
6,267
5,781

49,692
47,506
66,331
17,850
49,515
102,364

27,333
32,360
33,271
22,997
25,072
23,716

5,934
8,031
7,716
5,693
5,952
6,734

43,260
56,139
49,144
50,779
51,358
42,886

279
314
326
385
341
284

5,887
6,442
7,530
3,570
4,177
7,341

52,539
55,604
73,157
40,904
32,316
29,178

25,925
26,973
27,773
29,161
31,446
29,661

5.399
6,769
7,362
6,973
6,981
7,971

48,413
49,326
55,317
50,268
54,390
58,267

280
271
329
282
319
345

3,716
6,151
6,580
5,361
6,050
6,616

42,661
52,266
41,319
85,785
95,786
86,258

35,184
28,032
26,755
32,049
21,474
21,548

5,925
9,141
8,002
7,634
7,522
5,456

44,397
54,308
50,321
53,387
53,689
42,125

235
298
322
346
323
271

5,523
7,205
7,823
6,328
6,846
6,160

48.8
76.5

1,372.4
1,611.7
1,148.7
874.3
1,606.7

9

71.6

116.1

120.2
89.6
55.5

160.9
74.4
77.6
41.8

151.5
100.8
107.7
75.8

103.7
92.3

236.4
103.3
209.4
159.9
154.2

".122
.128
.157
.133
.132

12. 123

^•131
13 277

.274
.247
.284
.254
.276
.262
.252
.275
.318
.358
.353
.330

108.8
185.5
175.3

.271
.275
.249
.246
.260
.285

113.1
141.8
252.6
218.9
176.4
147.2

.265
.265
.320
.319
.336
.315

165.5
108.8
193.4

.320
.316
.330
.329
.293
.305

72.0
66.0

96.8

154.8
175.4

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Stocks,
dealers'
and
manufacturers',
end of
period5

107.3
364.0

14

Production
(crop
estimate
for
year)4

4,307

3,936

4,312
4,738

4^568
4,166

4,608
4,978

4,797

4,425

4,711

5,070

4,81

1

"4X51

4,728
5,071

510,325
474,209
606, 176
9
61 2,980
651,415
9

9

9

9

130

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LEATHER AND PRODUCTS-HIDES AND SKINS, LEATHER AND MANUFACTURES

Total
value

Calf
and
kip
skins

Cattle
hides

Total
value

Sheep
and
lamb
skins

Goat
and
kid
skins

Calfskins,
packer,
heavy,
91/2-15
pounds

Prices, wholesale,
f.o.b. factory8

Production6

By principal types

By principal types
YEAR AND
MONTH

Prices, wholesale,
f.o.b. shipping
point3

Imports2

Exports1

SHOES AND SLIPPERS

LEATHER

HIDES AND SKINS

Hides,
steer,
heavy,
native,
over
53 pound

Exports,
total4

Price,
wholesale,
sole,
bends,
light,
f.o.b.
tannery^

Total

Shoes,
sandals,
and
play shoes,
except
athletic

Exports7
Slippers

Athletic

Men's and
boys'
Women's
oxfords, oxfords,
dress, elk
elk side
or side
upper
upper

Women's
pumps,
low-

medium
quality

Goodyear welt
Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousand
of dollars
of hides
of skins
of dollars

1947
1948
1949

22,588
11,582
21,035

516
1,066
949

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

11,610
12,745
19,495
37,369
54,368

405
274
10794
1,481
2,567

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

60,327
59,181
67,571
55,760
62,807

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

Thousands of pieces

1,311
345
1,104

85,839
107,762
72,533

21,418
27,873
25,061

402
372
1,138
2,381
5,178

118,681
132,770
60,077
73,772
52,575

32,128
23,532
21,853
27,868
20,695

3,579
3,106
3,295
3,069
1,910

5,852
4,940
6,507
5,398
4,084

56,628
65,949
49,315
54,324
87,229

22,575
29,585
23,675
26,736
34,273

76,409
86,153
82,903
74,578
92,693

2,129
2,512
2,056
1,858
2,391

6,889
7,646
7,119
7,971
11,504

70,631
64,289
66,468
15
63,035
81,879

1969.

106,253
155,623
127,893
128,679
152,446

2,458
2,582
2,626
2,212
1,652

13,311
14,307
11,987
12,636
14,778

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

145,200
155,821
292,023
376,999
339,062

1,316
2,222
2,064
1,886
2,163

296,279
552,276
582,906
23694,617

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1976:

1977:

1978:

37,480
38,972
36,158

0.760

0.269

.605
.587

.262
.217

41,869
32,209
29,641
31,850
25,231

.669
.641
.416

.256
.309
.148

Index,
=
100

45,818
31,212
51,628

110.3
107.6

106.9
137.0

91.7

Index,
= 100

Thousands of pairs

1967

1967

479,838
479,630
474,258

430,133
425,268
413,376

43,316
47,632
54,735

4,253
3,962
3,193

5,734
5,804
4,421

61.1
66.8
65,1

62.6
66.3
66.2

61.6
67.4
65.8

522,532
481,930
533,162
532,031
530,367

456,611
426,768
473,504
466,058
465,173

58,026
48,640
52,845
59,670
56,904

3,644
2,767
2,735
3,309
3,529

93,214
3,475
4,004
4,282
4,089

69.6
79.0
71.4
71.0
70.8

69.1
81.8
76.0
76.6
76.4

70.2
78.4
73.5
72.4
72.9

585,369
591,757
597,648
587,115
637,364

509,207
513,677
517,091
504,536
544, 179

68,069
67,754
70,901
70,572
78,701

4,723
6,038
6,152
5,879
7,694

3,993
3,863
3,645
3,493
2,906

71.7
78.8
79.9
80.0
84.1

76.3
82.8
85.4
87.1
92.7

73.7
76.2
77.0
77.4
83.9

600,041
592,907
633,238
604,328
612,790

514,053
507,636
532,782
509,722
516,654

73,467
72,567
82,999
77,619
78,906

7,008
6,641
10, 102
9,753
6,949

2,386
2,149
2,119
2,037
1,912

86.7
85.8
85.9
85.5
86.2

95.6
95.6
95.3
94.2
94.2

86.8
87.5
88.3
87.9
88.2

90,231 1?6,967
7,268
93,823
6,949
95,620
105,437
8,331
8,675
101,735

Ig2,533
2,737
2,217
2,884
2,324

90.3
98.4

94.9
98.1

89.8
96.3

100.0
105.5
108.9

100.0
105.0
111.9

100.0
106.8
111.0

2,154
2,106
2,253
3,599
3,993

113.3
117.5
128.6
140.7
155.1

116.2
120.1
125.7
134.3
144.0

165.0
179.1
193.3
211.3

151.8
163.8
171.8
185,3

.388

.116

36,579
27,345
33,543
45,059
47,367

28,504
27,004
20,292
19,672
25,414

.443
.498
.470
.493
.658

.125
.123
.109
.114
.193

49,814
1346,023
1447,542
57,276
55,578

27,702
27,903
27,482
15
26,310
16
30,455

19,255
14,740
14,371
14,774
12,882

.561
.631
.623
.365
.414

.138
.149
.151
.111
.106

75,931
114,409
78,251
96,767
89,078

106.8
107.0
107.1
102.1

80,263
88,995
61,300
78,400
62,400

31,850
36,998
36,044
30,912
20,716

14,411
10,331
7,109
5,203
5,068

.541
.601
.460
.555
.561

.143
.177
.120
.112
.146

69,953
65,704
71,769
77,266
65,802

104.3
117.2
100.0
109.5

626,229
641,696
599,964
642,427
576,961

15,222
15,962
17,589
16,867
18,428

51,300
52,100
65,200
84,300
77,500

18,701
19,283
16,852
12,835
15,732

3,028
1,956
3,355
1,600
583

.331
.294
,563
.622

.129
.145
.296
.343

12.644

79,365
82,944
117,556
120,104
148,565

114.0
114.4
19157.5
12184.6
158.8

562,318
535,777
526,500
490,033
452,955

451,816
425,875
417,604
386,636
355,147

96,181
98,147
98,272
91,166
85,502

8,955
8,440
8,726
9,656
9,890

2,403
2,162
2,508
232,666

21,269
25,270
24,488
2324,791

78,100
89,100
96,600
105,600

15,520
16,603
15,468
17,807

879
1,255
1,137
1,762

12.350
12.755
12.914
1.346

.234

184,104
203,707
206,276
208,799

12151.1
12197.9
206.1
12
235.2

413,080
422,507
418,120
418,948

331,232
345,433
324,540
314,695

70,536
64,880
77,602
79,353

7,917
10,064
15,978
20,852

22,674
22,796
24,519
25,093
24,553
23,361

280
161
236
174
230
115

1,663
1,810
1,989
2,045
1,834
1,719

4,800
5,600
5,800
6,100
5,100
6,300

1,161
1,515
1,615
1,603
1,162
1,024

64
85
119
62
46
56

.300
.285
.285
.285
.500

.118
.125
.163
.275
.253
.258

14,748
12,427
13,574
14,624
16,735
18,473

128.0
125.1
130.9
142.4
146.7
146.7

32,676
31,177
31,576
32,768
32,684
34,083

26,569
25,069
25,246
26,021
25,175
27,033

5,304
5,207
5,277
5,805
6,558
6,267

603
601
749
656
711
543

316
301
402
464
442
406

160.0
162.1
162.1
164.6
164.6
164.6

150.5
150.5
150.5
150.5
150.5
150.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

22,532
22,965
25,782
24,921
28,968
28,115

166
159
193
284
197
209

1,551
1,548
1,714
1,678
1,965
1,753

7,900
6,200
7,000
7,900
9,000
6,500

1,668
1,096
1,372
1,311
1,145
849

60
72
106
54
32
123

.350
.350
.350
.350
.350
.450

.253
.253
.258
.280
.308
.263

13,341
16,979
14,714
17,131
16,737
12,909

146.7
163.9
166.8
182.6
182.6

32,192
36,170
37,692
42,435
34,609
35,015

26,915
28,509
29,985
33,107
27,490
30,113

4,469
6,626
6,612
8,275
6,166
3,970

563
704
672
723
691
701

373
363
349
450
375
369

164.6
164.6
168.1
168.1
168.1
168.1

150.5
150.5
154.3
154.3
154.3
154.3

135.9

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

34,804
28,296
42,391
45,309
51,518
43,076

195
151
247
262
212
122

2,172
1,658
2,407
2,386
2,075
2,030

6,000
6,000
11,700
8,600
6,600
11,400

929
959
2,793
2,216
1,289
2,366

116
137
201
125
69
126

.550
.550

.800
.800

.315
.298
.300
.349
.390
.348

14,517
17,367
18,157
19,449
21,149
18,795

182.6
182.6
189.8
194.1
207.1
199.9

37,027
36,122
42,160
39,409
38,681
37,285

31,542
30,178
35,071
32,319
31,082
30,531

4,650
5,032
5,972
5,808
6,508
5,671

702
769
897
1,011
822
890

369
451
587
640
521
436

170.5
173.6
175.9
177.1
177.1
179.4

156.8
156.8
160.0
161.3
162.5
164.3

140.6
140.6
140.6
143.5
143.5
143.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

43,982
45,232
44,874
48,140
46,132
48,522

161
159
133
217
145
158

2,002
2,073
2,016
2,040
2,042
2,282

7,900
8,200
8,600
6,100
4,400
3,500

1,494
1,336
1,414
817
523
467

73
41
121
69
55
122

.800
.800
.900
.900
.700
.700

.363
.373
.383
.318
.290
.323

14,028
12,074
18,343
14,361
15,108
18,388

199.9
207.1
211.4
207.1
195.6

29,549
34,797
35,110
33,166
29,969
29,232

25,307
27,691
27,775
25,521
23,556
24,860

3,562
6,101
6,175
6,624
5,483
3,294

558
878
957
882
775
923

524
560
411
461
498
564

179.4
179.4
184.1
184.1
184.1
184.1

164.3
166.8
166.8
166.8
169.3
169.3

143.5
145.1
145.1
145.1
145.1
145.1

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

50,536
47,158
55,844
53,264
48,048
49,051

194
182
144
250
174
171

2,276
1,998
2,289
2,167
2,016
2,023

5,200
6,300
9,400
7,700
12,200
10,600

815
1,166
1,942
1,355
2,260
1,724

136
116
118
144
123
83

.800
.900
.900
.900

.358
.363
.373
.401
.413
.363

18,630
19,272
23,315
18,338
16,714
16,205

204.2
211.4
211.4
211.4
211.4
207.1

34,816
34,451
37,624
34,347
35,526
36,942

28,091
27,181
29,962
26,381
27,210
27,363

5,481
5,930
5,996
6,458
6,730
7,093

1,264
1,340
1,666
1,508
1,586
1,486

391
436
475
463
412
477

184.1
188.9
191.3
192.5
192.5
192.5

169.3
169.3
173.0
173.0
173.0
173.0

145,1
145.1
146.7
143.7
143.7
143.7

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

51,786
46,500
50,381
39,260
38,207
52,871

246
187
249
179
196
336

2,189
1,937
2,157
1,631
1,572
2,235

9,600
9,400
9,500
5,000
3,500
8,100

1,601
1,385
1,295
482
155
1,288

68
72
151
44
3
80

.900
.900
.900
.750
.800

.381
.368
.348
.338
.348
.380

18,612
12,276
16,838
12,807
14,980
18,240

207.1
207.1
207.1
192.7
201.3
201.3

26,867
37,542
35,567
36,407
35,880
33,151

21,471
28,645
26,955
27,056
27,433
26,812

4,688
7,413
7,257
8,064
7,327
5,165

708
1,484
1,355
1,287
1,120
1,174

422
475
549
369
489
453

194.8
194.8
194.8
197.9
197.9
197.9

170.2
170.2
170.2
173.3
173.3
173.3

143.7
143.7
143.7
146.7
146.7
146.7

1,893
2,021
2,270
2,375
2,122
2,078

6,700
10,200
10,800
12,200
11,400
8,800

841
1,850
2,080
2,541
2,245
1,577

116
227
143
275
128
45

.900

.388

.900

1,000
1,100
1.100
1.100

.378
.373
.413
.418
.458

17,364
15,309
16,408
16,720
18,899
21,427

210.0
212.8
208.5
207.1
210.0

34,510
34,778
39,892
35,780
39,486
36,768

27,567
27,084
30,508
26,705
29,388
27,024

5,360
5,991
7,038
6,946
7,629
7,434

1,305
1,362
1,975
1,764
2,106
1,968

395
378
585
495
448
514

200.8
206.8
206.8
211.4
211.4
211.4

176.9
176.9
176.9
181.7
182.9
182.9

146.7
146.7
146.7
157.3
161.2
161.2

1,725
2,176
1,779
1,922
1,754
2,676

8,300
7,800
7,600
7,700
7,100
7,000

1,664
1,323
1,093
920
935
739

190
75
117
112
175
158

1.200
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.650
1.650

.478
.530
.590
.573
.548
.518

14,160
19,726
16,224
17,438
17,947
17,176

227.2
241.6
270.4
261.7
270.4
267.5

26,114
37,090
34,181
36,348
33,826
30,175

20,425
27,429
24,655
25,667
24,771
23,472

4,141
7,468
7,393
8,289
6,987
4,667

1,271
1,818
1,780
2,003
1,743
1,757

454
605
467
546
612
679

211.4
213.8
218.6
221.0

182.9
182.9
187.7
197.3
197.3
197.3

161.2
161.2
161.2
170.7

1965
1966
1967
1968

1975
1976
1977
1978

Thousands
Dollars per pound of square
feet

.

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . ,
November , .
December , .

23

45,523
47,562
58,535
61,297
55,370
55,846

23211
160
288
265
194
199

47,51 1
58,797
54,396
60,090
58,503
91,186

222
189
339
181
177
241

10

23

11

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




12.515

" " '.800

1.150
1.150

12.145

12.231

.338
.370
.472

23

23

99.9
97.7
92.7
86.5
89.7
88.9
91.0

127.1

98.9

97.3

11

526,1 90
537,681
495,380
526,580
462,231

17

4,332
6,023
5,411
6,179

23

24

117.1
121.2
°127.0
21122.1
127.8
2

22133.5
143.4
144.9
157.5

24

132.3
132.3

131

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LUMBER AND PRODUCTS-LUMBER (ALL TYPES) AND SOFTWOODS
LUMBER (ALL TYPES) l

Production

SOFTWOODS

Douglas fir3

Stocks (gross), mill, end of period

Shipments

Orders
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Total

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Total

Hardwoods

Softwoods

Exports,
sawmill
products 2

Imports,
sawmill
products ^
Unfilled,
end of
period

New

Mil ions of board feet

1947
1948
1949

35,404
36,762
32,901

7,467
7,752
5,704

27,937
29,010
27,197

34,602
35,056
32,812

7,140
7,439
5,571

27,462
27,617
27,241

5,321
6,866
6,654

1,712
1,934
1,915

3,609
4,932
4,739

1,376
4632
662

1,314
1,867
1,574

8,749
8,625
9,081

731
432
515

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

38,902
37,515
37,462
36,742
36,356

7,374
7,711
7,228
7,180
7,074

31,528
29,804
30,234
29,562
29,282

39,245
35,895
37,434
35,954
36,214

7,284
6,766
7,101
7,184
6,391

31,961
29,129
30,333
28,770
29,823

6,183
7,141
6,661
7,477
6,585

1,976
2,332
2,075
2,200
1,881

4,207
4,809
4,586
5,277
4,704

514
986
727
643
718

3,438
2,520
2,487
2,772
3,066

10,642
9,363
10,067
9,575
9,441

1,092
892
811
732
769

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

37,858
38,629
32,901
33,385
37,166

7,565
7,968
5,801
6,006
6,657

30,293
30,661
27,100
27,379
30,509

38,434
37,527
33,142
33,715
36,770

8,236
7,563
5,837
6,077
6,374

30,198
29,964
27,305
27,638
30,396

6,419
7,330
7,049
6,643
6,697

1,740
1,966
1,961
1,936
1,973

4,679
5,364
5,088
4,707
4,724

841
765
792
728
789

3,599
3,409
2,944
3,419
4,077

9,444
8,670
7,872
8,560
9,103

671
608
476
600
708

1960
1961
1962
1963

32,926
532,019
33,178
634,171
35,733

6,254
5,953
6,359
7,154
7,275

26,672
5 26,066
26,819
627,017
28,458

32,223
32,665
33,354
34,184
35,941

6,161
6,424
6,289
6,924
7,769

26,062
26,241
27,065
27,260
28,172

7,352
5 6,861
6,602
6 6,588
6,380

2,067
1,683
1,752
1,982
1,488

5,285
55,178
4,850
6 4,606
4,892

860
755
758
877
957

3,928
4,258
4,893
^ 5,344
5,240

7,736
7,684
8,097
8,109
8,522

412
419
507
535
607

35,697
35,710
34,449
36,124
35,382

7,467
7,737
7,430
7,188
7,482

28,230
27,973
27,069
28,936
27,900

36,472
35,630
34,433
36,871
35,035

7,889
7,770
7,063
7,750
7,673

28,583
27,860
27,370
29,121
27,362

5,605
5,685
5,751
5,004
5,359

1,066
1,033
1,400
838
647

4,539
4,652
4,351
4,166
4,712

962
1,009
1,112
1,143
1,158

5,163
5,120
4,987
6,087
6,263

8,459
7,891
7,793
8,358
7,258

621
486
579
821
486

34,245
36,381
37,643
38,297
34,097

7,138
6,949
6,770
7,008
6,904

27,107
29,432
30,873
31,289
27,193

33,247
37,455
38,761
37,989
33,432

6,279
7,455
7,188
7,130
6,555

26,968
30,000
31,573
30,859
26,877

6,350
5,275
4,157
4,462
5,124

1,506
999
581
459
802

4,844
4,276
3,576
4,006
4,322

1,266
1,081
1,390
1,959
1,668

6,095
7,599
9,428
9,540
7,249

7,398
8,507
9,242
8,936
7,367

457
566
617
679
316

3 1,583
35,760
37,667
8
37,657

5,872
6,417
6,680
6,758

31,769
35,612
37,899
8
37,712

5,799
6,405
6,794
6,735

25,970
29,207
31,105
8
30,977

4,938
5,086
4,850
4,795

875
887
773
796

4,063
4,199
4,077
3,999

1,643
1,909
1,670
1,300

5,968
8,178
10,698
12,199

7,430
8,377
8,712
8,894

550
634
565
553

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,072
2,148
2,480
2,779
2,849
2,814

381
336
395
428
435
492

1,691
1,812
2,085
2,351
2,414
2,322

2,047
2,164
2,507
2,843
2,820
2,739

340
322
389
443
456
459

1,707
1,842
2,118
2,400
2,364
2,280

5,137
5,123
5,064
5,000
5,052
5,124

858
874
842
827
806
836

4,279
4,249
4,222
4,173
4,246
4,288

86
112
233
130
113
125

337
377
536
571
589
671

657
508
728
635
598
674

497
443
543
567
462
509

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,797
2,914
2,986
3,147
2,530
2,500

471
511
489
511
498
446

2,326
2,403
2,497
2,636
2,032
2,054

2,820
2,851
3,061
3,097
2,689
2,647

444
505
510
516
514
433

2,376
2,346
2,551
2,581
2,175
2,214

5,101
5,165
5,090
5,140
4,982
4,938

863
870
849
844
829
875

4,238
4,295
4,241
4,296
4,153
4,063

155
151
142
126
131
131

677
431
422
388
415
552

682
551
724
693
642
559

581
532
549
551
592
550

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,821
2,804
3,144
3,209
2,960
2,949

451
513
512
544
559
542

2,370
2,291
2,632
2,665
2,401
2,407

2,762
2,790
3,107
3,155
2,944
3,150

463
521
521
556
571
536

2,299
2,269
2,586
2,599
2,373
2,614

4,894
4,926
4,963
5,016
5,123
4,922

831
823
814
801
789
795

4,063
4,103
4,149
4,215
4,334
4,127

132
147
139
161
156
152

477
527
627
701
669
573

718
657
757
755
586
756

598
633
645
639
606
685

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,963
3,265
3,226
3,305
2,972
2,921

509
568
524
550
496
428

2,454.
2,697
2,702
2,755
2,476
2,493

3,122
3,234
3,167
3,167
2,911
2,951

497
570
507
525
510
426

2,625
2,664
2,660
2,642
2,401
2,525

4,763
4,794
4,854
4,991
5,062
5,086

807
805
823
847
843
887

3,956
3,989
4,031
4,144
4,219
4,199

254
153
165
160
140
150

890
680
781
715
759
779

664
700
693
722
673
696

652
607
633
622
618
634

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,822
2,930
3,388
3,260
3,253
3,160

370
460
532
536
545
575

2,452
2,470
2,856
2,724
2,708
2,585

2,683
2,873
3,362
3,364
3,314
3,387

385
478
543
575
548
590

2,298
2,395
2,819
2,789
2,766
2,797'

5,171
5,228
5,325
5,197
5,133
4,964

830
812
867
802
796
781

4,341
4,416
4,458
4,395
4,337
4,183

144
147
169
142
167
150

691
721
906
890
996
999

701
700
801
761
753
777

639
638
675
622
573
634

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,975
3,290
3,368
3,268
2,839
2,944

507
583
526
552
487
456

2,468
2,707
2,842
2,734
2,352
2,488

3,077
3,358
3,296
3,269
2,859
2,983

492
583
516
576
496
455

2,585
2,775
2,780
2,693
2,363
2,528

4,854
4,787
4,859
4,876
4,855
4,850

788
789
799
775
765
773

4,066
3,998
4,060
4,101
4,090
4,077

116
156
128
99
108
142

934
920
938
858
956
911

558
742
688
754
661
816

547
574
502
495
513
565

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

2,843
2,904
3,222
3,127
3,203
3,333

442
430
497
571
546
574

2,401
2,474
2,725
2,556
2,657
2,759

2,699
2,741
3,158
3,133
3,355
3,548

426
456
511
574
583
600

2,273
2,285
2,647
2,559
2,772
2,948

4,963
5,128
5,201
5,190
5,038
4,877

787
76J
749
752
715
687

4,176
4,365
4,452
4,438
4,323
4,190

72
94
110
125
212
118

865
840
939
915
1,173
1,117

735
709
843
754
804
833

607
586
649
679
706
614

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

2,988
3,263
3,285
3,333
3,102
2,931

597
591
580
629
618
595

2,391
2,672
2,705
2,704
2,484
2,336

3,156
3,357
3,250
3,262
3,116
2,907

574
567
577
601
600
572

2,582
2,790
2,673
2,661
2,516
2,335

4,705
4,632
4,669
4,740
4,731
4,795

706
732
737
765
783
796

3,999
3,900
3,932
3,975
3,948
3,999

93
88
94
96
96
100

1,194
1,119
1,014
1,091
979
954

719
637
776
739
629
716

631
548
610
612
526
553

1964.
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

. .

8

1975
1976
1977

8

8

1978.

8

8

8

8

8

8

25,711
29,343
30,987
8
30,899

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

LUMBER AND PRODUCTS-SOFTWOODS-Con.
SOUTHERN PINE 4

DOUG LAS FIR
Price,
producer ^

Exports 2

YEAR AND
MONTH

1

Production

1

Shipments

Stocks
(gross),
mill, end
of period1

Total
sawmill
products

Sawed
timber

Boards,
planks,
scantlings,
etc.

New

Unfilled,
end of
period

Dollars per M
board feet

Thousands of board feet

Millions of board feet

Dimension,
construction, dried,
2"x4", R.L.

Orders

Production

Shipments

Stocks
(gross),
mill and
concentration
yards, end
of period

Exports,
total
sawmill
products 2

Thous. of
bd. feet

Millions of board feet

1947
1948
1949

8,834
9,265
9,007

8,690
8,917
9,004

582
907
911

730,436
324,114
5329,079

212,147
81,580
599,807

518,289
242,534
229,272

9,296
8,555
8,260

501
332
253

9,473
9,110
8,259

9,369
8,724
8,339

1,317
1,703
1,473

192,918
103,933
110,342

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

9,972
9,673
10,173
9,558
9,252

10,065
9,566
10,149
9,492
9,403

817
924
947
1,014
922

214,254
493,072
6338,631
278,870
325,564

74,022
151,325
119,883
124,216
118,054

140,232
341,747
6218,748
154,654
207,510

10,153
9,385
8,571
7,074
7,599

361
310
295
202
239

9,939
8,495
8,572
7,581
7,332

10,045
8,436
8,586
7,167
7,562

1,317
1,326
1,262
1,626
1,346

106,080
143,443
100,334
74,285
80,833

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

9,622
8,759
7,922
8,410
9,082

9,541
8,733
8,004
8,436
8,995

1,003
1,029
947
921
1,007

370,965
324,372
349,555
237,874
298,860

190,138
181,569
185,396
110,293
164,806

180,827
142,803
164,159
127,581
134,054

7,353
7,441
6,627
6,574
6,740

217
158
144
173
179

7,360
7,740
6,619
6,420
6,716

7,375
7,500
6,641
6,545
6,734

1,281
1,471
1,399
1,224
1,156

88,047
85,213
91,573
78,275
78,338

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

8,046
7,709
7,914
8,093
8,578

8,031
7,700
8,009
8,081
8,450

1,023
1,114
937
949
1,077

380,773
273,273
315,605
366,651
368,982

201,811
124,847
116,117
138,357
136,107

178,962
148,426
199,488
228,294
232,875

78.690
78.645
79.915
81.139

5,289
5,703
5,744
6,137
6,414

165
185
225
256
281

5,660
5,622
5,740
6,055
6,414

5,303
5,683
5,704
6,106
6,389

1,463
1,352
1,388
1,337
1,362

93,532
69,926
75,900
76,973
102,684

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

8,422
8,012
7,617
8,130
7,632

8,445
8,026
7,700
8,116
7,593

1,054
1,040
957
971
1,010

445,119
401,358
388,275
403,157
359,382

111,158
110,443
112,877
102,263
88,080

333,961
290,465
275,398
300,894
271,302

82.159
85.617
85.539
107.853
113.519

6,988
6,374
6,477
7,176
6,934

366
274
307
422
324

6,628
6,609
6,511
6,901
7,243

6,903
6,466
6,444
7,061
7,032

1,087
1,230
1,297
1,.137
1,348

100,581
99,202
87,436
90,477
75,687

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

7,475
8,283
8,983
9,074
7,777

7,427
8,398
9,191
8,874
7,730

1,058
943
735
935
982

379,789
328,793
405,332
637,430
598,138

87,410
88,318
111,374
175,509
158,104

292,379
240,475
293,958
461,921
440,034

92.221
117.682
144.267
181.861
158.842

7,084
7,942
8,086
7,745
6,699

373
421
435
405
344

7,063
7,734
7,884
7,895
6,921

7,035
7,894
8,072
7,775
6,760

1,376
1,216
1,028
1,148
1,309

78,418
64,923
64,456
94,346
76,276

1975
1976
1977
1978

7,134
8,322
8,796
8,845

7,196
8,293
8,781
8,906

920
949
964
903

505,118
601,728
488,346
478,478

125,412
179,961
129,275
119,253

397,706
421,767
359,071
359,225

158.875
191.242
230.381
253.394

7,251
7,490
8,278
8,229

453
443
470
505

6,967
7,598
8,239
8,267

7,142
7,500
8,305
8,264

1,134
1,232
1,166
1,169

67,502
140,386
157,806
152,121

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June . . . . . .

534
550
608
599
684
654

476
562
628
611
703
627

1,040
1,028
1,008
996
977
1,004

23,965
30,292
45,410
52,366
31,792
37,576

7,318
5,414
11,451
13,985
7,804
10,943

16,647
24,878
33,959
38,381
23,988
26,633

138.405
146.902
147.294
156.604
169.667
161.538

546
511
599
629
533
569

373
383
431
427
403
401

466
460
549
615
606
586

517
501
551
633
557
571

1,258
1,217
1,215
1,197
1,246
1,261

4,220
3,509
3,115
7,593
5,244
5,175

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

590
619
715
688
548
549

610
600
707
691
601
601

984
1,003
1,011
1,008
955
920

53,401
54,867
43,902
35,304
45,961
50,282

10,705
15,340
12,908
8,936
9,675
10,933

42,696
39,527
30,994
26,368
36,286
39,349

165.473
169.765
166.786
160.093
157.564
166.404

627
647
583
709
638
620

391
408
381
378
405
453

615
609
599
700
584
538

637
630
610
712
611
572

1,239
1,218
1,207
1,195
1,168
1,134

6,414
3,930
7,595
4,699
7,445
9,591

1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

707
662
753
753
658
633

670
622
745
761
619
677

957
997
1,005
997
1,036
992

48,040
40,564
38,414
62,967
50,296
42,300

20,003
7,500
8,049
28,842
13,698
12,861

28,037
33,064
30,365
34,125
36,598
29,439

175.430
178.291
184.897
180.046
176.057
171.451

593
623
590
615
619
694

453
478
459
460
476
499

636
583
623
634
598
664

593
598
609
614
603
671

1,177
1,162
1,176
1,196
1,191
1,184

8,576
11,346
14,241
10,774
11,160
12,872

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

658
731
656
736
700
675

697
745
667
733
677
680

953
939
928
931
954
949

83,281
47,080
42,268
70,341
30,959
45,218

19,276
10,565
13,210
19,197
8,282
18,478

64,005
36,515
29,058
51,144
22,677
26,740

187.494
195.588
215.081
207.789
204.016
218.765

726
733
632
695
699
660

479
470
418
375
441
443

710
743
716
761
656
663

746
742
684
738
633
658

1,148
1,149
1,181
1,204
1,227
1,232

9,322
11,438
11,361
9,114
12,833
17,349

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

751
715
775
777
768
684

696
701
764
814
802
716

1,004
1,018
1,029
992
958
926

41,515
37,057
64,808
38,380
53,116
43,197

10,362
12,980
7,722
8,350
16,398
12,480

31,153
24,077
57,086
30,030
36,718
30,717

228.379
225.498
232.093
226.047
225.420
213.787

587
735
790
790
757
838

416
499
495
505
509
562

651
702
787
778
729
728

614
652
794
780
753
785

1,269
1,319
1,312
1,310
1,286
1 229

9,455
16,361
13,413
17,548
14,938
18,473

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

624
711
805
779
637
770

645
715
760
761
643
764

905
901
946
964
958
964

34,371
35,361
29,514
24,985
27,721
50,659

13,251
11,095
8,402
8,126
5,742
6,705

21,120
24,266
21,112
16,859
21,979
43,954

230.927
242.51 1
256.917
237.268
218.030
227.703

707
798
646
739
667
637

523
524
447
434
466
470

708
759
742
764
629
621

746
797
723
752
635
633

1,191
1,153
1,172
1,184
1,178
1,166

9,194
15,682
14,242
9,272
10,223
9,005

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

762
803
805
738
738
809

693
730
780
724
777
925

1,033
1,106
1,131
1,145
1,106
990

28,372
38,731
52,390
37,344
51,516
50,046

4,897
9,254
16,682
9,908
15,580
18,993

23,475
29,477
35,708
27,436
35,936
31,053

238.081
241.805
246.284
238.483
238.434
245.284

624
591
790
767
761
696

500
495
552
563
588
552

608
622
728
730
735
728

594
596
733
756
736
732

1,180
1,206
1,210
1,175
1,174
1,170

14,712
9,784
14,492
14,920
12,506
15,495

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

614
678
731
783
701
683

702
720
714
737
715
689

902
860
877
923
909
903

47,465
29,532
35,038
38,572
34,028
35,444

3,738
7,026
10,869
7,566
7,307
7,433

43,727
22,506
24,169
31,006
26,721
28,01 1

245.000
272.058
274.743
266.658
271.509
262.395

668
769
671
738
626
618

544
561
541
542
510
505

669
733
688
737
663
646

676
752
691
737
658
623

1,163
1,144
1,141
1,141
1,146
1,169

8,991
10,324
12,161
10,467
15,751
12,518

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




133

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

LUMBER AND PRODUCTS-SOFTWOODS AND HARDWOOD FLOORING
HARDWOOD FLOORING

SOFTWOODS
Southern pine J
Orders3

Prices, producer2

Orders

YEAR AND
MONTH
Boards, No. 2
and better,
1"x6", R.L

Oak flooring 5

Western pine

Flooring, C
and better,
F.G., 1"x4",
S.L

Production ^
New

Unfilled,
end of
period

Shipments3

Stocks
(gross), mill,
end of
periods

1947
1948
1949

84.8
90.9
77.1

104.3
96.2

6,707
7,079
6,800

526
638
767

6,610
7,224
6,660

6,433
6,768
6,702

1,217
1,686
1,644

55.43
71.01
62.89

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

91.4
98.3
98.9
96.9
91.0

100.0
103.8
104.7
105.4
101.9

8,081
7,061
7,523
7,688
8,244

770
332
354
342
439

7,687
7,440
7,362
7,881
7,983

7,911
7,103
7,449
7,672
8,094

1,372
1,686
1,565
1,754
1,623

71.27
82.78
81.82
79.86
71.08

97.1

101,3

100.4
102.7

95.6
94.8
99.5

97.9
92.9
92.1

8,734
8,202
8,139
8,627
9,864

418
365
360
439
423

8,818
9,030
8,050
8,508
9,924

8,776
8,732
8,144
8,548
9,897

1,645
1,923
1,829
1,789
1,816

1964

95.7
89.6
90.0
89.4
89.6

91.9
89.9
89.2
89.8
89.9

8,885
9,162
9,595
9,409
9,918

330
313
359
347
463

9,168
9,054
9,463
9,308
9,932

8,981
9,181
9,560
9,408
9,802

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

91.1

91.6

101.5
100.0
115.0
127.5

100.2
100.0
106.6
119.8

10,007
10,060
10,045
10,424
9,285

535
427
557
539
364

9,858
10,102
9,694
10,393
9,691

122.9
132.8
140.8
186.2
229.2

9,190
10,299
10,756
10,456
8,788

334
362
555
556
392

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

,

1960
1961
1962

1963. .

91.2

New

Dollars per
M bd. ft.

Minions of board feet

Index, 1967= 100

Price,
producer,
Ponderosa,
boards.
No. 3,
1"x 12",
R.L. 4

Unfilled,
end of
period

Production

Shipments

Stocks
(gross), mill,
end of
period

Thousands of board feet

51,135
34,730
61,488

624,725
832,188
788,787

606,653
794,706
785,350

16,086
49,230
47,149

1,008,947
887,927
935,956
923,906
1,095,590

68,155
53,002
56,093
47,688
65,157

1,016,504
987,470
957,567
956,958
1,095,168

1,025,762
936,620
957,647
961,797
1,090,191

33,489
82,087
76,738
64,149
57,375

78.13
77.96
6 71.09
68.70
778.41

1,188,781
1,020,313
902,309
872,891
979,342

61,168
29,630
34,277
33,271
37,057

1,220,204
1,120,621
908,831
887,369
994,348

1,207,164
1,070,360
904,123
883,139
981,874

62,545
106,574
96,978
88,261
85,345

2,003
1,876
1,779
1,679
1,809

74.95
69.45
67.43
67.42
65.49

827,454
770,269
788,580
819,750
819,637

26,382
27,284
29,400
36,945
35,623

878,931
785,812
780,353
832,087
842,279

847,388
785,114
791,074
829,527
824,166

106,776
94,664
48,542
46,650
54,482

9,935
10,168
9,915
10,442
9,460

1,732
1,666
1,445
1,396
1,627

67.42
69.39
71.95
87.72
107.18

818,388
618,090
547,048
495,538
380,629

64,294
26,002
20,112
23,858
11,963

778,686
685,648
551,220
459,286
393,107

783,299
654,368
552,218
485,098
387,778

35,389
58,265
57,884
23,505
29,572

9,227
10,019
10,395
10,564
8,973

9,220
10,271
10,563
10,455
8,952

1,634
1,382
1,214
1,323
1,344

83.79
96.44
130.91
179.62
151.38

304,436
323,301
268,194
178,348
108,312

9,139
8,149
11,648
5,146
2,518

315,189
306,603
244,787
188,011
123,858

306,736
320,921
261,147
184,573
108,459

33,346
21,953
6,634
8,203
19,230

104,194
1 14,500
112,823
108,634

4,520
4,245
7,949
9,190

93,816
104,472
109,753
104,690

98,775
109,314
109,956
106,296

12,470
8,895
6,174
2,704

590,52?'
753,107
796,183

1971. .
1972 ,
1973 .
1974 .

107.9
133.7
154.7
198.2
188.4

1975
1976
1977
1978

166.6
207.5
271.0
329.9

226.9
233.6
250.2
276.9

8,665
9,760
10,331
9,946

538
554
590
469

8,445
9,789
10,309
10,033

8,519
9,744
10,295
10,067

1,270
1,315
1,329
1,295

143.97
184.31
231.53
10
258.44

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

144.7
147.9
150.8
160.5
174.0
174.7

228.5
228.5
230.7
230.7
231.8
230.7

587
507
663
720
748

471
441
496
523
470
484

465
505
612
753
794
735

508
537
608
764
773
734

1,301
1,269
1,273
1,262
1,283
1,284

126.78
132.83
150.35
154.31
173.62
170.71

8,517
9,879
8,559
9,121
8,037
7,580

2,768
4,559
4,900
4,502
3,819
3,241

7,614
6,557
7,096
8,860
8,528
8,025

7,871
8,088
8,218
9,388
8,254
8,077

18,970
17,439
16,254
15,438
15,712
14,931

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . , .
November . .
December . .

174.5
170.8
171.5
171.4
176.5
182.0

225.2
225.2
225.2
220.9
222.0
223.0

869
740
936
838
725
743

546
513
560
542
559
538

805
823
852
895
654
706

807
773
889
856
708
764

1,282
1,332
1,295
1,334
1,280
1,270

145.95
141.17
131.78
128.87
127.30

8,604
9,328
8,048
9,447
8,276
8,798

2,867
2,587
2,957
3,310
4,404
4,520

9,216
8,435
7,864
8,472
6,188
6,961

8,216
8,985
7,448
8,715
7,238
8,277

15,931
15,381
15,797
15,736
14,686
12,470

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

190.5
198.6
217.7
217.7
219.7
222.4

227.4
228.5
231.8
231.8
231.8
231.8

720
692
791
812
791
997

584
578
530
522
502
598

673
692
857
890
824
789

674
698
839
820
811
901

1,269
1,263
1,281
1,351
1,364
1,252

154.01
177.50
198.52
209.92
189.73
165.91

12,571
8,450
8,205
9,751
9,409
10,116

6,737
5,382
4,641
5,166
5,726
4,893

8,041
8,372
9,535
8,722
7,905
8,306

10,354
9,174
8,163
8,559
8,981
8,691

10,157
9,626
10,998
11,161
9,811
9,564

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

225.1
236.3
245.1
246.0
244.3
246.1

233.3
235.1
237.3
237.7
238.4
238.4

824
776
934
825
812
786

582
546
535
555
604
554

774
856
959
872
781
822

840
812
945
805
763
836

1,186
1,230
1,244
1,311
1,329
1,315

161.57
168.63
182.50
198.68
198.57
206.15

10,751
10,768
9,723
8,203
8,014
8,539

4,956
5,924
5,559
5,194
4,401
4,245

8,107
8,941
9,836
9,622
8,326
8,759

10,400
9,974
10,088
8,566
8,290
8,074

7,909
6,229
6,416
7,472
7,121
8,895

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

249.2
247.8
252.4
258.5
259.9
263.7

238.4
238.4
240.5
242.7
243.8
246.0

687
758
947
830
834
1,042

550
555
590
577
540
639

752
773
938
842
899
862

691
753
912
843
871
943

1,376
1,396
1,422
1,421
1,449
1,368

227.16
232.18
245.58
251.21
239.98
216.44

9,292
7,416
11,791
10,066
7,603
9,400

5,100
4,994
6,250
6,995
5,342
5,621

7,763
7,871
9,766
9,401
9,108
9,476

8,497
7,522
10,535
9,321
9,256
9,081

8,106
8,455
7,686
7,239
7,091
6,095

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

275.9
284.2
287.9
288.6
290.6
294.3

251.5
254.8
259.1
260.2
262.4
264.6

846
933
908
870
811
865

605
607
554
563
557
590

844
916
966
883
813
821

880
931
961
861
817
832

1,332
1,317
1,322
1,344
1,340
1,329

219.96
232.57
236.48
235.28
215.40
226.17

9,643
11,141
9,408
9,115
9,827
8,121

7,027
7,617
7,298
6,378
6,805
7,949

8,286
9,983
10,090
9,680
9,255
9,074

8,741
10,551
9,727
10,035
9,405
7,285

5,640
5,072
5,435
5,080
4,930
6,174

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

299.7
305.5
313.6
321.5
329.7
331.5

267.9
269.9
272.4
271.2
274.4
274.4

699
755
853
742
881
877

567
618
636
596
546
526

753
768
882
800
876
853

722
704
835
782
931
897

1,360
1,424
1,471
1,489
1,434
1,390

247.58
263.85
264.90
267.57
240.07
251.25

9,763
8,602
10,787
9,481
9,349
9,348

8,940
9,076
10,433
10,714
11,562
10,224

7,945
7,966
9,942
8,993
8,826
9,087

8,772
8,466
9,430
9,200
8,536
10,095

5,347
4,847
5,359
5,152
5,442
3,951

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

333.6
337.7
344.5
346.4
347.1
347.8

276.6
280.6
282.1
283.8
284.3
285.4

857
893
984
911
717
777

544
506
545
545
462
469

796
912
939
908
786
760

839
931
945
911
800
770

1,347
1,328
1,322
1,319
1,305
1,295

232.33
236.92
254.23
267.17

8,545
10,467
7,852
9,817
8,297
6,326

11,355
11,401
10,555
11,002
9,620
9,190

7,158
9,869
8,798
8,870
9,373
7,953

7,414
10,421
8,698
9,370
8,679
7,215

3,695
3,143
3,159
2,659
3,353
2,704

1970

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

8

79.1

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




9

317.01

134

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-IRON AND STEEL
EXPORTS l

STEEL SCRAP, NO. 1
HEAVY MELTING 4

IRON AND STEEL SCRAP 3

IMPORTS 1

Prices

YEAR AND
MONTH

Steel mill
products

Scrap2

Steel mill
products

Pig iron

Scrap

Pig iron

Production

Receipts, net

Consumption

Stocks, end
of period

Thousands oi short tons

Composite

Pittsburgh
district

Dollars per long ton

1947
1948
1949

5,919
3,950
4,344

194
244
299

11
7
81

32
148
291

71
481
1,150

33
219
100

1950.
1951
1952.
1953
1954

2,639
3,137
4,005
2,991
2,792

217
2231
342
304
1,683

7
7
14
19
10

1,014
2,177
1,201
1,703
771

785
417
154
174
239

796
1,067
374
627
318

40,808
36,867
43,821
35,697

1955
1956
1957.
1958
1959.

4,061
4,348
5,348
2,823
1,677

5,155
6,422
6,744
2,924
4,937

35
269
882
103
10

973
1,341
1,155
1,707
4,396

229
256
239
333
309

308
342
235
216
710

1960.
1961
1962.
1963
1964

2,977
1,990
2,013
2,224
3,442

7,181
9,714
5,113
6,364
7,881

112
416
154
70
176

3,359
3,163
4,100
8
5,446
6,440

178
268
262
8222
299

60,864
64,964
54,338

4,431
6,458
5,641

36. 30
41,33
32.07

34,866
34,693
33,556
25,855

68,901
76,728
69,023
77,131
61,354

5,420
4.366
6,902
7,149
7,349

39.26
45.18
44.00
41.08
29.83

45,501
43,676
43,996
33,714
37,418

35,735
36,846
31,086
23,291
29,043

81,375
80,315
73,549
56,360
66,062

7,210
7,416
8,949
9,594
9,993

37.28
39.23

40.54
53.50
47.67
5
38.00
40.00

338
384
508
8
659
751

39,632
38,475
40,645
44,655
52,262

26,095
25,305
25,284
29,432
31,831

66,469
64,327
66,160
74,621
84,626

9,288
8,824
8,471
7,945
7,427

32.95
36.64
28.12
26.78
32.77

33.00
35.00
29.00
27.00
35.00

235
464
286
327
412

916
1,252
631
799
417

55,213
55,463
52,312
53,545
56,287

35,804
36,671
32,654
33,587
36,929

90,359
91,583
85,361
87,060
94,816

7,638
8,193
7,793
7,882
6,552

33.36
29.95
27.52
25.06
29.76

35.00
31.00
27.00
27.00
32.00

301
283
312
349
201

9

249
306
637
446
342

52,575
49,194
51,184
57,801
55,250

34,148
34,208
41,670
44,711
51,335

85,559
82,567
93,371
103,606
3
105,483

7,668
8,494
8,169
7,086
8,408

40.72
33.19
34.65
55.95
106.22

42.00
36.80
38.00
57.40
104.20

82,331
89,914
92,090
99,133

8,766
9,988
9,360
8,313

70.83
73.62
55.99
73.84

72.50
79.10
80.35
78.29

3

8,362
7,785
8,169
7,488
6,879
6,324

7,916
7,597
7,431
7,5597,920
8,279

76.98
81.13
80.47
82.06
82.35
68.61

81.00
83.50
84.50
81.50
82.50
69.00

6

7
7

2,496
1,724
1,685
2,170
5,229

8

8

28
12
7
11
44

10,383
10,753
11,455
17,960
14,034

1970
1971
1972.
1973.
1974.

7,062
2,827
2,873
4,052
5,833

10,365
6,256
7,383
11,256
8,696

310
34
15
15
101

13,364
18,304
17,681
15,150
15,970

1975.
1976.
1977.
1978

2,953
2,654
2,003
2,508

9,608
8,120
6,175
9,278

60
57
51
51

12,012
14,284
19,307
21,134

305
507
625
794

478
415
373
655

46,042
50,035
49,523
51,960

36,753
41,144
47,873
51,804

January
February
March
April .
May
June

289
257
282
270
268
256

720
685
779
871
1,065
1,005

2
7
10
13
6
4

1,804
1,192
1,153
959
856
927

15
10
15
24
22
49

62
24
34
91
45
7

4,337
4,087
4,376
4,231
4,000
3,664

3,595
3,344
3,635
3,428
3,219
3,008

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

264
271
202
228
185
182

843
809
771
657
757
646

2
2
3
4
4
3

805
748
697
818
903
1,153

48
18
29
26
17
34

31
26
26
52
51
31

3,411
3,581
3,792
3,912
3,388
3,505

2,443
2,421
3,017
3,292
2,808
2,725

5,748
6,135
6,703
6,815
6,212
6,133

8,403
8,243
8,415
8,791
8,792
8,860

56.04
64.89
74.34
63.54
59.12
60.42

56.50
65.50
77.50
63.00
61.50
64.00

January
February . . .
March
April
May
June

150
177
212
229
265
232

676
654
600
743
836
671

6
4
4
6
5
7

1,007
966
1,034
948
1,071
1,354

72
22
28
47
27
57

42
41
31
16
22
39

3,758
3,818
4,418
4,407
4,475
4,596

2,836
3,205
3,951
3,910
3,935
3,864

6,836
6,904
8,131
8,057
8,388
8,172

8,489
8,581
8,828
9,087
9,109
9,381

65.14
72.09
80.98
87.75
80.42
78.50

74.50
80.50
86.00
93.00
83.50
82.00

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

318
280
193
183
186
228

769
631
709
644
554
634

3
3
3
4
6
6

1,190
1,201
1,283
1,268
1,597
1,364

68
49
28
26
50
33

42
17
55
22
23
64

4,314
4,407
4,291
4,113
3,786
3,661

3,375
3,520
3,225
3,247
3,090
2,940

7,402
7,647
7,508
7,345
6,873
6,508

9,652
9,918
9,918
9,928
9,890
9,988

85.10
78.64
69.88
61.69
60.02
63.22

91.00
85.00
73.50
67.50
64.00
69.00

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
June .

162
205
202
233
178
151

511
465
532
449
524
654

4
3
11
4
10
6

1,121
1,002
1,175
1,115
1,817
1,819

55
53
62
80
43
41

6
20
17
14
36
58

3,497
3,591
4,436
4,333
4,571
4,570

3,338
3,567
4,393
4,340
4,456
3,961

6,735
6,663
8,255
8,107
8,570
8,507

9,723
9,828
9,864
9,908
9,720
10,625

67.03
68.76
73.66
74.03
68.00
63.32

74.00
74.00
76.00
75.50
70.50
67.50

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

136
143
171
125
148
149

594
438
598
474
462
475

4
3
3
2
2
1

1,582
1,831
2,057
1,762
1,938
2,087

35
67
62
40
39
50

22
19
25
54
48
53

3,961
4,207
4,187
4,244
3,962
3,968

3,961
4,051
4,035
4,093
3,709
3,729

7,527
7,734
7,605
7,985
7,430
7,368

10,553
9,760
9,917
9,734
9,412
9,360

1° 60.47
60.65
59.53
51.77
47.17
56.34

67.00
66.50
64.00
56.00
51.00
61.50

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

160
208
191
205
255
271

642
444
628
695
821
786

1
1
5
1
1

1,538
2,220
1,988
2,175
1,511
1,360

53
46
71
45
127
55

44
7
61
35
38
99

3,824
3,714
4,730
4,477
4,581
4,605

3,679
3,868
4,396
4,265
4,851
4,509

7,541
7,374
8,347
8,488
8,938
8,579

8,923
8,797
9,017
8,779
8,738
8,747

66.04
68.94
71.90
75.42
71.46
71.38

73.00
74.50
77.00
80.50
75.50
75.00

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

174
208
174
218
194
248

756
777
834
977
974
944

5
7
1
11
8
11

1,785
1,870
1,584
1,715
2,016
1,372

77
71
70
51
67
60

42
78
88
41
75
48

4,070
4,565
4,426
4,699
4,442
4,323

4,144
4,426
4,186
4,443
4,342
4,239

7,659
8,279
8,338
8,918
8,397
8,300

8,865
9,018
8,808
8,536
8,458
8,313

76.00
75.40
72.81
71.67
79.05
85.95

82.50
78.50
75.50
75.50
83.50
88.50

8

1965.
1966
1967.
1968.
1969

1975:

1976:

1977:

May

1978:

6,170
5,858
7,635
6,572
9,176

(11)

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




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BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-IRON AND STEEL-Con.
IRON ORE (OPERATIONS IN ALL U.S. DISTRICTS)

PIG I RON

U.S. and foreign ores and ore agglomerates

YEAR AND
MONTH

Mine
production *

Shipments
from
mines 1

At iron and steel
plants 3

MANGANESE
(MANGANESE
CONTENT),
GENERAL
IMPORTS 5

Stocks, end of period

Imports 2
Exports
Receipts

4

Consumption

Total

At
mines l

At
furnace
yards 3

Production *

Thousands of short tons

619
698
648

58,329
60,055
53,413

58,291
60,026
53,447

988
1,606
1,658

902
914
976
1,370
954

64,587
70274
61,313
74,901
57,966

64,943
71,414
61,551
74,708
58,662

1,800
1,751
1,964
2,798
2,536

77,051
75,286
78,561
57,308
60,322

77,216
74,996
76,354
57,263
61,772

2,289
2,355
3,817
3,964
2,979

1,190
1,035
943
81,004
1,032

66,672
64,718
65,722
71,917
85,601

66,626
65,798
66,595
72,689
86,382

3,770
3,183
3,067
2,806
2,464

2,494
2,707
2,987
2,797
2,648

1,272
1,293
1,086
953
1,124

88,185
91,500
86,984
88,780
95,017

88,946
91,770
87,371
89,953
94,635

2,330
2,968
2,842
2,342
1,723

52,781
57,738
50,061
45,990
45,247

3,403
3,424
2,612
3,039
3,272

990
1,019
934
916
851

91,435
81,299
88,942
100,837
95,670

90,126
81,215
89,140
99,821
96,792

2,082
1,779
1,660
1,215
763

12,299
14,026
14,140
12,469

52,231
56,246
42,271
39,301

4,614
4,763
2,974
3,569

1,033
1,053
884
842

9

79,638
86,929
82,017
88,384

1,435
1,513
1,309
889

56,622
54,949
52,877
52,299
56,655
57,594

10,536
13,422
16,809
17,444
17,919
14,299

42,789
38,468
33,480
32,644
36,450
40,527

3,297
3,059
2,588
2,211
2,286
2,768

79
40
108
138
116
84

7,371
7,135
8,071
7,432
6,990
6,239

7,372
7,248
8,050
7,398
6,915
6,236

709
656
766
828
886
944

232
192
300
395
333
203

61,166
63,855
66,095
66,600
67,265
68,113

12,916
11,723
11,549
10,859
10,786
11,268

45,197
48,676
50,376
51,521
52,133
52,231

3,053
3,456
4,170
4,220
4,346
4,614

77
88
51
112
43
98

5,968
6,031
6,245
6,292
5,981
6,234

5,884
6,049
6,286
6,298
5,958
6,210

1,059
1,120
1,300
1,333
1,387
1,427

8,849
8,923
10,063
9,926
10,753
10,347

1
2
21
200
425
271

66,855
65,351
63,076
61,400
62,608
64,087

14,696
18,418
21,984
22,724
21,853
20,793

47,298
42,485
37,181
35,085
37,296
39,852

4,861
4,448
3,911
3,591
3,459
3,442

101
39
83
68
53
161

6,636
6,754
7,519
7,601
8,116
7,874

6,664
6,812
7,573
7,679
8,163
7,859

1,438
1,452
1,430
1,362
1,329
1,356

13,892
13,873
13,134
11,432
10,053
9,274

10,554
10,269
9,262
8,976
8,205
8,195

541
424
363
160
268
238

65,298
66,643
69,331
71,430
73,240
75,035

18,558
16,399
15,078
14,171
13,460
14,026

43,256
46,959
50,864
53,319
55,167
56,246

3,484
3,292
3,389
3,940
4,613
4,763

45
134
87
75
93
114

7,999
7,751
6,995
6,969
6,382
6,272

7,930
7,702
7,021
6,998
6,402
6,275

1,418
1,501
1,489
1,486
1.491
1,513

2,252
1,184
881
2,051
3,078
4,299

3,471
3,232
4,251
7,058
11,119
12,680

7,873
7,890
9,641
9,667
10,930
10,108

87
2
2
390
393
403

73,533
72,233
70,055
68,485
67,701
68,502

17,117
20,928
24,978
26,220
25,012
23,002

51,843
47,186
41,804
39,195
39,381
41,991

4,573
4,119
3,273
3,070
3,308
3,509

71
53
29
48
121
119

5,985
5,827
7,174
7,382
7,962
7,530

5,984
5,860
7,227
7,396
8,053
7,535

1*530
1,520
1,505
1,526
1,508
1,526

9,616
5,590
2,459
2,579
1,740
4,051

3,520
4,961
4,245
4,083
4,207
3,145

13,174
10,566
7,958
7,351
6,387
7,697

9,436
9,074
8,504
8,685
8,185
8,469

143
348
520
317
733
435

69,691
67,211
65,923
63,523
60,745
59,390

20,247
16,460
15,739
14,695
14,373
14,140

45,793
47,224
46,678
45,344
43,354
42,271

3,651
3,527
3,506
3,484
3,018
2,979

62
87
110
49
21
64

7,008
6,763
6,566
6,636
6,121
6,419

7,001
6,832
6,650
6,753
6,228
6,498

1,564
1,573
1,530
1,419
1,356
1,309

5,104
4,820
6,425
6,034
7,751
7,988

3,871
2,475
2,489
5,299
8,558
8,754

0
1,316
1,643
1,291
2,102
2,182

4,408
4,185
4,639
6,363
10,907
11,448

8,735
8,321
9,048
9,379
10,114
10,216

183
31
20
343
517
411

56,342
54,092
53,084
50,360
49,862
51,887

15,358
17,702
21,687
22,411
21,598
20,968

37,915
33,701
29,195
26,199
26,903
28,127

3,069
2,641
2,202
1,750
1,361
2,792

94
50
113
50
71
55

6,390
5,971
6,894
7,189
7,936
7,754

6,452
6,061
7,013
7,316
7,969
7,770

1,271
1,200
1,108
1,916
997
1,014

7,559
7,593
7,314
7,032
6,546
6,552

9,757
9,779
8,707
8,088
7,667
7,095

3,686
4,488
4,534
1,611
4,015
3,037

11,787
14,658
12,291
12,285
11,524
9,732

9,940
10,137
9,797
10,323
9,954
10,341

576
636
349
264
377
748

51,561
53,791
54,681
55,500
56,432
55,339

18,772
16,461
15,165
14,104
12,982
12,469

29,939
34,349
36,738
38,585
40,049
39,301

2,850
2,981
2,778
2,811
3,401
3,569

82
42
97
62
64
63

7,637
7,518
7,391
7,809
7,533
7,658

7,611
7,527
7,463
7,887
7,594
7,721

1,068
1,080
1,047
983
965
889

1947
1948
1949

93,092
101,003
84,937

93,315
100,822
84,687

4,896
6,109
7,399

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

98,045
116,505
97,918
117,995
78,129

97,764
116,230
97,973
117,822
76,954

8,297
10,148
9,772
11,086
15,793

124,352
102,770
126,601
89,760

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

103,003
97,877
106,148
67,709
60,276

106,258
97,924
104,970
66,959
59,855

23,476
30,424
33,654
27,623
35,627

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

88,784
71,329
71,829
73,599
84,836

83,784
72,949
70,410
74,387
85,184

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

87,439
90,147
84,179
85,865
88,328

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

2,811
2,751
2,425

6,036
6,285
5,334

115,874
100,418
122,481
93,286

2 550
4,329
5,123
4,252
3,146

5,726
5,599
5,528
5,706
7,078

47,105
49,295
53,169
49,182

125,414
122,175
133,138
90,977
91,525

123,929
119,403
124,942
89,781
94,398

4,527
5,508
5,002
3,573
2,967

70,813
72,875
71,874

4,281
5,465
6,776
7,033
7,358

48,399
50,677
58,877
60,265
56,941

4,918
4,558
5,160
5,577
7,575

980
1,112
1,425
1,115
1,087

34,584
25,808
33,435
33,488
42,417

112,756
93,113
97,449
101,502
118,325

102,264
97,712
96,494
104,029
122,197

5,269
4,983
5,898
6,816
6,963

86,292
79,040
81,656
77,490
71,166

12,337
10,335
11,614
11,099
10,241

67,116
62,605
63,613
61,044
57,184

6,839
6,100
6,429
5,347
3,741

84,930
90,824
83,016
82,530
90,583

45,105
46,259
44,627
43,941
40,758

121,964
128,225
119,435
118,581
126,165

125,143
127,694
118,982
120,449
128,550

7,085
7,779
5,944
5,937
5,430

69,158
69,525
71,067
72,070
67,217

12,667
12,160
12,959
16,041
13,566

53,997
54,658
55,121
53,232
51,003

89,760
80,762
75,434
87,669
84,355

87,891
77,692
78,287
90,863
85,112

44,876
40,124
35,761
43,331
48,029

125,107
114,051
112,303
132,905
128,306

123,261
108,966
119,937
137,073
129,077

5,494
3,061
2,095
2,747
2,323

71,500
78,815
67,352
59,905
57,924

15,316
17,653
14,679
10,876
9,405

78,866
79,993
55,750
81,583

75,967
77,216
54,053
83,207

46,743
44,390
37,905
29,924

112,718
117.697
94,944
114,227

106,230
1 14,324
108,462
116,304

2,538
2,913
2,143
3,762

69,144
75,035
59,390
55,339

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,635
5,319
5,823
6,119
8,005
8,023

4,134
2,421
2,437
5,406
8,454
9,455

4,245
2,712
2,975
4,019
4,027
4,738

6,988
5,205
5,684
8,944
12,989
12,583

9,771
9,539
10,672
9,781
9,182
8,531

98
9
95
152
297
232

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,682
7,570
7,471
6,160
5,765
5,801

9,070
8,673
7,645
6,850
5,796
5,277

4,692
3,472
4,534
4,226
3,062
4,039

12,495
11,342
10,118
9,423
8,571
8,375

7,825
7,949
8,419
8,279
7,958
8,326

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,413
5,459
5,859
6,118
7,556
7,846

2,578
1,812
2,292
5,579
8,426
8,910

2,703
1,645
2,022
2,443
4,084
4,554

3,916
4,111
4,690
7,765
12,696
12,862

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,188
7,430
7,416
6,755
6,090
6,134

9,314
9,593
8,739
7,639
6,806
5,528

5,109
5,333
5,057
4,114
3,904
3,422

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

5,642
5,524
6,205
6,084
6,971
7,187

2,220
1,695
2,156
4,824
8,176
9,190

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,677
1,805
1,763
1,548
1,450
3,843

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

Stocks,
end of
period ?

At U.S.
docks 3

Thousands of long tons

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

Consumption 1

Footnotes giving sourt i of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




6

79,923
86,870
81,328
87,679
9

136

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEy OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-IRON AND STEEL-Con.
PIG IRON

I RON PRODUCTS

STEEL, RAW AND SEMIFINISHED
3

2

YEAR AND
MONTH
Price

Gray and ductile ron

Orders,
unfilled,
for sale,
end of
period

Total

Production

Malleable iron

Shipments

Shipments

Shipments

Orders,
unfilled,
for sale,
end of
period

For sale

Steel castings2

Steel, raw

Castings
Basic
(furnace)l

Total
Total

For sale

Rate of
capability
utilization

Orders,
unfilled,
for sale,
end of
period

Total

For sale

*
Dollars
per net
ton

Thousands of short tons

Percent

Thousands of short tons

1948
1949

30.31
439.53
41.07

2,826
2,346
931

12,753
13,207
11,050

7,314
7,381
5,787

206
143
64

899
941
723

514
527
373

84,894
88,640
77,978

494
360
124

1,633
1,779
1,260

1,215
1,360
890

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

41.97
46.43
47.36
49.33
50.00

2,142
1,847
1,316
940
745

13,725
14,989
12,869
13,708
11,532

7,324
8,453
7,372
7,495
6,323

222
215
173
98
85

942
1,085
926
971
822

537
656
573
579
462

96,836
105,200
93,168
111,610
88,312

570
846
719
278
179

1,481
2,050
1,928
1,834
1,184

1,085
1,507
1,476
1,400
878

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

51.12
54.17
57.85
58.93
58.93

1,074
920
676
607
847

14,838
13,861
12,665
10,358
12,308

7,967
7,960
6,876
5,849
6,994

123
92
75
66
94

1,105
952
863
661
916

653
558
520
384
557

117,036
115,216
112,715
85,255'
93,446

475
522
327
214
306

1,531
1,932
1,766
1,121
1,413

1,167
1,512
1,360
857
1,113

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

58.93
58.93
58.48
56.25
56,25

553
672
693
719
855

11,594
10,824
11,553
12,764
14,316

6,403
6,176
6,324
7,089
8,132

55
66
82
88
122

821
723
868
933
1,001

467
428
506
523
589

99,282
98,014
98,328
109,261
127,076

163
169
181
262
337

1,392
1,217
1,423
1,504
1,835

1,072
937
1,116
1,197
1,471

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

56.25
56.25
56.25
56.25
57.14

882
962
913
923
1,091

15,713
15,716
14,329
15,130
15,933

9,171
8,927
8,128
8,715
9,185

174
182
120
137
117

1,136
1,131
1,041
1,007
1,172

648
688
614
583
672

131,462
134,101
127,213
131,462
141,262

436
591
293
371
446

1,961
2,155
1,857
1,730
1,897

1,570
1,792
1,556
1,435
1,580

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

61.84
67.70
571.38
75.24
122.61

888
835
1,140
1,666
1,416

13,945
13,839
15,302
17,047
15,661

8,173
7,606
8,190
9,008
8,663

78
88
96
147
133

852
882
961
1,031
912

521
506
579
616
553

131,514
120,443
133,241
150,799
145,720

321
280
317
929
1,527

1,724
1,579
1,584
1,894
2,091

1,416
1,282
1,296
1,566
1,737

181.76
182.33
183.11
196.00

991
832
958
961

12,407
14,168
15,107
15,579

6,397
6,859
7,285
7,910

64
56
65
66

729
848
829
817

431
491
458
447

116,642
128,000
125,333
137,031

748
431
451
800

1,974
1,804
1,677
1,854

1,622
1,513
1,447
1,640

179.88
179.88
179.88
182.38
182.38
182.38

1,461
1,376
1,391
1,244
1,134
1,091

1,073
993
1,081
1,141
1,045
1,017

571
531
564
572
532
509

116
112
103
91
87
81

66
59
55
63
61
61

37
33
35
37
36
35

11,584
10,862
11,980
10,667
9,864
8,744

93.8
93.4
84.9
75.9
69.6

1,498
1,424
1,295
1,232
1,133
1,081

197
164
184
186
177
169

172
138
149
150
141
134

182.38
182.38
182.38
182.38
182.38
182.38

1,104
1,096
1,004
969
899
991

856
969
1,103
1,198
1,000
931

457
524
574
609
494
460

80
81
72
72
68
64

50
57
66
73
59
59

29
36
39
44
35
35

8,371
8,648
9,295
9,214
8,709
8,846

65.1
67.3
74.7
69.0
67.4
66.2

1,034
957
881
831
786
748

134
128
164
180
148
145

108
105
131
147
122
125

182.38
182.38
182.38
182.38
182.38
182.25

956
902
880
848
853
860

1,060
1,122
1,313
1,257
1,242
1,325

496
523
645
591
599
651

66
71
69
68
73
75

65
67
84
79
75
76

38
37
47
47
44
45

9,835
9,907
11,294
11,439
12,136
11,605

74.4
80.1
85.4
88.4
90.8
89.7

691
645
607
574
553
508

158
155
176
155
153
152

133
131
147
129
128
126

182.25
182.25

887
886
851
842
816
832

1,056
1,195
1,197
1,205
1,160
1,036

538
617
580
591
546
482

76
69
69
65
65
56

55
72
73
70
69
63

34
44
42
40
39
34

11,400
11,128
10,463
10,295
9,494
9,215

84.8
82.8
80.4
75.8
72.2
67.8

486
455
453
429
424
431

119
134
158
155
145
144

95
110
134
132
123
125

1947

1975
1976
1977
1978

6
7

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . .
1976: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October
November . .
December . .

76.2
80.9
78.4
86.8

90.4.

1977: January. . . .

182.25

March
April
May
June

178.00
178.00
178.00
178.00

887
905
887
923
966
924

1,096
1,145
1,369
1,311
1,364
1,429

491
517
630
637
664
696

62
68
69
68
75
67

66
66
80
69
69
72

37
39
46
36
36
37

9,089
8,859
11,049
11,167
12,201
11,384

66.8
72.1
81.2
83.3
88.6
84.9

449
445
435
447
439
427

134
128
157
141
152
161

118
113
135
120
129
138

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . ,
December . ,

178.00
178.00
191.00
191.00
191.00
191.00

926
942
874
896
859
958

1,113
1,281
1,287
1,370
1,253
1,089

559
657
648
648
598
540

72
71
70
73
70
65

58
73
75
77
64
60

31
42
43
44
36
31

10,319
10,393
10,050
10,442
9,748
10,031

76.7
77.2
77.2
77.7
75.0
74.7

444
441
438
429
431
451

110
132
150
147
136
129

94
111
130
127
119
113

191.00
191.00
191.00
191.00
191.00
191.00

998
1,038
1,057
1,016
1,025
1,031

1,113
1,174
1,340
1,312
1,415
1,415

552
573
652
665
744
734

71
59
63
64
66
63

59
65
75
70
74
75

32
35
43
39
41
41

10,301
9,643
11,083
11,528
12,320
11,861

77.2
80.1
83.1
88.5
91.5
91.1

510
480
521
534
527
552

150
141
154
152
166
159

135
125
136
133
145
140

191.00
203.00
203.00
203.00
203.00
203.00

1,003
1,018
1,011
962
956
961

1,203
1,368
1,313
1,454
1,324
1,148

618
725
681
732
667
567

62
64
64
64
62
66

56
68
68
75
71
61

29
37
35
41
39
35

11,388
11,550
11,467
12,105
11,654
11,812

85.1
86.3
88.6
89.8
89.4
87.7

595
636
671
714
735
800

124
155
159
174
161
159

108
136
142
155
143
142

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November , .
December . .

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




* Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p.; 241.

137

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-STEEL MILL PRODUCTS
STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS-BY PRODUCT1
Sheets and strip

Bars and tool steel

YEAR AND
MONTH

Total
(all

grades)

Semifinished
products

Structural
shapes
(heavy)
and
steel
piling

Sheets

Bars

Plates

Rails
and
accessories

Total2

Hot
rolled
(including
light
shapes)

Pipe
and
tubing
Reinforcing

Wire
and
products

Tin
mill
products

Total3
Hot
rolled

Cold
finished

Cold
rolled

*

Thousands of short tons

1947
1948
1949

63,057
65,973
58,104

3,795
3,826
2,946

4,760
4,555
3,971

6,345
7,000
5,759

3,803
3,517
2,922

11,170
11,348
9,259

7,984
8,124
6,416

1,453
1,542
1,573

1,646
1,594
1,213

6,118
6,882
6,935

4,175
4,301
3,486

4,532
4,791
4,145

18,359
19,743
18,668

7,301
7,090
6,211

5,733
7,012
7,105

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

72,232
78,929
68,004
80,152
63,153

4,062
4,555
4,278
4,458
2,737

4,540
5,321
4,373
5,365
4,889

5,677
7,911
7,006
7,668
5,340

2,890
3,174
2,533
3,108
1,816

11,406
12,938
11,968
13,483
9,301

8,017
8,931
8,112
9,323
6,255

1,674
1,900
1,813
1,849
1,751

1,625
1,936
1,922
2,194
1,210

8,954
9,312
8,280
9,859
8,158

4,547
4,850
3,920
3,803
3,472

5,314
5,592
5,063
5,410
5,660

24,842
25,277
20,583
26,998
21,779

7,805
8,171
6,099
7,743
6,094

9,595
9,823
8,158
11 503
9,786

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

84,717
83,251
79,895
59,914
69,377

4,819
4,321
3,945
2,429
2,870

5,128
5,783
7,387
4,405
4,431

6,762
7,715
9,249
5,268
5,819

2,132
2,293
2,265
989
1,189

12,955
13,221
11,286
8,775
10,615

8,798
8,840
7,567
5,647
6,936

2,165
2,519
2,300
2,035
2,173

1,878
1,736
1,319
1,023
1,409

9,836
10,198
10,875
6,748
8,311

4,330
3,943
3,356
3,051
3,363

6,402
6,330
5,937
6,109
5,833

32,353
29,446
25,595
22,141
26,947

9,431
8,791
7,830
6,291
7,845

15,168
13,317
11,879
10,326
12,751

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

71,149
66,126
70,552
75,555
84,945

2,821
2,548
2,766
3,152
4,229

5,259
4,735
4,739
5,316
6,085

6,132
5,949
6,267
7,234
8*491

1,266
839
1,029
1,106
l',395

10,602
10,072
10,994
1 1 ,665
13*199

6,915
6,379
7,166
7,568
8*401

2,214
2,442
2,389
2,683
3*229

1,385
1,171
1,345
1*319
l',467

7,052
7,067
7,103
7 043
8*137

2,975
3,035
3,109
3 138
3',105

6,042
6,122
6 065
5*858
6*083

29,001
25,760
28 480
3 1 'o42
34',222

7,991
7,024
7,753
8 826
9*948

14,466
12,153
13 510

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

92,666
89,995
83,897
91,856
93,877

4,528
3,806
4,061
4,821
6,373

6,798
6,764
6,133
6,149
6,244

9,764
9,103
7,948
8,401
8,238

1,523
1,776
1,434
1,462
1,514

14,488
14,523
13,053
13,660
14,354

9,344
9,126
7*961
8,497
8,659

3,150
3,276
3,249
3,241
3,659

1,877
1,999
1*733
1,815
1,923

8,689
9,233
8*969
10,078
9 232

3,484
3,495
3,'l33
3,393
3 256

6,659
5 828
6*591
7,267
6 555

36,733
**** /IRQ
32*574
36,624

10,630
10,137
9*312
10,782
12 471

16,571
15 972
14*709
16,336

90,798
87,038
91,805
1 1 1 ,430
109,472

7,387
4*962
4,917
5*749
5*509

6,060
5,666
5,656
7,081
7',210

8,065
7*939
7,553
9,678
10*919

1,590
1*564
1,601
1*689
1/785

14,577
14*156
15,518
18,170
18',514

8,107
8*179
9,299
10,763
11 ',061

4,891
4,'521
4,454
5, 135
5*089

1,490
1*378
1,675
2,161
2',251

7 778
7*574
7 609
9 133
9344

2 998
2*791
2 952
3 245
3',171

7 243
6*811
6 135
7 316
7',528

35 101
35*574
39 862
49*370
44*991

12 319
11*760
14 036
16 886
15*774

79,957
89,447
91,147
97,935

3,911
4,384
3,991
5,070

5,121
4,187
4,382
4,667

8,761
7,160
7,529
8,601

1,965
2,017
1,863
1,703

13,367
14,234
15,420
16*915

8,146
8,664
9,362
10,045

3,666
3,876
4i 179
4*704

1,486
1,618
1,794
2,084

8,228
6,265
7,490
8*399

2,154
2,461
2,400
2*510

5,687
6,436
6*382
6,100

30,763
42,303
41*687
43*609

11,222
15,090
14* 558
15*447

12,841
18,265
17,684
17,821

1975: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

8,324
6,978
7,204
6,955
6,394
6,178

373
334
374
330
319
292

608
515
594
566
446
381

843
855
939
904
859
705

165
160
175
184
184
172

1,440
1,257
1,278
1,197
1,089
990

931
800
801
737
648
579

300
295
321
309
310
293

201
156
149
145
126
113

877
771
820
790
740
676

213
182
187
187
171
179

664
512
506
422
364
465

3,140
2,390
2,330
2,375
2,221
2,318

1,194
939
994
897
835
846

1,196

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

5,757
6,327
7,632
6,377
5,703
6,071

279
291
351
324
284
296

343
380
412
325
297
319

643
618
685
589
516
559

171
146
157
152
146
152

944
1,034
1,231
1,038
926
912

532
610
776
585
549
553

310
320
331
342
285
264

98
99
119
104
87
89

612
624
622
627
542
530

148
170
192
203
170
151

489
453
452
443
388
528

2,128
2*611
3,532
2,677
2,435
2,624

750
907
1,209
928
819
927

1,148
1,572
1,148
1,083
1,126

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

7,246
6,840
8,259
7,780
8,215
8,537

317
360
417
395
437
458

307
319
389
343
375
430

552
550
652
604
634
719

160
156
176
178
163
176

1,074
1,135
1,321
1,261
1,346
1,335

675
721
834
753
808
794

282
294
334
370
386
375

111
114
146
133
146
159

546
546
609
576
557
568

182
188
241
233
220
242

868
450
540
521
532
599

3,240
3,136
3,916
3,669
3,950
4,011

1,074
1,070
1,372
1,299
1,423
1,499

1,471
1,410
1,714
1,595
1,699
1,646

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,480
7,519
7,646
6,996
6,717
6,334

342
345
379
306
319
321

420
326
343
323
307
303

687
560
593
559
510
540

161
155
167
158
182
187

1,109
1,223
1,340
1,164
1,041
1,013

659
750
824
664
614
611

325
328
356
355
291
274

120
139
153
138
128
122

457
497
490
494
456
460

213
191
210
199
168
166

540
518
477
464
457
470

3,549
3,704
3,647
3,328
3,279
2,873,

1,313
1,366
1,350
1,164
1,127
1,037

1,496
1,569
1,505
1,460
1,474
1,228

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

6,459
6,690
8,750
7,981
8,369
8,811

275
295
389
386
385
401

299
320
380
374
417
410

525
554
750
702
713
719

143
141
193
164
175
164

1,024
1,086
1,425
1,373
1,417
1,514

624
663
874
834
848
926

265
281
377
373
397
408

129
136
166
159
164
173

437
528
679
614
625
677

170
183
239
234
221
240

622
505
782
457
474
561

2,963
3,077
3,913
3,678
3,941
4,124

1,004
1,113
1,363
1,292
1,412
1,429

1,322
1,343
1,697
1,595
1,665
1,724

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

6,986
7,737
7,662
7,400
7,188
7,020

265
311
357
359
321
311

339
409
362
334
355
380

577
581
587
581
613
636

134
145
169
155
140
140

1,140
1,296
1,297
1,297
1,253
1,239

642
757
775
791
786
731

364
372
369
343
314
371

128
160
146
155
146
130

625
677
654
657
639
672

172
199
203
201
174
165

502
656
539
453
400
431

3,233
3,463
3,493
3,363
3,292
3,046

1,144
1,205
1,164
1,156
1,099
1,103

1,354
1,422
1,480
1,407
1,417
1,201

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

7,323
7,539
8,718
8,055
8,610
8,787

352
344
425
434
491
467

376
354
421
413
460
444

649
596
738
714
767
772

136
132
157
146
155
141

1,221
1,236
1,438
1,423
1,509
1,524

769
754
854
827
884
904

284
307
384
412
437
430

161
169
191
177
180
182

636
708
804
737
779
737

192
198
235
231
228
235

461
645
566
449
502
549

3,300
3,326
3,933
3,509
3,719
3,918

1,127
1,190
1,406
1,207
1,297
1,349

1,382
1,373
1,644
1,445
1,527
1,629

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

7,608
8,293
8,252
8,599
7,813
8,196

393
457
491
463
423
461

393
426
419
422
424
424

694
697
683
701
690
746

111
123
140
156
145
154

1,272
1,463
1,465
1,531
1,370
1,430

666
845
877
916
796
856

359
436
407
422
411
408

149
174
173
185
155
159

643
698
683
699
652
619

175
211
204
219
199
184

472
498
536
487
410
524

3,455
3,720
3,630
3,921
3,499
3,653

1,176
1,316
1,288
1,391
1,292
1,384

1,430
1,512
1,473
1,588
1,398
1,420

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

..
.

1975
1976
1977
1978

Footnotes giving s
following these tables.

e of data and description of series appear in the section immediately




Monthly data prior to 1975 are shown on p. 241.

15*,699

14*898
Irt'o77

18*275

886
823

1,006
948
989
914

138

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-STEEL MILL PRODUCTS--Con.
STEEL PRODUCTS, NETSHIPMENTS-BY MARKET1

STEEL MILL SHAPES AND FORMS, INVENTORIES2
Producing mills
inventory,
end of period
Inventories
of
period),
total
for the
specified
sectors

Con-

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Service
centers
and distributors

Construction, incl.
maintenance

Contractors'
products

Automotive

Rail
transportation

Machinery,
industrial
equipment
and tools

tainers,
packaging,
and shipping
materials

(end

Other

Steel
in
process

Thousands of short tons

10,484
11,406
10,220

6,657
7,277
7,478

2,243
2,508
2,125

9,273
10,221
10,963

4,880
5,225
3,655

3,032
3,188
2,709

5,076
5,302
4,656

21,412
20,846
16,298

1950
1952
1953
1954

13,360
14,399
13,329
14,879
11,999

8,602
9,583
7,801
9,918
8,635

3,075
3,080
2,612
3,324
2,970

14,472
12,983
10,850
14,664
11,793

4,299
5,782
3,986
4,788
2,457

3,474
4,245
3,796
4,328
3,517

5,911
6,524
5,551
6,051
5,871

19,039
22,333
20,079
22,200
15,911

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

15,758
16,752
14,507
10,902
13,049

9,682
10,441
12,523
8,723
8,514

3,982
4,075
3,404
3,467
3,573

18,722
14,142
14,227
10,125
14,214

3,521
4,227
4,149
1,472
2,357

4,699
5,032
4,512
3,181
4,158

6,723
6,818
6,238
6,568
6,318

21,630
21,764
20,335
15,476
17,194

1960
1961
1962
1964

12,480
12,365
12,269
13,149
15,564

9,664
9,260
9,315
10,051
10,992

3,602
3,851
4,162
4,339
4,646

14,610
12,594
15,181
16,889
18,387

2,525
1,594
2,029
2,563
3,469

3,958
3,756
4,193
4,498
5,338

6,429
6,623
6,720
6,464
6,552

17,881
16,083
16,683
17,602
19,996

27.6
25.8
27.8
33.0

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

16,369
16,400
14,863
16,099
17,565

11,836
11,862
11,375
12,195
11,402

5,018
4,969
4,582
4,922
4,768

20,123
17,984
16,488
19,269
18,276

3,805
4,332
3,225
3,048
3,344

5,873
5,747
4,994
5,469
5,690

7,331
6,597
7,255
7,902
7,145

22,31 1
22,104
21,115
22,952
25,687

33.6
34.3
36.7
35.4
37.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

17,678
16,184
18,598
22,705
23,179

10,565
9,541
9,299
11,405
12,270

4,440
4,946
5,055
6,459
6,249

14,475
17,483
18,217
23,217
18,928

3,098
3,004
2,730
3,228
3,417

5,169
4,903
5,396
6,351
6,440

7,775
7,212
6,616
7,811
8,218

27,598
23,765
25,894
30,254
30,771

1975
1976
1977
1978

15,622
14,615
15,346
17,333

8,767
7,508
7,553
9,612

3,927
4,502
4,500
3,480

15,214
21,351
21,490
21,253

3,152
3,056
3,238
3,549

5,173
5,180
5,566
5,992

6,053
6,914
6,714
6,595

22,049
26,371
26,740
30,121

4,873

2,635

1,149

3,045

969

1,649

1,814

6,479

3,711

2,375

914

3,776

778

1,345

1,313

5,315

3,440

2,091

1,003

4,686

686

1,083

1,490

5,193

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
..
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .
1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

f

|

1977: January*. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

f

1978: January
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

1,721

870

3,692

718

1,089

1,436

5,014

3,569

1,706

1,066

5,450

72!

1,283

1,974

6,447

2,063

1,296.

, 5,684

743

1,357

1,836

7,349

(
I
|

i
1
f
(
i

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

3,615

4,199

3,708

2,023

1,174

5,343

737

1,303

1,676

6,670

3,156

1,713

960

4,873

848

1,237

1,428

5,828

3,488

1,645

986

5,318

788

1,320

1,971

6,383

4,271

2,135

1,346

5,934

869

1,502

1,694

7,410

3,845

1,941

1,168

5,116

806

1,331

1,750

6,428

3,722

1,774

1,075

4,996

774

1,430

1,297

6,540

4,179

2,079

939

5,117

820

1,477

1,790

7,179

4,709

2,497

926

5,257

856

1,577

1,652

7,977

f

4,159

2,432

934

5,365

864

1,497

1,615

7,287

f

4,320

2,463

922

5,526

1,015

1,486

1,544

7,330

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Finished
steel

Service
centers
(warehouses),
inventory,
end of
period

Inventory,
end
of
period

Receipts
during
period

Consumption
during
period

Millions of short tons

1947
1948
1949

t963

Consumers (manufacturers only)

\
1
'
)
j

j
1
<

8.3
7.2
7.8
9.1

7.0
6.9
7.2
8.7

3.4
3.3
3.5
4.0

8.5
9.8

7.9
9.2
9.6
9.0

4.3
5.2
5.5
6.0
6.0

12.5

9.9
11.7

10.2

39.1
35.7
37.1
34.9
34.4

12.8
10.6
11.3

10.5

33.9
36.4
34.1
37.2

10.0
12.2
10.1
11.7

34.4
35.5
37.5
37.9
37.3
37.0

9.7
7.7

7.7
8.1
9.4
9.9
10.2
10.6

8.9
8.4
9.3
11.2
12.9
10.1

9.1
10.5

9.8

52.6
57.7
62.4

53.1
56.8
60.5

68.7
65.1
62.5
70.1
69,3

67.0
67.9
63.5
68.7
70.0

67.1
67.6
68.0
83.6
81.5

67.5
67.0
69.2
81.2
79.0

58.9
62.6
63.5
67.5

62.1
62.9
63.9
66.9

7.4
5.6

6.4
6.3
6.8
6.6
7.4

6.7
7.5
7.6
8.0

6.7
6.5
6.6
7.1

10.5
10.2

5.3
5.6
6.0
6.3
6.4
6.3

7.6
7.9
8.3
8.4
8.0
7.7

13.8
13.9
13.8
13.3
12.7
12.4

6.0
5.1
5.1
5.0
4.5
4.9

5.9
5.0
5.2
5.5
5.1
5.2

7.8
7.6
7.1
6.7
6.6
6.7

12.0
11.7
12.0
11.3
10.8
10.5

4.3
4.7
5.8
5.0
4.2
4.3

4.7
5.0
5.5
5.7
4.7
4.6

8.8
10.2

9.4
10.0

8.8
11.2
13.7

9.8
10.4

37.0
36.2
34.8
33.8
33.8
33.9

10.1
10.0

6.4
6.1
5.8
6.1
6.3
6.7

33.5
33.8
33.5
33.7
34.3
34.5

10.0
10.2
10,1
10.4
11.0
11.2

6.4
6.7
6.5
6.8
6.9
6.8

6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.4
6.4

10.6
10.4
10.4
10.0
10.0
10.1

5.1
5.1
6.0
5.3
5.5
5.7

5.0
5.3
6.0
5.7
5.5
5.6

35.6
36.0
35.5
35.7
36.1
36.4

11.5
11.9
11.7
12.0
12.2
12.2

7.2
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.5

6.7
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.4
6.5

10.2
10.3
10.2
10.2
10.3
10.2

4.9
5.1
5.3
5.1
5.0
4.5

4.8
5.0
5.4
5.1
4.9
4.6

36.1
35.5
34.4
34.7
35.4
34.8

12.2
11.9
11.1
11.0
11.2
10.9

7.3
7.1
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.0

6.4
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.4

10.2
10.2
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.5

4.8
5.0
5.7
5.8
5.9
6.1

4.8
5.0
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.9

35.5
35.8
34.6
34.2
33.9
34.1

11.4
11.5
10.6
10.5
10.2
10.1

7.0
6.9
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.6

6.6
6.9
6.8
6.5
6.5
6.6

10.5
10.5
10.1
10.0

4.6
5.3
5.3
5.5
4.9
4.6

4.6
5.3
5J
5.6
5.0
4.7

34.1
33.1
32.6
32.5
33.7
33.6

10.0

7.8
7.4
6.8
7.0
7.3
7.0

6.4
6.4
6.7
6.6
7.1
7.1

5,1
5.2
5.9
5.7
6.2
6.1

5.0
5.2
5.8
6.0
6.1
6.1

34.9
35.1
35.0
34.9
35.6
37.2

10.6
10.6
10.7
10.9
11.0
11.7

7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
8.0
8.0

7.1
7.1
7.0
6.6
6.9
7.1

5.0
5.8
5.4
6.1
5.3
5.7

4.7
5.7
5.6
6.1
5.6
5.0

10.8
10.8

9.9
9.7

9.4
9.1
9.2
9.5
9.7

9.9
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0

9.7
9.8
9.8
10.1
10.2
10.0
10.0

9.7
10.4

139

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS
ALUMINUM

COPPER

ALUMINUM PRODUCTS
Shipments

2

YEAR AND
MONTH

Production,
primary
(from
domestic
and
foreign
ores)1

Imports (general)
Recovery
from
scrap
(aluminum
con-

tent)1

Metal
and
alloys,
crude

Plates,
sheets,
bars,
etc.

Exports

Metal
and
alloys,
crude

Plates,
sheets,
bars,

316.5
265.5
169.2

877.9

89.4

1.2
8.0

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

718.6
836.9
937.3
1,252.0
1,460.6

228.0
272.3
281.5
340.0
290.7

176.5
122.4
128.3
301.0
215.3

10.7
19.2
15.5
32.0
13.7

.7
1.0
1.4
2.4
4.0

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1 565.7
1,679.0
1,647.7
1 565.6
1,954.1

334.3
338.1
360.3
288.0
358.2

177.7
216.4
222.2
256.1
241.8

20.7
22.6
19.6
28.4
50.6

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

2,014.5
1,903.7
2,117.9
2,312.5
2,552.7

12 407.0
451.0
553.0
703.0
657.0

152.6
199.0
307.5
13415.8
392.4

36.7
49.3
59.2

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

2,754.5
2,968.4
3,269.3
3,255.0
3,793.1

769.0
831.6
820.0
925.0
1,080.0

527.3
521.8
450.5
685.2
468.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

3,976.1
3,925.2
4,122.0
4,529.1
4,903.0

940.0
943.0
1,045.0
1,147.0
1,190.0

3,879.0
4,251.0
4,539.0
4,804.0

1,156.0
1,371.0
1,494.0
1,407.0

1975

1976.

..

...

1977
1978

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

394.0
324.0
347.0
326.0
327.0
302.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

310.0
309.0
300.0
311.0
310.0
319.0

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

322.0
303.0
326.0
325,0
350,0
345.0

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

(7)

12.1

6.0

49.7

Thousands of short tons

1,408.2
1,640.2
1,158.1

1,111.2
1,268.3
790.0

467.8
471.6
351.8

847.6
834.8
752.8

1,160.0
1,107.4
927.9

909.2
860.0
695.0

250.8
247.4
232.9

.1660
.1800
2,736.0
.1840
3,269.8
.1970
.2020 103,006.8

1,713.4
1,756.2
1,924.8
2286.9
102,086.6

1.-163.1
1,073.4
1,085.7
1,368.2
101,011.8

543.1
515.1
519.0
658.0
623. 1

909.3
928.3
925.4
926.4
835.5

1,239.8
1,207.0
1,177.7
1,293.1
1,211.9

920.7
951.6
923.2
932.2
841.7

319.1
255.4
254.5
360.9
370.2

0.1400
.1470
.1600

121.3

14.1
15.3
10.9
10.4

.2188
.2403
.2542
.2479
.2475

3,977.2
4,109.3
3,839.2
3,571.1
4,961.1

2,791.8,
2,885.8
2,677.6
2,597.1
3,386.1

1,344.5
1,377.6
1,192.5
1,153.5
1,515.9

820.8
794.6
751.8
"641.7
786.4

998.6
1,104.2
1,086.9
979.3
824.8

1,342.5
1,442.6
1,454.2
1,352.5
1,098.2

997.5
1,080.2
1,050.5
1,001.6
796.5

345.0
362.4
403.7
350.9
301.8

285.0
128.9
151.2
165.3
208.6

19.4
27.3
42.0
55.3
72.2

.2600
.2546
.2388
.2262
.2372

4,657.7
4,840.4
5,669.8
6,289.7
7,063.5

3,049.1
3,345.1
3,811.3
4,257.2
4,834.9

1,388.2
774.5
1,493.3
761.8
1,710.9 111,165.8
1,995.2
1,207.2
2,273.9
1f253.7

1,080.2
1,165.2
1,228.4
1,213.2
1,246.8

1,518.9
1,550.1
1,611.7
1,596.4
1,656.4

1,121.3
1,181.0
1,214.1
1,219.3
1,259.9

397.6
369.1
397.6
377.0
396.5

2,608.8
1f409.0
2,936.7 14 1,592.3
2,868.1
1,464.5
3,404.6
1,588.2
3,726.8
1,698.1

3,651
3,725
3,785

1,351.7
1,429.2
954.1
1,204.6
1,544.6

1,711.8
1,711.0
1,133.0
1,437.4
1,742.8

1,335.7
1,353.1
846.6
1,160.9
1,468.9

376.1
357.9
286.4
276.5
273.9

5,679.4
6,457.5
6,350.6
7,167.0
7,666.3

350.2
560.4
646.4
507.6
509.0

78.7
71.0
80.9
57.3
45.3

408.5
112.3
108.3
229.6
207.8

146.0
150.5
154.7
216.3
236.1

.2872
.2900
.2645
.2533
.3406

9,952.5
10,266.0
1 1,880.0
14,568.2
13,639.2

7,358.0
7,838.8
9,246.2
10,899.9
10,461.1

3,688.6
3,976.1
4,767.9
5,741.3
5,626.5

1,506.5
1,577.2
1,858.6
2,026.1
1,759.5

4,387
5,026
4,861
4,366
5,156

1,719.7
1,522.2
1,664.8
1,717.9
1,597.0

1,765.1
1,591.8
1,873.2
1,868.5
1,654.7

1,521.2
1,410.5
1,680.4
1,698.3
1.420.9

243.9
181.3
192.8
170.2
233.8,

434.1
575.4
670.2
756.9

61.4
87.6
75.5

185.8
152.4
126.6

.3979
.4449
.5134
.5308

9,804.2
12,245.6
12,831.3
13,981.6

7,426.6
9,705.6
10,443.0
11,346.0

4,052.1
5,573.9
6,040.4
6,408.7

1,375.5
1,845.2
2,009.0
2,004.9

5,999
5,701
5,706
5,494

1,413.4
1,605.6
1,504.0
1,490.3

1,443.4
1,539.3
1,496.2
1,533.1

1,286.2
1,422.7
1,411.0
1,408.9

157.2
116.6

207.1

187.0
222.4
211.5
197.0

19.4
14.7
12.7
18.0
15.2
13.7

.3900
.3900
.3900
.3900
.3900
.3900

769.9
735.5
675.8
736.6
747.9
832.4

640.8
569.2
524.3
575.5
575.1
608.7

343.0
303.8
261.3
296.6
308.3
332.7

121.2
107.6
107.3
114.6
109.4
109.2

5,535
5,589
5,866
5,940
6,092
6,086

131.3
117.8
117.6
123.2
126.9
111.5

148.6
129.0
128.4
125.7
127.3
120.2

131.5
112.4
114.4
115.1
115.1
108.5

17.0
16.5
14.0
10.5
12.2
11.6

14.2
13.6
17.5
15.6
13.0
18.0

.3900
.4042
.4100
.4100
.4100
.4100

825.4
866.6
899.9
921.4
824.6
968.4

646.5
665.9
692.3
674.5
586.1
667.6

369.7
393.4
385.4
361.0
312.6
384.4

93.3

6,070
6,013
6,014
5,962
6,007
5,999

95.5

111.6
123.5
139.6
116.0
122.2

114.5
118.7
128.6
111.7
116.2

105.9
111.0
104.3
116.4
106.4
118.7

96.6
96.6
94.7

14.4

14.7
16.7
15.5
17.2
16.5
18.4

.4100
.4100
.4100
.4148
.4250
.4400

902.5
945.7
1,135.1
1,059.1
1,202.6
1,168.5

7.18.5
688.8
828.6
822.1
889.1
916.3

405.5
384.9
456.0
454.0
513.3
533.6

148.1
160.2
167.5
153.5
162.4
163.4

6,011
6,036
5,899
5,823
5,685
5,554

119.3
115.5
132,5
134.9
135.4
128.1

114.3
106.2
136.5
133.3
124.8
133.9

127.6
125.9
116.1
125.2

19.8
23.9
18.9
18.3
19.2
21.0

.4400
.4691
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800

942.1
1,173.0
1,007.3
1,015.6
960.9
1,055.6

801.4
870.8
851.2
784.0
742.5
802.3

468.8
499.7
487.6
454.2
432.5
494.3

129.8
148.9
152.5
150.8
160.6
147.6

5,605
5,545
5,541
5,613
5,720
5,701

126.2
142.1
142.8
146.2
141.2
141.2

111.8
128.9
143.7
134.8
133.0
136.0

104.4
118.7
132.8
126.9
121.1
124.0

4.4
6.7

13.2
18.1
21.2
20.0
20.2
18.1

.4800
.4800
.4878
.5100
.5100
.5100

847.2
946.8
1,417.4
1,160.6
1,142.1
1,189.0

740.9
753.2
1,023.3
951.1
947.1
917.9

421.0
430.3
607.0
556.4
540.3
530.8

168.0
166.2
185.9
165.5
172.1
175.8

5,854
5,893
5,666
5,597
5,553
5,470

142.0
130.9
159.0
147.1
146.5
138.6

125.5
123.6
169.6
166.2
166.9
176.9

118.0
114.4
160.0
157.3
156.4
166.5

7.9
9.3
9.0
2.9
8.9
7.2

14.6
18.7
15.7
13.9
11.6
22.8

.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300

942.8
1,045.5
1,022.9
1,019.0
972.5
1,101.7

798.6
862.8
876.8
872.2
828.8
846.7

470.6
492.5
511.3
510.2
473.5
496.6

139.6
164.5
165.2
175.6
175.3
155.3

5,620
5,662
5,628
5,707
5,742
5,706

70.1

102.3
107.4
124.8
124.5
124.6

46.2
69.1
88.5

44.4
66.3
85.1

118.2
125.2
120.2

110.9
118.9
112.7

3.7
5.7
6.1
4.2
7.0
9.3

13.0
19.6
19.0
14.8
19.5
17.3

.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300

932.7
1,023.8
1,277.3
1,079.2
1,223.0
1,257.1

850.1
888.3
988.4
931.5
982.1
999.6

482.7
503.7
553.8
526.8
558.2
559.1

159.3
171.2
185.8
165.1
173.3
172.3

5,809
5,799
5,730
5,749
5,695
5,664

125.4
122.5
133.5
129.3
133.7
128.0

116.3
116.0
134.6
119.8
129.6
128.4

108.7

8.5

15.1
14.5
19.5
13.8
15.4
15.7

.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5300
.5390

1,113.9
1,186.5
1,174.5
1,342.2
1,183.1
1,206.7

881.0
1,008.5
936.6
1,009.9
939.3
930.7

510.6
561.5
534.9
575.2
519.4
522.9

126.5
170.6
166.0
185.1
174.8
155.1

5,704
5,586
5,610
5,575
5,548
5,494

97.8

104.8
133.6
123.4
136.4
147.4
142.8

95.9

365.0
371.0
366.0
391.0
387.0
400.0

105.0
117.0
116.0
118.0
119.0
106.0

33.2
68.6
27.9
34.2
33.6
25.9

7.5
8.0
6.1
5.9
6.5
6.5

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

399.0
352.0
379.0
371.0
383.0
369.0

109.0
109.0
124.0
123.0
120.0
117.0

15.8
48.5
68.6
59.3
59.8
74.1

5.5
5.0
6.0
6.1
4.8
6.8

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

376.0
376.0
367.0
386.0
380.0
395.0

103.0
116.0
119.0
108.0
113.0
106.0

67.5
75.9
42.2
49.6
54.5
57.5

5.8
8.0
8.0
5.8
5.1
7.1

January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

400.0
367.0
395.0
387.0
405.0
395.0

110.0
104.0
117.0
114.0
114.0
118.0

53.0
64.0
74.4
58.2
89.9
83.5

10.0
14.2
20.7
19.1

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

408.0
410.0
399.0
416.0
404.0
418.0

107.0
125.0
122.0
127.0
132.0
117.0

66.9
50.8
51.3
86.9
43.1
35.0

26.7
24.4
17.2
16.6
16.8
17.2

3.6
20.7

97.8

4.8
4.9
3.6
4.5
13.4

8.6
4.8
20.9
13,7
25.2
36.8
44.9
31.3

4.1
25,8
14,6

7.2
9.7
10.5

9.8
6.2
7.5
13.1
12.7

9.8
10.6

8.7
12.5

11.0
15.9
17.7
23.1
14.3

92.9

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




From
foreign
ores

8,016.7
8,797.6
8,836.9
9,861.8
10,717.5

103.0
115.0
118.0
116.0
115.0

98.0

9.6

From
domestic
ores

.2451
.2450
.2498
.2557
.2718

8.9
6.8
9.0
6.8
6.6
8.4

88.0
90.0

8.4
6.7

Millions of pounds

Total

102.7
121.1
144.2

36.1
47.0
50.7
71.7
68.8
70.9

104.0

Sheet
and
plate

Mine,
recoverable
copper

1372.4

6.4
5.0
6.0
5.8
7.4
7.4

80.0
91.0
99.0

Total

Ingot,
mill
products,
and
scrap

3 203.6
188.2
209.0
180.3
344.4

119.1

26.7
43.5
56.4
37.8
45.3
46.3

86.0
92.0

1

21.8
12.4
98.2

Castings5

Refinery, primary

56.3
61.8
57.2

65.4

5.1
3.1
3.3
3.6
4.1
3.6

100.0

6.0
34.4
29.1
52.7

1341.3

41.9
37.4
30.7
31.5
25.5
34.9

89.0
82.0
97.0

Mill products

Total

52.2
51.2
30.9

end of
period

Ingot and mill products
(net shipments)^

Dollars
per pound

571.8
623.5
603.5

15.6
83.2

Price,
primary
ingot,
99.5%
minimum^

etc.

Thousands of short tons

1947
1948
1949

Production6

Inven-

2

I

I
!

I

125.1
123.2
130.4
127.6
113.9

108.4
96.9

85.2

124.2

9.3
9.6
8.0
9.5

107.0

11.7

104.2

10.1
12.4

93.8

99.8

124.4
113.7
119.3
121.4

126.9
117.4
128.5
136.1
116.8

8.9
7.4
8.7
8.7
7.4
10.2
10.9

7.9
11.8
12.0

7.5
9.2
9.5
8.8
10.5
10.4

1.8
2.8
3.4
7.3
6.3
7.5
7.6
16.2
10.2

6.1
10.3

7.0
8.9
6.7
6.0
7.9
11.3
26.0

140

1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS-Con.
COPPER-BASE MILL AND
FOUNDRY PRODUCTS5

COPPER AND COPPER PRODUCTS
Production1

YEAR AND
MONTH
OR
QUARTER

Second-

Refined, unrefined,
scrap

Stocks, refined
end of period^

Exports2

Imports (general)2

Refined and scrap

Consumption,
refined
(by mills,
etc.)3

ary,

recovered
as
refined

Total
(copper
content)

Refined

Total

Total

Fabricators'

Refined

276.9
250.3
225.3

493.3
546.8
568.8

149.5
249.1
275.8

153.1
151.9
160.9

147.6
142.6
137.8

1,463.3
1,420,6
1,129.7

1952
1953
1954

206.7
144.7
140.7
199.4
194.8

714.9
493*.?
626.4
683.6
598.6

317.3
239.0
347.0
274.1
215.1

163.5
147.9
191.7
180.4
388.3

144.6
133.3
174.1
109.6
216.0

1,424.4
1,386.0
1,400.7
1,446.0
1,275.6

131.9
130.9
199.8
131.1

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

222.8
247.0
222.5
213.2
234.0

602.4
600.2
598.7
507.7
574.8

202.3
190.7
162.3
132.0
214.1

277.0
299.9
465.4
435.5
199.4

199.8
223.1
346.0
384.9
158.9

1,537.2
1,555.4
1,366.4
1,277.1
1,487.0

164,2
237.2
288.4
181.8
121.1

114.6
121.8
124.6
126.7

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

275.7
263.0
272.9
288.4
332.4

525.9
460.5
481.3
§541.6
584.8

142.7

433.8
428.7
336.5
311.5
316.2

1,374.0
1,486.0
1,609.0
1,753.0
1,864.0

240.0
183.0
221.0
160.0
156.0

101.0
103.0
104.0

118.4
137.7

615.5
581.1
385.7
360.5
430.6

1965
1966
1967
1968

1969. .

429.4
472.0
391.0
400.9
465.5

523.8
596.7
644.1
716.7
415.1

137.4
162.7
328.3
400.3
131.1

§422.1
334.7
241.8
360.8
286.2

8325.0
273.1
159.4
240.7
200.3

2,035.0
2,379.0
1,982.0
1,878.0
2,142.0

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

475.0
371.0
385.0
444.0
482.0

394.2
365.8
423.6
425.6
607,7

132.1
162.1
189.8
199.9
313.6

348.9
283.0
267.7
342.0
309.9

13222.0
187.7
182.7
189.4
126.5

1975
1976
1977
1978

332.0
351.0
376.0
453.0

330.0
547.4
528.2
607.5

146.8
384.1
394.0
463.4

333.1
250,0
220.3
321.6

172.4
113.1

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

30.0
28.0
27.0
29.0
24.0
25.0

24.9
24.2
20.0
21.0
16.2
35.8

14.9
11.3

13.1

41.5
41.7
32.0
43.1
35.1
26.0

19.7
20.8
14.3
24.9
21.3
13.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

20.0
28.0
32.0
26.0
28.0
30.0

15.2
26.8
38.1
42.4
31.9
33.5

21.0
25.3
19.1
21.4

19.3
20.1
20.4
20.0
17.5
16.4

11.5
12.5

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

31.0
29.0
28.0
29.0
31.0
28,0

38.2
42.9
39.6
68.0
55.9
53.8

21.5
33.5
26.6
48.7
45.8
38.5

20.5
16.9
20.5
20.6
20.4
22.4

10.8
10.9

July
August . . . .
September , .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

24.0
26.0
30.0
26.0
41.0
30.0

77.9
33.0
35.9
42.4
19.1
40.6

66.6
22.1
13.5
30.2
10.4
26.8

22.3
23.4
23.0
22.7
20.4
17.1

10.0
11.5

1977: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

30.0
31.0
32.0
36.0
39.0
46.0

39.2
29.9
34.1
49.6
44.2
41.9

26.8
21.7
17.7
35.0
28.6
36.0

13.9
11.1
14.6
14.8
14.7
36.0

3.7
1.8
3.6
5.2
5.2
5.2

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

24.0
21.0
25.0
26.0
26.0
28.0

45.2
49.1
37.3
42.5
43.8
71.3

40.4
39.7
32.7
32.1
28.6
55.8

21.5
17.5
22.0
16.6
14.7
22.8

5.5
1.6
4.4
4.6
5.0
6.9

1978: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

29.0
31.0
41.0
41.0
41.0
44.0

64.0
55.5
69.3
95.3
62.6
63.8

47.4
45.9
58.2
78.6
47.8
53.4

17.1
19.1
24.2
20.4
28.1
26.5

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

30.0
36.0
37.0
41.0
39.0
43.0

46.5
38.6
28.4
34,5
24.8
24.2

39.2
28.7
17.6
27.7
12.3

23.3
31.6
41.2
20.8
34.4
34.8

1947
1948
1949
1950

1951. , . . . . . . . , "

66.9
98.8

3.8
2.6
2.8
2.9
8.4

6.6

11

52.7

109.3

1,172.0
1 133 9
957 7

.2154
.2450
.2450
.2910
.2999

2,554
2,460
2,552
2,628
2,068

1 427
1,371
1,370
1,395
1,275

1,057
l',200
976
992
854

430.8
38a2
390.2
342.6
325.4

482.3
518.1
471.3
486.7
480.9

521.8
248.8
615.7
546.7
437.6

1 ,238.0
1J84J
1,130.8
1,201.6
1,094.9

.3779
.4212
.2998
.2616
.3158

2,532
2,224
1,947
1,790
2,220

1,556
1,630
1,556
1,415
1,585

999
979
889
805
871

338.0
352.8
338.2
267.4
255.6

502.1
506.8
489.2
401.8
451.4

443.1
459.1
522.8
574.7
402.3

1,212.6
1,209.7
1,138.1
986.4
1,091.1

110.0

.3245
.3032
.3100
.3100
.3236

1,880
2,065
2,356
2,465
2,786

1,520
1,553
1,636
1,713
1,991

762
734
806
852
891

246.7
261.9
237.0
253.4
286.0

469.9
452.8
444.2
493.5
541.6

352.0
404.7
400.7
376.0
334.2

1,021.2
1,027.2
1,109.6
1,163.4
1,202.1

174.0
240.0
158.0
172.0
171.0

113.0
174.0
103.0
115.0
125.0

.3542
.3657
9 .3863
10.4225
.4793

2,977
3,326
2,596
2,757
3,111

2,177
2,494
2,356
2,213
2,524

889
910
800
791
853

301.1
327.4
316.9
359.2
509.0

575.8
572.8
553.8
550.9
603.9

344.4
431.3
488.4
424.6
389.6

1,241.5
1,323.9
1,260.5
1,328.8
1,389.4

2,042.0
2,016.0
2,231.1
2,444.0
2,201.0

348.0
277.0
271.0
157.0
374.0

187.0
174.0
114.0
108.0
179.0

12
.5830
13.5201
.5124
.5948
.7727

2,513
2,692
3,016
3,319
2,813

2,329
2,354
2,642
3,032
2,647

751
705
767
774
667

571.8
578.6
618.9
603.0
663.9

597.4
596.8
616.6
654.3
698.7

357.1
261.7
344.6
288.1
213.6

1,360.6
1,431.5
1,485.3
1,541.2
1,599.4

1,541.0
1,995.0
2,202.0
2,417.0

538.0
651.0
649.0
491.1

177.0
177.0
178.0
124.0

.6416
.6956
.6677
.6651

2,025
2,517
2,610
2,769

2..056
2,384
2,617
2,911

512
548
579
565

621.5
609.5
592.5
582.9

658.5
726.6
835.1
753.1

188.6
224.6
204.3

1,297.1
1,490.1
1,582!3
1,432.7

(431.0
\ 451.0
( 494.0
I 513.0
I 509.0
(511.0

188.0
192.0
196.0
192.0
174.0
173.0

.6903
.6418
.6418
.6418
.6378
.6314

439

471

131

524

132

47.3
43.6
50.0
46.3
51.6
45.6

19.0
14.4
20.8
14.8

496

55.6
52.6
58.5
56.0
53.3
50.8

16.0

105.1
98.9
99.2
105.1
102.3
94.7

530.0
514.0
482.0
474.0
487.0
538.0

180.0
172.0
169.0
159.0
160.0
177.0

.6248
.6379
.6379
.6379
.6379
.6379

37.8
40.1
50.6
56.3
49.0
52.9

46.0
47.4
55.6
59.8
61.0
53.8

10.0
12.9
10.6
20.1
20.6
21.8

88.6
115.5
123.0
133.7
115.8
115.3

i 525,0
< 511.0
f 483.0
C 487.0
< 503.0
(485.0

162.0
140.0
135.0
144.0
178.0
168.0

.6362
.6362
.6468
.6924
.7062
.7062

50.4
52.0
57.8
50.6
51.0
50.6

52.0
55.1
64.6
57.0
53.5
57.8

21.9
18.3
23.5
16.0
13.4
30.4

116.3
123.3
136.1
125.7
123.4
123.3

C 499.0
< 500.0
( 480.0
C 51 9.0
\ 568.0
(651.0

149.0
144.0
127.0
146.0
152.0
177.0

.7462
.7462
.7462
.7206
.7062
.6577

48.1
51.0
49.2
49.6
49.0
50.4

49.8
57.4
56.1
58.4
64.9
57.3

13.0
11.1
12.9
21.5
18.5
24.3

103.4
120.7
127.4
137.4
128.0
125.2

647.0
668.0
666.0
662.0
679.0
683.0

178.0
181.0
194.0
220.0
226.0
248.0

.6624
.6862
.7255
.7439
.7261
.7120

45.0
49.2
56.9
53.2
48.3
50.9

54.3
58.3
68.2
61.4
61.1
64.9

19.7
24.0
22.3
15.4
19.8

132.2
122.1
149.5
138.0
128.3
133.6

656.0
598.0
582.0
577.0
614.0
649.0

247.0
227.0
168.0
160.0
152.0
178.0

.6800
.6379
.6062
.6062
.6062
.6194

i
j
1
i
,1
I

41.9
52.6
46.4
49.2
48.6
50.3

54.0
62.6
65.7
62.6
60.3
61.2

21.2
39.8
10.0

658.0
647.0
620.0
648.0
) 637.0
( 642.0

164.0
151.0
144.0
162.0
163.0
156.0

.6362
.6359
.6241
.6462
.6477
.6657

{
<
(
(
1
(

49.8
45.0
57.1
49.4
54.3
40.1

54.7
56.4
63.7
57.8
64.3
62.1

( 595.0
) 578.0
j 560.0
( 550.0
J 534.0
(491.0

144.0
189.0
154.0
133.0
126.0
124.0

.6408
.6723
.6763
.7050
.7119
.7190

(
35.5
i 47.6
( 49.5

54.1
62.6
68.5
71.2
70.1
67.6

547

499

557

I
I
}
t
1

4.7
4.9

635

484

526

566

11.9

7.3
635

11.4
10.1

7.2
10.2
22.2

5.3
5.3
8.8

j
I
S
}•
}

621
595

Footnotes giving source of data and description of series appear in the section immediately
following these tables.




Thousands of short tons

Millions of pounds

21 1 8
318 2
384 9

480

)
>
I

Con-

sumption,
total6

512.0
500 1
412.2

469

7.3
6.8

Recovered
from scrap
(lead
content)

384.2
390.5
409.9

11.2

8.7
9.4

Mine,
recoverable lead

Imports
(general),
ore and
metal
(lead
content)7

1,062
1 051
744

448

I
t
1

Brass
and
bronze
foundry
products

1,556
1,532
1,247

387

8.5

Copper
wire mill
products
(copper
content)

2,194
2,248
1,612

372

9.0
8.4

8.6
9.4

Brass
mill
(copper
mill)
products

0.2126
.2234
.1950

334

9,8
6.7

Production6

Shipments
Price,
electrolytic
(wirebars),
domestic
delivered4

Dollars
per pound

Thousands of short tons

LEAD

90.4
97.4

115.7
92.5

81.5

83.0

527

512

120

563

549

129

646

575

136

673

635

138

616

592

131

582

582

142

701

659

145

729

724

155

!

{

|
I
657

600

142

583

683

137

654

I
>

713

142

741

743

148

666

716

137

708

739

139

I

55.5
50.0
49.1

83.9

7.7

6.2

4.6
9.2
12.0

5.4
3.4
13.2

7.7
5.5
4.8
11.0
11.0

4.5
7.4
5.2
4.9

108.1
131.6
142.5
141.4
126.2
128.9
122.5
115.0
125.2
122.5
117.4
121.6
99.5
125.2
124.9
140.4
130.9
123.4

141

BUSINESS STATISTICS, 1979 EDITION

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS-Con.
LEAD

TIN

Imports for
consumption'3

Stocks, end of period1

YEAR AND
MONTH

Producers', ore,
base
bullion,
and in
process
(lead
content)

Refiners'
(primary),
refined
and antimonial
(lead
content)

Con-

sumers'
and
secondary
smelters,
total

Scrap
(leadbase, purchased),
all
smelters
(gross
weight)

106.6
108.1
131.1

20.6
38.3
69.0

119.2

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

102.1

35.6
24.8
42.3
79.4
92.2

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

116.8
113.6
112.9
101.6
109.9

31.0
41.0
85.3

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

145.1
100,6

Ore
(tin

Metal

content)

Total
(in all
forms)

Dollars
per pound

Thousands of short tons

1947
1948
1949

Price,
common
grade,
delivered2

Recovery from scrap
(tin content)4

Consumption4

As
metal

Total

Primary

Exports,
including
reexports
(metal)3

Stocks,
pig (industrial),
end of
period4

Price,
Straits
quality,
delivered5

Dollars
per pound

Metric tons

56.9
71.0
46.8

0.1467
.1804
.1536

29,646
38,094
38,926

25,299
49,986
61,191

27,230
27,332
22,587

2,947
3,150
3,221

89,514
92,245
73,568

60,116
60,824
47,920

427
92
156

39,960
39,727
37,163

0.7794
.9925
.9932

6 139.9
102.8
122.5
113.8
124.6

62.1
56.8
56.0
60.3
62.8

.1330
.1750
.1647
.1349
.1405

26,377
30,096
26,916
36,550
22,495

84,168
28,708
81,835
75,744
66,651

32,188
31,238
29,262
28,043
26,610

3,673
3,353
2,906
2,896
2,977

106,141
89,584
74,413
87,015
84,221

72,334
57,797
46,050
54,825
55,301

812
1,537
386
206
836

41,590
18,482
26,870
33,502
16,593

.9556
1.2831
1.2047
.9577
.9181

187.9
119.0

117.5
124.0
129.3
122.9
126.5

53.8
61.1
52.3
58.1
54.5

.1514
.1601
.1466
.1211
.1221

20,435
16,956
96
6,595
10,946

65,855
63,593
57,082
41,873
44,277

28,795
29,913
24,649
23,176
24,080

3,018
3,312
3,597
3,465
3,272

91,935
91,774
83,831
73,750
78,615

60,788
61,441
55,303
48,768
46,569

1,127
1,136
1,556
1,363
1,393

21,337
20,367
22,783
21,788
27,377

.9473
1.0126
.9617
.9509
1.0201

158.9
205.6
142.5

97.3
99.1
93.5

98.4

56.7
38.1

119.9
113.4

46.6
41.2
46.0
66.3
71.4

.1195
.1087
.0963
.1114
.1360

14,251
9,060
5,450
(7)
(7)

40,173
40,533
41,724
43,844
32,091

22,404
22,038
21,378
22,690
23,885

3,063
3,048
3,025
3,110
3,388

81,853
79,506
80,354
79,560
84,177

52,357
51,095
55,478
56,095
59,483

870
813
443
1,651
4,106

25,196
27,462
22,002
29,835
24,734

1.0140
1. 1327
1. 1461
1. 1664
1.5772

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

106.8
142.2
160.2
146.8
165.7

25.2
22.6
23.4
15.3
25.7

105.8

54.7
52.8
58.0
57.8
73.6

.1600
.1512
.1400
.1321
.1490

4,395
4,442
3,307
3,318
0

41,469
42,292
50,725
58,279
55,857

25,478
25,756
23,031
22,856
23,141

3,456
3,290
3,227
3,026
3,071

85,314
86,834
81,932
83,276
82,087

59,444
61,151
58,776
59,804
58,657

2,874
2,893
2,519
4,567
2,950

28,100
23,051
18,962
18,855
14,046

1.7817
1.6402
1.5340
1.4811
1.6444

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

179.4
154.7
168.0
157.5
187.1

97.9
52.1
64.5
26.1
37.3

133.5
125.6
118.5
124.1
166.6

73.2
73.6
66.3
84.3

.1562
.1380
.1503
.1628
.2253

4,742
3,109
4,284
4,552
5,971

51,365
47,693
53,293
46,581
40,238

20,322
20,419
20,504
20,806
19,200

2,615
2,361
2,234
2,044
2,021

75,022
71,073
70,312
75,838
65,781

53,807
52,814
54,360
59,075
52,439

4,523
2,298
1,152
3,462
8,550

11,500
9,961
11,757
10,139
10,610

1.7414
1.6734
1.7747
2.2748
3.9575

1975
1976
1977
1978

191.4
180.7
184.6
9
170, 4

81.3
43.7
15.4
19.4

133.3
129.6
133.8
110.8

101.7
112.5

6,415
5,733
6,724
3,873

44,365
45,055
48,338
46,773

15,869
16,446
18,503
21,100

1,917
1,467
1,668
1,565

55,800
62,928
68,000
63,100

43,620
53,850
55,500
47,000

3,597
2,337
5,462
4,693

9,536
7,282
8,441
5,040

K3.3982
8

86.6

.2153
.2310
.3070
.3365

1975: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

177.1
179.2
161.8
193.8
188.6
196.3

54.9
73.0
96.1

160.0
144.1
136.0
120.7
122.5
115.5

83.2
81.5
92.2
89.5
77.9
77.4

.2450
.2450
.2450
.2450
.2334
.1900

77
581
1,035
529
530
0

7,932
2,424
3,414
5,870
2,380
3,415

1,107
1,057
1,082
1,148
1,057
1,021

229
183
244
198
208
213

3,871
4,847
4,841
5,055
4,394
4,308

3,277
3,582
3,983
3,851
3,328
3,180

1,561
93
606
98
257
346

11,873
13,117
10,333
10,986
11,240
11,049

3.6376
3.7203
3.6604
3.5410
3.4254
3.4248

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

194.7
190.7
195.1
193.6
188.7
191.4

110.0
99.3
85.6
76.8
82.8
81.2

115.9
116.1
114.1
121.1
117.9
120.3

80.8
84.4
79.5
88.5
83.8
87.8

.1900
.1956
.2000
.2000
.2000
.1946

862
186
516
998
0
1,100

1,753
2,337
3,325
3,738
3,779
3,999

833
1,067
1,113
1,199
935
996

157
178
107
178
122
127

3,810
4,298
4,521
4,755
4,410
4,618

3,018
3,099
3,302
3,582
3,419
3,541

68
155
49
325
17
21

9,164
9,133
9,249
9,883
8,840
9,642

3.3332
3.3185
3.2277
32195
32403
3.0302

1976: January. . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

188.7
193.0
206.8
205.3
196.4
200.8

90.6
92.0
89.9
87.3
84.4
83.7

110.5
110.4
116.4
116.1
116.6
118.0

83.7
79.6
68.2
70.8
76.9
87.7

.1900
.1900
.2022
.2193
.2288
.2300

0
506
28
949
65
942

4,069
2,453
4,886
2,659
2,648
6,276

1,006
1,041
1,229
1,113
1,204
1,224

127
122
142
142
229
203

5,170
4,930
5,825
5,415
5,490
5,965

4,200
3,855
4,555
4,330
4,410
4,665

39
45
266
218
155
282

9,395
8,624
9,189
7,855
6,963
8,375

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

192.4
191.7
185.2
182.9
187.2
180.7

76.1
66.3
60.9
51.8
43.8
43.7

117.9
119.8
117.7
109.5
108.0
110.1

91.8
91.2
98.2
97.1
95.6
96.0

.2424
.2476
.2483
.2574
.2579
.2582

0
666
392
0
838
1,346

4,207
3,316
3,905
2,195
3,484
4,956

955
1,275
1,245
1,245
1,245
1,275

244
305
229
249
208
193

5,240
5,380
5,680
6,395
5,950
5,700

4,410
4,330
4,695
5,120
4,690
4,600

104
113
418
79
266
352

9,623
8,749
7,871
7,929
7,213
7,282

4.2294
4.0353
3.9638
4.0044
4.0778
4.1817

1977: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

169.8
173.2
162.5
163.4
158.0
157.1

36.5
27.1
22.7
20.5
19.7
14.5

104.2
106.1
104.9
101.6
101.1
115.2

85.0
84.0
89.3
90.6
89.0
85.2

.2686
.2669
.3100
.3100
.3100
.3100

2
1,079
522
499
497
2,429

4,016
4,577
4,523
3,955
3,711
3,549

1,140
1,275
1,480
1,300
1,205
1,295

120
125
150
150
135
155

5,600
5,500
6,800
5,800
5,800
6,000

4,400
4,500
5,300
4,600
4,700
4,800

594
606
667
370
281
381

8,032
7,883
5,874
6,157
5,644
4,720

4.6347
5.0743
5.1893
4.8008
4,8861
4.8179

July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

163.1
183.4
192.7
189,7
187.7
184.6

13.2
12.7
11.1
13.5
15.9
15.4

120.8
119.7
118.2
112.9
111.2
109.3

90.6
90.5
88.7
84.8
91.3
91.3

.3100
.3100
.3100
.3102
.3200
.3285

0
0
0
0
607
1,089

4,084
4,406
3,541
4,056
4,120
3,800

1,160
1,435
1,380
1,400
1,215
1,165

175
165
155
240
100
120

5,200
5,800
5,900
5,400
5,000
5,100

4,200
4,500
4,700
4,400
4,100
4,300

568
235
498
594
238
430

6,305
5,557
5,378
9,214
7,272
8,441

5.1804
5.5637
5.5638
6.0794
6.2093
6.1518

164. 3
160.1
167.6
171.0
182.3
182.2

15.4
15.8
20.0
31.4
31.4
32.1

106.0
111.7
119.4
111.9
119.7
115.9

97.6
94.2
83.7
82.8
73.8
64.4

.3300
.3300
.3300
.3300
.3100
.3100

169
273
664
439
635
40

2,911
4,727
5,070
4,369
3,438
5,413

1,160
1,255
1,505
1,485
1,555
1,630

175
145
125
135
160
155

5,400
5,000
5,500
5,200
5,700
5,400

4,500
3,700
4,100
3,900
4,200
4,000

286
332
344
220
515

4,594
4,254
5,891
6,097
5,938
6,317

5.9230
5.9336
5.5757
5,3962
5.7027
6.0092

180.6
186.3
174.2
175.0
172.8
170.4

30.1
24.2
19.6
17.5
18.2
19.4

113.8
109.6
115.6
113.4
110.5
110.8

61.1
63.8
63.7
68.7
75.4
86.6

.3100
.3217
.3406
.3661
.3800
.3800

62
355
273
52
193
718

3,144
3,382
3,861
3,410
4,518
2,530

1,215
1,410
1,265
1,855
1,475
1,380

180
155
150
175
155
155

4,600
5,200
5,200
5,300
5,400
4,900

3,500
3,700
3,700
4,000
4,000
3,700

305
270
164
260
153
258

6,270
6,096
5,058
4,901
4,244
4,238

6.0700
6.3925
6.7484
7.3918
7.4502
6.9562

98.7

106.2
118.2
106.6

91.0

110.2

1978: January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . . .
September . .
October. . . .
November . .
December . .

9

101.1
102.9
109.3

91.3
97.3

109.2
90.3
78.9

126.4

104.1
95.3

Footnotes giving source of data and description of seri > appear in the section
following these tables.




311;

3.7982
5.3460
6.2958

8

3. 1397
3.2749
3,4720
3.5546
3.7511
3.8932

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1979 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

METALS AND MANUFACTURES-NONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS-Con.
ZINC

Consumption
(recoverable zinc content)3

Imports (general)2

YEAR AND
MONTH

Mine
production,
recoverable
zinc*

Slab zinc

Stocks, end of period3

Ores
(zinc content)

Metal
(slab, blocks)

Ores

Production
(primary
smelter), from
domestic and
foreign ores3

Scrap

Secondary
(redistilled)
production3

Consumption,
fabricators3

Exports2

Producers'
at smelter

Price,
Prime
Western*
Consumers'

Dollars
per pound

Thousands of short tons

1947
1948
1949

637.6
630.0
593.2

298.0
264.2
241.2

72.3
93.2

145.9
132.6

126.9

88.1

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

623.4
681.2
666.0
547.4
473.5

278.6
302.8
449.6
513.7
455.4

115.7
234.6
156.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

514.7
542.3
531.7
412.0
425.3

478.0
525.4
526.0
465.2
500.1

195.7
245.0
269.0
195.5
156.9

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

435.4
464.4
505.5
529.3
574.9

457.4
415.7
467.4
6373.2
357.1

120.8
127.6
142.0
6 144.8
118.3

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

611.2
572.6
549.4
529.4
553.1

429.4
521.3
534.1
546.4
602.1

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

534.1
502.5
478.3
478.8
499.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

469.4
484.5
449.6
302.7
January . . . .
February . . .
March
April
May
June

1975:

1976:

1977:

1978:

241.5
251.9
174.5

802.5
787.8
814.8

59.5
62.3
55.0

786.4
817.7
711.8

106.7

248.9
258.3
249.6
238.2
197.1

843.5
881.6
904.5
916.1
802.4

67.0
48.7
55.1
52.9
68.0

967.1
934.0
852.8
985.9
884.3

12.9
36.5
57.7
18.0
25.0

231.1
200.8
185.7
178.9
214.1

963.5
983.6
985.8
781.2
798.7

66.0
72.1
72.5
46.6
57.8

1,119.8
1,008.8
935.6
868.3
956.2

18.1

11.6

101.6
104.7
105.9

192.8
179.0
199.9
204.4
222.5

799.5
846.8
879.4
892.6
954.1

68.7
55.2
58.9
60.3
71.6

877.9
931.2
1,031.8
1,105.1
1,207.3

75.1
50.1
36.1
33.9
26.5

185.9
146.9
144.7
47.9
31.2

108.4

.1295
.1154
.1162
.1200
.1357

153.0
277.4
221.4
305.5
324.7

122.9
126.7
114.3
124.1
126.7

265.1
269.6
240.9
270.6
302.1

994.4
1,025.1
938.8
1,020.9
1,040.6

83.6
83.3
73.5
79.9
70.6

1,354.1
1,423.7
1,250.7
1,350.7
1