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April 16,1976 A WEEKLY BUSINESS w STATISTICS *«•* "<**,. SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43 = 10 Weekly Monthly PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (avg. i 1973 Data: i i I i t i i i I i i i i i 1975 1974 (Wednesday close) of daily close) I J F M A M J 1976 J A S O N D Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 Billion $ 60 WHOLESALE PRICES 220 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds 200 Commodities / All 30 h Commodities \ Nondurable 120 L W M I I i i i i i Data: ' ' i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i I.I i i I I I I I I I I I I 1973 1974 1975 20 1973 U.S. Dept. of Labor Data: HOURS 5.40 52 MANUFACTURING 5.20 - HOURS " 50 / ** Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 4.60 \ 4.40 \ Billion $ 16.0 - 4.00 i i y<f\\ Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor ~ - K / Extended A Av 14.0 42 Aver age Hour Per Week scale) (righl -L-L-LJ 1974 AND (seasonally adjusted) - / * - / \ / J - 44 XI i i i.i 1973 INSTALLMENT EXTENDED ~ •46 / ] \ / J y 4.20 CREDIT 48 ^ ^ r _^r-S^ f i i i i 1976 17.0 15.0 4.80 1975 U.S. Dept. of Commerce REPAID 5.00 1974 CONSUMER & EARNINGS (Hours seasonally adjusted) ih I I I I I I I I I 1976 DOLLARS Goods 40 l l l l l l l 1975 I I I I I 1 i i I I 1 1 38 _ 13.0 / V *^V V / S / V ^ Re Pa,d / 12.0 / • . • i • 1 • I I , , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 II II 11.0 1976 1973 Data: * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Board SURVEY 1974 1975 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1975 ITEM Apr. 5 1976 Apr. 12 Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 10 1967=100 do. . do.. 203.5 232.8 185.4 199.9 225.2 184.0 196.9 199.9 194.8 197.1 199.9 195.1 197.3 198.4 196.4 mil. $ do. . 10,394 7,345 10,491 7,376 11,932 7,917 12,040 7,834 12,726 8,164 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs...... do.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)-.. . .do. . FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun £ Bradstreet)..number 506 5,820 4,959 25 7 496 5,727 4,866 203 330 4,358 3,399 261 314 4,215 3,272 304 329 194 176 78,030 92,679 35,087 279 78,355 90,793 34,663 111 85,260 99,776 33,958 252 85,181 103,133 33,606 170 85,153 101,845 34,221 401 e85,735 98,043 33,605 156 105,284 62,712 378,618 28,021 126,250 59,832 104,982 62,508 378,622 29,146 125,874 59,440 103,327 76,948 379,940 41,747 115,768 59,660 103,235 77,408 377,420 41,432 115,056 60,335 105,889 78,223 377,623 41,781 114,594 60,417 9.38 82.43 92.47 9.46 82.84 93.03 9.18 100.86 113.48 9.14 103.42 116.57 9.10 102.77 115.66 11,250 34,684 118,645 8,399 12,520 34,346 131,391 8,362 13,340 37,307 177,979 8,049 14,075 36,012 183,850 8,049 11,285 36,022 174,893 8,146 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs. 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $ . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/....do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do. .. Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do. . . Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted 7. .do. . . Savings deposits do. . . Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do... U.S. Government obligations. do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do. .. Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's)~4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons. '....mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 199.6 201.5 198.2 9.08 102.21 114.99 195,545 Steel, raw thous. sh. tons. 2,655 2,563 2,508 2,592 2,541 2,588 84.0 86.8 87.9 Rate of capability utilization 5/ percent. 85.7 15.1 15.5 " 14.' 2 * J3*. 7 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES T ...bil. . 1/ Data do n o t always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily a v e r a g e . 4/ Wednesday d a t a . 5_/ C a p a b i l i t y f o r a f u l l o r d e r book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , ej E s t i m a t e d . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 ITEM Feb. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places. Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods s t o r e s Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip» stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nons tores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated s a l e s ( u n a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l Estimated s a l e s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l r / Revised. 31,378 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. mil. $. do. .. do.. . do.., do. . , 39,802 12,279 7,258 1,793 1,439 44,937 13,270 7,641 1,971 1,631 60,681 16,855 8,412 2,925 2,073 r46,767 rl4,213 r8,299 r2,138 rl,710 r45,091 rl4,677 r8,900 r2,058 1,764 52,280 18,073 11,312 2,315 do. .. „do... do. . . do. . . do. . , do... do. .. do . . . ..do.., do. . , do. .. .do.. . 27,523 1,606 1,332 3,288 9,678 3,053 5,524 46,914 14,664 8,420 2,051 1,892 31,667 2,077 1,430 3,668 10,706 3,424 7,039 45,951 13,378 7,361 2,046 1,819 43,826 3,894 2,114 4,110 11,778 3,817 14,005 51,990 16,877 9,922 2,337 2,059 r32,554 rl,976 rl,481 f3,889 rll,723 r3,654 r6,247 r51,592 rl6,730 r9,605 2,273 r2,255 r30,414 rl,763 rl,465 r3,761 rl0,486 r3,440 r6,165 r52,414 rl7,296 rl0,286 r2,326 2,279 34,207 2,069 1,510 4,073 11,410 3,751 7,668 53,869 17,697 10,523 2,399 do.. do... do. . , do.. do. . do.., do.. 32,250 2,189 1,449 3,828 10,643 3 465 7,533 32,573 2,099 1,488 3,821 10,805 3,497 7,599 35,113 2,354 1,578 4,220 11,270 3,859 8,499 r34,862 r2,311 rl,522 r4,213 rll,433 r3,867 r8,022 r35,118 r2,362 rl,575 r4,216 rll,402 r3,822 r8,334 36,172 2,400 1,580 4,310 11,809 3,863 8,585 do. ., do.. 71,346 72,308 72,475 71,728 71,127 73,081 71,256 73,610 73,350 74,344 do.., do.., 12,047 14,661 14,342 14,882 21,871 16,007 rl4,124 rl5,663 13,206 15,912 1/ Data f o r Mar. 1976 are advance e s t i m a t e s . 1976 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1976 1975 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. p/ Mar. p/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ thous.. 1 Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc....do.... 76,804 62,210 43,835 22,691 724 3,592 18,375 10,813 7,562 76,468 61,850 43,624 22,422 729 3,467 18,226 10,728 7,498 77,796 62,793 44,225 22,743 769 3,406 18,568 10,717 7,851 r78,179 r63,214 r44,492 r22,914 r764 r3,428 rl8,722 rl0,820 r7,902 r78,320 r63,330 r44,571 r22,885 r765 r3,361 rl8,759 rl0,848 r7,911 78,511 63,475 44,641 22,952 54,113 4,565 16,879 4,189 12,690 4,210 13,865 14,594 2,733 11,861 ! 54,046 4,506 16,851 4,178 12,673 4,207 13,864 14,618 2,733 11,885 55,053 4,477 17,080 4,190 12,890 4,264 14,229 15,003 2,755 12,248 r55,265 r4,494 rl7,233 r4,214 rl3,019 r4,266 rl4,307 14,965 2,746 12,219 r55,435 4,518 rl7,302 4,238 rl3,064 4,268 rl4,357 rl4,990 r2,740 rl2,250 55,559 4,505 17,357 4,243 .. 13,114 4,277 14,384 15,036 2,740 12,296 51,005 13,051 7,634 50,663 12,915 7,561 51,592 13,311 7,603 r51,963 rl3,448 r7,698 r52,071 rl3,491 r7,728 52,180 13,545 7,777 36.1 36.8 38.8 35.9 34.9 38.9 36.4 37.3 40.3 r36.5 37.7 40.5 36.2 2.4 2.3 3.0 3.0 39.7 39.5 40.7 40.9 772 3,346 18,834 10,914 7,920 Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours .. 2.5 2.3 2.9 2.9 36.5 r38.0 r40.4 r3.1 r40.8 r3.1 107.0 90.7 116.7 104.1 87.4 87.9 118.4 103.5 113.7 114.2 124.5 129.9 105.9 88.4 115.9 94.5 86.4 86.6 118.1 102.1 113.9 114.8 123.6 129.6 109.3 94.3 125.7 98.8 92.5 90.0 rll0.6 95.3 124.4 r98.6 93.7 r91.6 rl21.1 rl02.4 rll7.2 rll8.5 rl25.5 rl33.8 110.1 ,94.4 123.5 119.7 101.7 115.5 116.6 124.5 132.3 rll0.3 95.5 rl25.2 rl00.3 93.7 91.3 rl20.6 rl01.5 rll6.8 rll8.1 125.1 rl33.3 4.43 5.71 6.98 4.68 5.70 3.67 4.02 3.97 4.46 5.76 7.18 4.72 5.75 3.67 4.08 3.99 4.68 6.11 7.46 4.96 6.17 3.84 4.22 4.22 4.73 6.19 r7.46 5.00 r6.22 r3.87 r4.24 4.25 .4.75 r6.28 r7.48 r5.04 r6.25 r3.87 r4.29 r4.27 4.76 6.29 167.8 106.7 177.6 168.8 166.1 175.6 164.1 157.3 172.1 169.1 107.1 178.5 173.7 167.7 176.8 164.8 159.8 172.8 178.6 107.3 190.2 180.3 177.6 190.5 172.4 165.1 182.6 rl79.6 rl07.5 rl92.2 rl80.0 rl78.8 rl92.2 rl74.0 rl65.9 rl84.6 rl80.6 rl07.9 rl94.4 rl80.8 rl79.7 rl92.7 rl73.9 rl67.6 rl85.2 181.2 40.2 3.2 40.6 3.1 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours, seasonally adjusted: Transportation, communication, electricity, gas..do.... Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonf arm payrolls Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc dollars . . do.... Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted: Current dollars 1967=100. . i Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc. do.... Feb. 5.08 6.30 3.88 4.30 4.27 194.7 180.8 193.5 174.4 168.1 184.8 1976 1975 Jan. 93.8 91.8 120.9 101.9 117.0 118.5 125.1 133.7 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 32,265 16,746 4,356 11,162 32,750 16,930 4,546 11,274 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total end of month mil. $. . 27,991 14,086, 3,910 9,995 28,332 14,326 3,821 10,185 31,265 16,380 4,041 10,845 9.94 9.61 10.31 8.29 7.99 8.53 7.54 7.14 7.93 9.87 10.24 10.01 9.99 8.15 8.70 8.37 7.50 7.86 7.56 7.77 31,741 16,564 3,979 11,198 Money and interest rates: Bank rates on short-term business loans: r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 31,378 8.67 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1975 Jan. FINANCE--Con. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERMS): Installment credit extended and liquidated: Unadjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Revolving: Bank credit card Bank check credit Seasonally adjusted Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Revolving: Bank credit card Bank check credit Jan. 14,085 3,756 298 343 17,246 3,926 240 332 13,907 3,601 202 304 13,116 3,739 222 340 1,699 376 1,221 319 1,642 304 2,338 446 1,948 408 1,559 371 do. . . do.. . .do.. , do... 13,638 3,598 304 340 12,195 3,380 307 334 13,275 3,562 295 356 14,628 3,776 337 393 14,980 3,911 311 342 13,768 3,539 318 349 do.. . do. .. 1,615 347 1,399 319 1,591 316 1,761 384 1,876 380 1,722 370 do.. , do.. . do.. . do.. , 12,846 3,334 301 288 13,244 3,881 256 305 14,877 4,218 330 409 15,295 4,405 291 418 16,205 4,511 288 459 15,824 4,378 282 429 1,581 351 1,522 349 1,752 348 1,719 412 1. 840 397 1,931 407 13,277 3,604 342 346 13,109 3,622 330 360 14,073 3,814 311 371 14,403 3,865 364 395 14,910 4,023 342 353 14,656 3,746 346 372 do.. do.. 1,419 336 1,472 336 1,723 346 1,768 399 1,733 374 1,798 388 mil. $ 155,790 154,639 159,200 161,819 160,745 .....do... do.. . Total installment credit outstanding, end of year or month 1/ Dec. 11,044 3,312 208 249 do.. . ...do... Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Revolving: Bank credit card Bank check credit 1976 Nov. 11,327 2,830 223 222 ......mil. $. do.. . do. . . do.. . Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Revolving: Bank credit card Bank check credit Feb. do.. , ..do.. , do.. do.. . 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r items n o t shown s e p a r a t e l y . USC0MM--DC--31,378 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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