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A n n i i «i<r» HrniL BUSINESS STATISTICS p S J A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Biliion 375 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Weekiy Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 350 325 300 275 250 1971 Data: 1972 1974 1973 J F M A M j j A S O N D F e d e r a l Reserve H o a r d Biliion $ Biliion $ 1,200 1967=100 1,000 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 140 - (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) i 130 1971 Data: 1972 1973 500 1974 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board U.S. D e p t . of C o m m e r c e Billion $ 50 r Dollars 4.40 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 — 4.20 1974 (Hours seasonally adjusted) 4.00 Total Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) — — 1973 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (seasonally adjusted) 40 1972 3.80 20 10 Nondurable I i I 1 1,1.1.1,1 I..J 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce , 1 i i i i i 1972 Goods 1 ! 3.60 Average i i i i i 1 i i 11 i i m i i .i 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1973 3.40 • 8 • 1 I 1 1 ' •' ' 1 i >» 1971 1974 • Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Data: U.S. D e p t . this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY i • Hours Per Week (right scale) 11 1972 ! i i 1973 1974 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1974 1973 ITEM Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 1967=100. 151.6 152.8 232.9 233.0 232.2 mil. $. do... 9,345 6,100 9,498 6,177 9,746 6,538 10,130 6,624 10,106 7,028 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. 244 1,906 1,742 171 207 1,844 1,684 222 285 2,711 2,480 215 279 2,724 2,406 237 288 65,381 79,906 32,614 535 65,906 79,602 31,757 -91 71,286 85,245 35,194 71,117 85,502 34,747 147 71,361 85,956 35,520 306 do... do... do... do... do... do... 97,752 58,758 320,£49 26,090 100,454 47,635 99,937 58,506 320,580 25,424 100,833 47,744 97,982 57,904 358,297 24,856 114,777 56,150 99,337 58,249 360,712 24,819 116,010 56,196 101,340 58,493 364,192 25,275 117,973 56,116 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/....1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.63 108.77 121.80 7.63 112.68 126.41 8.30 97.57 109.19 8.36 96.59 108.09 8.43 94.33 105.58 Apr. 7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2_/.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/ Member bank reserve balances 3_/ Excess reserves, estimated 3_/ mil. $. do... do... ....do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: _4/ Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) Apr. 14 164 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. 10,305 33,479 210,921 9,346 11,110 33,957 215,681 9,335 12,650 34,373 151,081 9,068 13,005 34, 766 141,701 9,041 11,385 33,849 144,499 9,064 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. bil. 2,967 121.6 3,002 123.0 2,875 117.8 17.0 2,872 117.7 16.9 2,914 119.4 16.3 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 16.2 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 16.0 3_/ Daily average, kj Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 ITEM- Feb. Mar. Mar. Dec. Jan. 997.4 667.2 242.2 189.6 159.3 124.1 141.6 43.3 1,003.3 671.1 243.5 190.6 160.6 124.9 142.2 43.6 1,089.0 722.6 264.1 205.1 171.3 135.9 151.3 47.1 1,087.0 721.8 261.0 203.0 171.8 136.8 152.2 47.5 rl,094.8 r726.5 r263.0 r203.5 rl72.2 rl38.3 rl52.9 47.9 1,099.9 729.7 263.5 203.8 173.3 139.2 153.7 48.3 56.3 24.3 24.8 26.9 82.6 113.8 41.9 965.3 56.4 24.6 24.6 27.0 83.4 114.5 42.0 970.9 58.6 32.4 25.7 29.8 94.0 123.0 44.3 1,047.5 58.6 29.6 25=8 29.5 95.3 125.9 47.0 1,048.1 r59.3 r29.1 25.8 29.4 r96.3 127.6 r47.2 rl,056.4 59.5 28.6 25.8 29.6 97.2 128.3 47.3 1,061.8 123.4 123.7 rl26.5 rl25.4 rl24.5 123.9 121.8 120.1 127.3 126.6 103.0 86.3 135.0 140.0 Feb o GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS 2RS0NAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Proprietors' income: Less personal contributions for soc. insurance. ....do.... fiDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT) SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100.. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Automotive products Auto parts and allied goods r/ Revised, 11,633 jd/ Preliminary. 121.5 119.3 130.2 137.8 141 o 7 131.5 161.4 135.8 121.7 119.6 130.8 140.4 144.1 130.8 169.9 138.3 rl24.0 rl22.6 rl31-3 rl34„6 rl20.6 106.2 rl47.8 rl42.5 rl22.6 rl20.9 rl29o2 rl28.4 rl08.1 90.0 rl42.8 rl39.8 rl22.1 rl20.5 128.0 rl26.7 rl03.9 86.4 rl37.8 rl39.6 127 0 3 115-2 130.5 127.1 115.4 130.3 rl30 u 2 rl20.3 132.8 rl29.4 116o3 rl32.7 rl28.6 127.5 rl33.0 131.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 I 973 Feb. Mar. 1974 Dec. Jan. Feb. rll. 0.1 rl26.9 81 .9 r l. 29.1 rl.30.7 rl32.7 rl29.2 r109.1 r 1.26.1 r«1..2 rl29.3 rl29.5 rl29.5 rl.31.2 r110.0 rl27.2 1-81.3 r l28.3 rl28.2 rl.27.2 rl30.3 110.0 127.3 81.2 127.8 127.2 1.24.5 1.31.8 1 23.6 123.4 118.6 124.0 1.29.3 125.3 93.4 143.8 Mar. j3_/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INC. UTIL.)—Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS —Con. Equipment 1967=100, Business do... Defense and space equipment. Intermedi ate products Material Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING , TOTAL Durable manufactures Pr imary metal s», = * = * = * = * ^ =. * * * Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instruments Lumber and products P I ->17 f nl onJ ri v- /-•. /-•! i w -I- CL.L^ Furniture and fixtures Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTIL 1 TIES. 1 Electric do.. do.., do.., do... do... do... do . .. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 104.1 il.S.2 .SO. 6 1.29.5 126.7 126.6 127.7 122.7 122.7 118.7 do...124. 7 126.2 11.9.1 110.0 131.9 128.5 1 ne ) 6 122.3 104.1 118.6 :-•(.). i 129.4 127.0 127.6 1.27.1 1 22.6 rl23.1 r121.1 rl23.8 123.4 119.9 123.5 128.4 121.4 110.3 133.8 129.5 128.9 122.8 rl26.4 rl23.1 rl.30.7 rl30.0 rl30.9 103.0 rl42.7 rl26.3 rl°8.7 124.9 rl25.0 rl20.7 rl29.4 131.4 rl27.9 r95. 7 1-143.0 rl24.2 r 131.9 124.2 1-123.9 rll9.4 rl27.0 rl 30.5 rl26.8 r93.4 rl43.2 124.4 127.4 125.3 rl30.3 125.7 do... do... do... .do... do... do... do... do= = = do... do... do... L28.4 126.1 112.6 85.1 134.1 113.0 147.2 124.1 160.4 122.9 110.3 128.6 127.1 112.4 85.0 137.1 112.4 146.8 123=5 163.4 121.8 118.1 rl31.2 rl30.9 rll8.5 82.9 136.7 110.8 154.5 125 = 5 162.3 rl24.5 104.2 rl .31.0 r128.1 116.4 r78.3 rl38.7 rll0.4 rl54.8 122.6 rl59.8 rl25.6 113.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... 110.2 131.9 103.9 109.1 150.5 158.3 109.5 127.8 105.7 107.9 149.6 157.4 rll0.4 135.2 rll.0.4 rl07.0 rl47.6 1-155.6 rllO.8 rl30.7 rl08.7 rl08.7 rl44.9 rl.53.0 rill.6 131.1 rll2.9 1-109.3 r148.5 112.8 mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 34,977 12,284 7,612 1,754 1,470 22,693 1,460 1,151. 2,623 7,646 2,474 4,933 41,309 14,853 9,374 1,927 1,746 26,456 1,829 1,222 2,975 8,792 2,773 6,307 49,824 13,409 6,378 2,552 1,771 36,415 3,386 1,741 3,272 9,932 2,908 11,618 r37,923 rll,477 r6,470 rl,928 rl,453 r26,446 rl,700 rl,267 r2,995 r9,145 r2,793 r5,511 r36,594 rll,269 r 6,3 61 rl,841 1,477 r25,325 rl,515 rl,247 r2,860 r8,730 r2,665 r5,309 42,677 13,465 7,723 2,034 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 41,242 14,405 8,575 2,021 1,937 26,837 2,012 1,254 3,057 8,409 2,821. 6,75.3 41,979 14,612 8,769 2,014 1,936 27,367 2,175 1,241 3,089 8,431 2,821 7,137 42,116 13,270 7,400 1,975 1,835 28,846 2,051 1,297 3,387 9,264 2,902 7,002 r42,932 rl3,525 r7,474 r2,058 rl,858 r29,407 r2,053 rl,323 r3,331 r9,551 r2,952 r7,234 r43,034 rl3,290 7,202 2,073 1,934 r29,744 2,072 1,361 3,333 9,612 3,028 7,221 43,897 13,502 do... do... 56,921. 57,823 58,629 57,898 61,643 63,561 r 61,820 r64,261 63,364 64,394 do... do... 10,162 12,503 1.2,377 12,814 18,305 13,222 rll,656 rl3,716 11,216 13,734 3.78 6.29 3.96 4.90 3.11 3.27 3.81 6.31 3.98 4.92 3.13 3.30 4.02 6.67 4.18 5.19 3.31 3.48 4.02 1-6.69 4.20 r5.20 r3.33 3.49 1-4.04 r6. 72 r4.20 5.22 r3. 34 r3.52 80.3 137.2 109.3 rl54.4 119.2 158.0 r 12 6.5 130.4 109,6 155.3 119,4 125.4 114.4 110.8 147.8 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores... Automotivc group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total 29,212 1,847 1,332 3,300 9,816 3,118 6,641 30,395 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments: Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars. Contract construction do... do. . . Manufacturing Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc...do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Services do. . . rj Revised. 11,633 J2_/ Preliminary. 1J Data for Mar. 1974 are advance estimates. 4.06 6.77 4.23 5.24 3.37 3.52 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 Feb. Mar. Dec. 146.38 118.85 1.33 6.93 41.35 9.62 29.39 7.74 22.48 27.53 149.11 121.09 1.45 7.25 42.14 9.74 29.36 7.94 23.20 28.02 Feb* Mar. rl48.36 rl20.40 rl. 45 r6.84 r41.69 r9.94 r29.37 r7.88 r23.22 r27.95 rl49.06 rl21.05 1.48 r7.32 r41.59 r9.82 r29.46 r7.94 r23.44 r28.01 pl48.68 P120..33 pi. 40 P7.18 p41.23 p9.84 p29.39 p7.91 P23.39 p28.35 Jan. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. Man-hours of wage and salary workers, nonagricultural establishments, for 1 week in the month, seasonally adj. 146.28 at annual rate, total.........................bil. man-hours. 118.69 Private sector, total. ....... ....................:><•<, ado. oc 1.34 M in i.ng . . . o ............. ..........» ...................... do .. c 6.76 Contract construction. ........ ...... .................... .do. . < 41.37 Manuf ac. turing ............do... 9.62 Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc. «..»..... .do. .« 29.37 Wholesale and retail trade..........a............ * .do... 7.74 Finance, insurance, and real estate...............«.... .do. .. 22.49 Services................................................do. .« 27.59 Government ............ ..................................... .do. .« FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices., yields, common stocks (Moody's): Dividends per share, annual rate, composite........dollars. Industrials...........................„..„..........do... Publ ic utilities..0 do... Ra il road do... N.Y. bank s..........................................do..« Property and casualty insurance companies...........do. .« 9.32 10.09 4.98 3.96 7.39 11.53 9.34 10.10 4.99 3.96 7.54 11.53 10.19 11.23 5.04 4.19 7.66 12.91 10.34 11.44 5.08 4.19 7.82 12.91 10.37 11.49 5.09 4.04 7.83 13.10 10.41 11.52 5.12 4.08 8.13 13.18 Price per share, end of mo., composite.......... .do. .. industrials................... ......................do... Public utilities....................................do... Railroads. do... 298.69 373.23 77.54 81.39 298.30 374.61 75.20 84.58 263.71 323.48 60.87 95.43 259.96 318.98 63.23 89.14 r259.70 316.22 63.72 r91.77 253.37 310.44 61.31 3.12 2.70 6.42 4.87 3.26 3.30 3.13 2.70 6.64 4.68 3.38 3.20 3.86 3.47 3.98 3.59 8.03 4.70 3.20 3.80 3.99 3.63 7.99 r4.40 3.10 3.93 4.11 3.71 8.35 4.74 3.30 4.21 Yields, composite. ...................... .percent. Industrials................................... do... Public utilities... do... Railroads........................................... .do... N.Y. banks. «. ......................... .............,.. .do.., Property and casualty insurance companies. do... 8.28 4.39 2.91 3.70 r/ Revised, jo/ Preliminary. USCQMM--DC—11,633 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 86.16
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