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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS APRIL 2, 1971 U U U U U U U U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS 1941-43 = 10 120 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 chse) - - 110 100 (a,9.Tdlt Ny y^v/ H 110 \ d 100 ' ~v/ - 90 80 Weekly (Wednesday close) 1 1—L_ 1 1 L „-J—1—1—1—U. -j- * 1 1 ,,i ,„i 1968 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1969 i i 11 111 ,. l - i 1 1 J L - L l - L-JL-L-JL-. 1970 1971 i i i i i I i i i, i i I 70 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Standard & Poor's Group 1967 = 100 150 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index) 140 y 130 120 - 110 Monthly 100 1 1,1 I, ,,| L j !™J L U ^ J~<J—L-J 1968 L-J—| I |__L_JL_1 1969 , ..L.,,.1 l„--l„-l,-l-,(.-,.L-J^J^J— 1 1 J „ „ L , i , 1 - L. 1. 1 I.I . J F M A M J J A S O N D 1971 1970 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) Thousands 350 ~ 1,000 800 f\ /V s\ A - 600 \ / 400 - 200 Monthly 0 1 1 L—1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1968 1 L-| L-J I I 1969 L J — I — L — L — J L •,J-„~L-JL-I—1—L-L, I,,.i . J , . 1 1 1 1 1970 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY JLJ L-L..-I... 1 1971 1— J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1970 1971 ITEM Mar. 21 Mar. 6 Mar. 28 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 1967=100.. 117.2 116.8 109.1 108.8 109.5 omil. $.. do.... 6,594 4,586 7,000 4,900 6,694 4,739 6,872 4,708 7,039 4,835 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs .do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)......do.... FAILURES, INDUSTo AND^COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)....number.. 234 1,907 1,789 228 237 1,899 1,776 192 306 3,204 2,702 190 275 3,147 2,639 270 261 195 249 52,508 61,471 27,631 150 52,469 61,624 27,572 96 55,719 66,502 29,517 114 56,000 66,451 29,451 130 56,300 66,832 29,927 234 56,213 66,708 29,501 63 77,898 46,380 228,048 22,125 79,173 33,756 80,854 45,996 227,039 21,872 78,853 33,451 80,720 51,024 251,337 28,222 81,111 34,402 81,801 51,546 251,173 28,123 81,238 34,484 81,479 52,021 251,869 27,709 81,750 34,488 8.20 87.54 95.74 8.22 89.77 98.22 7.78 96,95 106.60 7.84 99.30 109.31 7.88 101.12 111.33 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. o... number.. .thous. bbl.. 2,007 28,488 159,341 9,619 1,884 27,559 127,539 9,526 1,956 30,350 185,522 9,858 2,114 30,430 191,700 9,882 2,087 29,735 190,220 9,812 ..thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,678 109*8 2,720 111.5 2,773 113.7 2,810 115.2 2,844 116.6 bil.. 14.8 15o0 14.3 14.5 14.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES £/.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores „ FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/... 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. • mil. $.. Savings deposits..... do.... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans ( grossj«.<i do•. • o Real estate loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stando & Poor's) 4/....1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2J Tuesday price, MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. Mar. 27 109.7 7.86 99.62 109.58 189,295 2,893 118.6 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 1970 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals • Fabricated metal products 51,622 27,953 1,250 4,931 2,969 56,322 30,853 1,356 4,957 3,222 53,996 28,668 1,422 4,266 3,218 54,154 29,485 1,421 4,269 3,157 r52,943 r28,530 rl,377 r4,606 r2,900 57,940 31,597 1,448 4,997 3,175 do. ......do. do. do. 5,017 3,386 6,668 1,035 5,805 3,835 7,627 1,159 5,125 4,165 6,498 1,105 5,297 4,167 7,426 1,084 r5,090 r3,693 7,236 r985 5,612 4,024 8,336 1,080 Nondurable goods industries, total 1_/ do. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products...................................do. Textile mill products O...do. 23,669 8,088 414 1,626 25,469 8,506 407 1,761 25,328 8,714 459 1,793 24,669 8,673 492 1,724 r24,413 r8,350 r436 rl,730 26,343 8,944 458 1,850 do. do. do. do. 2,239 3,797 2,167 1,390 2,386 4,243 2,167 1,571 2,340 3,949 2,178 1,404 2,294 3,696 2,292 1,306 r2,328 r3,907 r2,237 rl,373 2,477 4,275 2,320 1,507 .'.do. 55,070 55,613 54,068 55,820 r56,504 57,225 do. do. do. do. 29,930 1,464 5,080 3,295 30,273 1,488 4,739 3,220 28,815 1,454 4,452 3,294 30,024 1,590 4,621 3,263 r30,545 rl,613 r4,746 r3,230 31,010 1,589 4,781 3,183 do. do. do. ..do. 5,505 3,655 6,783 1,170 5,594 3,783 7,361 1,184 5,291 4,047 6,264 1,078 5,275 4,110 7,168 1,039 r5,603 r3,989 r7,324 rl,115 5,412 3,969 8,030 1,106 mil. $. .do... do... do... .do. . • Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery. Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 2560 • 1_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 1 1 1 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1970 ITEM 1971 Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. 25,140 8,510 459 1,784 25,340 8,547 428 1,782 25,253 8,653. 454 1,718 25,796 8,774 495 1,818 r25,959 r8,787 r483 rl,9l0 2,338 4,006 2,241 1,492 2,361 4,237 2,162 1,559 2,363 4,070 2,166 1,431 2,388 4,146 2,315 1,358 r2,433 r4,128 r 2,3,20 r1,474 do.... do.... do.... ...do.... 96,271 63,702 32,569 96,200 97,181 64,244 32,937 96,652 99,252 65,355 33,897 100,032 r99,119 r65,084 34,035 r99,614 r99,902 r65,423 r34,479 r99,801 do.o.. do.... do.... do 0 ... 63,909 2,492 8,114 6,695 63,977 2,527 8,124 6,708 65,920 2,688 8,983 7,011 r65,548 2,648 8,862 6,928 r65,6l0 r2,663 r9,159 r6,990 do.... do.... .do...o do.... 13,267 9,404 15,665 2,475 13,345 9,493 15,522 2,509 14,043 9,734 15,191 2,626 14,127 r9,650 15,029 2,633 rl4,013 r9,468 rl4,913 r2,648 do.o.. ...do.o.. ......do.... .do..Q . 32,291 7,240 2,170 3,456 32,675 7,451 2,150 3,439 34,112 7,743 2,223 3,330 34,066 7,708 2,179 3,284 r34,191 r7,863 r2,187 r3,245 2,671 6,557 2,313 1,913 51,356 27,766 23,590 2,682 6,612 2,328 1,946 55,941 30,422 25,519 2,784 7,154 2,555 1,959 53,611 28,245 25,366 2,831 7,188 2,539 1,968 54,679 30,003 24,676 r2,821 r7,147 r2,529 r1,940 r54,508 r30,090 r24,418 54,119 54,714 54,291 56,431 r57,377 29,046 4,658 3,010 5,408 3,891 6,460 29,368 4,309 3,205 5,544 3,794 7,040 29,009 4,544 3,333 5,351 4,051 6,310 30,602 4,962 3,291 5,412 4,354 7,017 r31,405 r5,428 r2,916 r5,419 r3,985 r7,872 25,073 6,815 18,258 25,346 6,923 18,423 25,282 6,902 18,380 25,829 7,112 18,717 r25,972 r7,154 rl8,818 88,146 85,258 2,888 88,270 87,765 84,827 2,938 87,371 81,350 78,243 3,107 82,014 81,871 78,755 3,116 82,626 r83,437 r80,316 r3,121 r83,511 ...o.do•••• do 0 ... .do 0 .. 0 85,322 7,235 10,399 84,417 6,805 10,384 78,883 6,573 11,060 79,462 6,914 11,088 r80,330 r7,597 rl0,774 Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery ..do.... Transportation equipmento do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.....do...o 17,105 13,642 31,247 2,948 17,055 13,653 30,926 2,954 15,702 12,904 27,583 3,131 15,839 13,148 27,432 3,164 rl5,656 rl3,144 r27,981 r3,181 1967=100.. 109 109 80 80 79 number. . thous.. 260 55 290 106 270 72 160 449 280 222 420 233 3,730 460 296 1,820 510 469 6,458 370 527 2,438 440 286 2,709 13,388 6,738 1,804 4,846 13,597 6,777 1,844 4,975 14,616 7,156 2,020 5,439 14,773 7,186 2,030 5,557 14,957 7,210 2,119 5,628 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS — Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products. o Textile mill products mil. $.. .....do.... do.... do.... Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total. ...........o Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/....... Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do.... ...do.. • . do.... ...do.... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products.... Tobacco products Textile mill products., .o. • Paper and allied products. Chemicals and allied products. Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS,NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total .do.. • o ....do.... .....do.... .do., .o do.... do.o.. do.... NEW ORDERS, NET ( SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do. . . . By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products .................do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery do. Transportation equipment do... 0 Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders.. ................. .do... <, Industries without unfilled orders........... doo... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS . ADJ. ) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products.. •• Jan. do.... do.... do.... do. . . . LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS: Beginning in period: Work stoppages. 0 Workers involved In effect during month: Work stoppages Workers involved Man-days idle during period „ number. . . thous. . odoo... FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month. * .o....mil. $.. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do.... Loans to cooperatives..... .....do.... Other l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s Revised. p_/ Preliminary. Digitized 2560 forr_/FRASER do.... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1971 1970 ITEM Dec. Feb. FINANCE—Con. LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association? Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated totaL»»..^»9^<>el>eee<l. Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.).... .mil. $. sosQOooa GrOUpe » e » . . a o 8 s a e » „ . « . ...... ........... Industrials ........... . ... .do. rll,712 r8,558 r2,714 r440 rl2,S51 r9,283 r3,045 r523 rl4,758 rl0,506 r3,729 r523 r21,853 rl2,325 r9,031 r497 12,194 8,828 2,832 536 3,290.7 3,230.3 3,405.7 3,431.2 3,387.3 3,546o9 3,544.8 3,494.1 3,499.3 3,736.9 3,685.2 3,570.2 3,532.3 3,481.8 3,735.4 3,558.3 3,527.0 3,689.7 3,125.8 3,223.1 2,946.3 3,278.0 3,405.8 3,428.4 3,555.5 3,404.3 3,422.0 3,686.3 3,193.8 3,553.4 92.25 78.60 93.85 84.35 810.8 62.85 52.70 87.35 74.65 786.3 29.00 21.00 55.80 45.70 r516.6 39.70 26.95 85.60 67.50 r470.7 r36.75 r27.30 r57.65 r43.50 r449.8 39.00 31.60 59.80 47.85 429.0 22.30 18.70 40.70 38.65 r405.2 565.1 31.70 29.65 39.60 33.60 r397.3 636.1 9.85 8.80 35.35 30.75 r240.7 650.2 r29.75 rl9.10 r35.70 r32.15 r234.8 541.0 rl7.45 rl5.90 r31.15 r29.00 •r221.1 546.0 20.30 17.05 31.60 28.25 209.8 292 rl,669 531 1,835 271 ls699 393 1,775 213 1,588 202 2,013 188 1,705 204 1,949 163 1,660 143 1,803 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSEe), INCL. REEXPORTSs TOTAL........ Excl» Department of Defense Shipments ««.«..««• Seasonally adjusted..•.....••...•••.•••.••. GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL. Seasonally adjusted.. .mils $o ...do... . a . a . d O .• . • s a .dO.e METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: 1/ Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total.••••••............••.•••••..mil. $. Domestic... ......... ....................... .........odo... Shipments, total............o..........................do•». Domestic. ...•.••.••.••...•..•........do... Order backlog, end of month............................do... Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total.. .o.........do.. . Domestic.. .••••••.....o...........do... Shipments, total.......................................do... Domestic » o ..•••....••..•.•••...•.• „ .....do... Order backlog, end of month ..do... Vacuum cleaners, home type, sales billed..... .............thous. LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: Calf and whole kip.o o..•••••• thous. skins. Cattle hide and side kip................thous. hides and kips. Goat and kid.................................o..othous. skins. Sheep and lamb ...o do... r_/ Revised. 1/ Revisions for backlog are as follows (mil. $): Metal cutting Oct. 1970, 376.7; 369.1; 339.3; 312.5; 288.5; 270.6; 263.1; 266.2. USCOMM—DC—2560 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Aug. - Oct. 1970, 616.9; 577.7; 543.4; metal forming — Mar. POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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