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April 2 1 , 1 9 7 8 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS J?0***. f **TESO** Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 450 425 400 375 350 325 300 -x-L 1975 I I I _J ! 1 1976 i i ' l i i i i i J-J^JLJu-J 1977 I I I I I I J FMAMJ 1978 JASOND i: Federal Reserve Board THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) 1,000 THOUSANDS 350 *«*% - - - w /—"-A 800 600 / r^\ / \ /\ / - \ j 400 -\/ - 200 - - 0 - t > ) l .~j-,j. J i i i i i i i i i 1975 i i i i i i i 1 1—I—UJ—1 1976 LJL I ' l 1 1 1 1 1 1977 1 1 1 1 „L„L_ 1978 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) - 150 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 24.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT 22.0 - CREDIT EXTENDED AND LIQUIDATED (seasonally adjusted) 20.0 _ — Extended J\ r7 140 / - 18.0 IJU - 120 110 ' 16.0 i J.,1 n i l l . l . L L . J L U 1 1 1,1 1,1,1-L. 1 L.JU.,,1 1 I 1 1 I L 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1976 1977 i i i i i l.i i i i I 1978 14.0 12.0 i 1 I I I I I JUL 1 1.1,1.1,1 1.1.1 1975 - Liquidated - N / _I I I I /-' v' 1976 Data: Federal Reserve Board WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1,1.1 1 1,1 M i l l 1977 -] m i l l 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1978 1977 ITEM Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Mar. 25 Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr. 15 1967=100. do... do... 219.1 214.4 222.3 221.3 219.2 222.5 226.0 236.5 218.8 228.0 240.1 219.8 228.2 239.9 220.3 mil. $. do... 13,743 9,221 13,070 8,414 14,725 9,945 14,292 9,049 14,353 9,490 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. 367 3,690 2,912 167 317 3,547 2,792 236 280 3,118 2,811 145 279 3,001 2,695 144 351 144 158 102,669 116,560 36,630 307 el03,386 114,342 36,042 91 8.81 89.64 98.49 8.85 89.64 98.56 8.87 90.11 99.08 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation Z/ 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 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... 93,645 105,962 34,264 256 94,753 105,822 33,988 274 102,168 116,483 36,295 167 102,320 117,230 36,491 235 111,728 95,386 409,374 51,488 117,279 65,008 112,819 95,033 110,991 93,523 405,654 50,241 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. $ Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 8.52 97.91 108.72 8.50 100.16 111.28 435,827 44,754 128,358 76,585 8.78 89.47 98.34 112,531 93,927 435,056 44,029 128,895 76,768 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 11,390 37,206 154,832 8,052 13,645 36,464 184,948 8,052 8,355 36,973 161,716 8,717 11,945 37,070 211,974 8,717 14,220 37,465 216,228 8,882 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,584 82.6 2,588 82.7 2,550 83.9 2,560 84.2 bil.. 14.9 16.4 2,489 82.7 15.5 17.2 17.0 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 117,416 65,151 229.2 241.2 221.2 213,455 2,679 88.2 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 1977 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. £/ Mar. e/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL do.. . Final products do... Consumer goods do... 133.2 135.3 rl39.7 rl38.6 139.0 141.0 133.6 131.6 140.5 135.1 133.3 142.9 140.3 rl37.6 145.8 rl38.5 rl35.0 rl41.5 139.8 136.7 143.8 142.0 139.1 146.8 Durable consumer goods Automotive products Autos and utility vehicles Autos Auto parts and allied goods Home goods do... do... do... do... do... do... 146.1 161.7 152.7 132.8 184.3 137.3 152.4 178.3 176.1 155.8 184.1 137.9 rl55.8 rl72.4 rl65.5 143.6 rl90.4 rl46.6 rl46.4 rl57.6 rl45.8 127.4 rl87.8 rl40.1 151. 162. 153. 131. 186, 145. 159. 179. 175. 149 188, 147.9 Nondurable consumer goods Clothing Consumer staples do... do... do... 138.3 123.6 142.2 139.1 123.9 143.3 rl41.8 126.9 rl45.9 rl39. 118. rl45. 140.7 141.8 145.7 146.4 128.5 156.7 146.9 168.2 81.2 Equipment do... Business do... Industrial equipment do.., Commercial, transit, and farm equipment...do... Defense and space equipment do... Intermediate products Construction supplies Business supplies do.., do... do.., MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials r_/ Revised. £ / Preliminary, 44210 e/ Estimated. do... do... do.., •.. .do... 119.2 143.5 133.2 155.3 78.5 120.0 144.8 134.4 156.9 78.5 rl26.2 rl54.0 rl43.0 rl66.9 r79.5 rl25. rl52. rl44. rl62. r80. 127.0154.8 144.9 I66.3 80.2 141.6 135.6 147.6 141.8 136.4 147.3 rl50.4 148.3 rl52.6 rl51.2 r149.1 rl53.3 151.4 149.5 153.4 152.6 151.2 132.7 128.4 150.4 120.8 135.5 131.9 153.3 121.8 rl38.8 rl38.7 rl55.3 rll8.7 rl38.8 rl38.2 rl54.8 rl20.7 137.8 137.0 156.6 116.2 139.5 138.8 158.6 117.4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1977 ITEM Feb. Mar. 1978 Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con, SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric 137.1 116.3 128.5 100.8 115.8 160.3 179.1 136.6 120.6 133.8 124.1 117.5 154.8 rl33.9 rll3.4 104.3 74.6 rll8.4 rl56.7 rl36.3 rll3.8 rl21.4 54.8 rll9.3 rl61.3 pl35.6 pll4.0 pl20.2 p56.5 pll9.7 pl59.6 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 132.6 145.3 136.4 116.8 132.3 124.4 136.5 135.1 147.0 138.7 104.3 134.4 122.2 135.5 140.5 rl50.9 rl40.4 rl20.6 rl43.7 rl25.8 rl38.6 rl38.7 rl49.8 rl39.2 113.4 r137.1 118.6 rl39.9 pl39.5 pl50.6 pl40.3 Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather products do... do... do... do... do... 122.4 174.9 145.2 220.3 75.0 124.8 180.0 143.3 225.6 73.8 127.5 rl83.0 139.3 r240.1 r77.3 rl29.1 rl84.6 rl39.7 r238.7 r74.5 p.128.8 p!84.0 p.138.9 p240.5 p74.5 Durable manufactures Ordnance, pvt. and govt Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures Clay, glass, and stone products Primary metals do... do... do... do... do... do... 124. 72. 132. 137, 139. 100. 126.8 72.8 132.1 135.1 143.7 108.3 rl33.4 r73.8 138.1 146.6 rl52.1 111.0 rl30.9 r72.6 rl37.3 rl46.4 ! rl50.5 107.4 pl31.9 p72.0 pl37.1 pl49.4 pl51.3 pl05.8 do... do... do... do... do... 125.8 139.8 137.6 113.4 157.0 127.5 139.8 137.6 120.5 156.9 136.4 151.7 147.3 122.2 164.7 rl36.9 rl50.2 r144.0 rll6.4 rl63.4 pl36.£ plSl.O pl47.3 pll8.9 pl64.2 1910-14=100. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 466 454 r623 547 362 287 276 954 474 r474 641 r592 565 282 297 957 452 411 440 404 299 310 421 1,015 do... do... do... do... 478 584 546 252 471 577 544 240 496 630 584 219 509 624 613 218 539 624 661 235 do... do... do... do... 584 556 577 680 590 562 583 686 595 588 578 690 605 590 590 710 611 593 598 r717 69 69 66 65 67 1967=100. do... ... .do... do... do... do... do... , '. MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crops Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit Tobacco Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and servcies Family living items Production items All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates PARITY RATIO do. .. 465 423 530 1 404 306 314 424 1,024 pl36.9 pl41.7 r482 r427 r518 r425 r313 r320 r441 1,020 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Domestic corporate (Moody' s) By ratings: Aaa Aa A Baa By group: Industrials Public utilities Railroads TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Passenger cars (new): Retail sales, total, not seasonally adj Domestics Imports Total, seas. adjusted at annual rate Domestics Imports r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 44210 percent. 8.48 8.51 8.54 8.74 8.78 do... do... do... do... 8.04 8.26 8.49 9.12 8.10 8.28 8.55 9.12 8.19 8.40 8.57 8.99 8.41 8.59 8.76 9.17 8.47 8.65 8.79 9.20 do... do... do... 8.33 8.63 8.26 8.36 8.66 8.26 8.42 8.65 8.10 8.60 8.87 8.20 8.65 8.90 8.32 thous do.. do.. mil do.. do.. 811 666 144 11.0 9.1 1.9 1,084 896 189 12.2 10.3 1.9 795 646 149 11.5 9.3 2.2 687 545 142 9.8 8.0 1.9 777 628 149 10.5 8.5 1.9 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 1977 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERMS) Installment credit extended and liquidated: Unadjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Total installment credit outstanding, end of year or month 1/ By credit type: Automobile Mobile home Home improvement By holder: Commercial Finance companies Credit unions Retailers Others mil. $. do... do... do... 14,051 4,297 272 410 14,571 4,949 322 461 19,721 5,924 442 701 21,432 do... do... do... do... 14,813 4,483 366 443 14,532 4,407 380 438 16,788 5,013 372 16,932 5,040 365 5,006 365 526 521 501 do. do. do. do. 17,241 5,511 372 571 rl7,594 5,819 383 577 19,680 20,138 6,721 19,586 761 460 722 449 618 do. do. do. do. 15,084 4,712 393 463 15,610 4,801 412 478 16,826 5.089 390 550 17,402 5,424 384 549 17,162 5,078 398 514 do. 184,728 184,766 212,074 216,572 215,925 79,352 15,014 12,952 79,376 14,978 12,904 105,466 43,970 36,851 20,525 9,114 6,330 464 5,635 379 595 do. do. do. 65,930 14,479 10,956 66,473 14,421 10,978 78,757 14,999 12,879 do. do. do. do. do. 89,393 38,790 30,410 18,378 7,757 89,484 38,868 30,701 17,860 7,852 103,469 43,322 105,291 44,015 36,488 37,036 19,629 9,166 21,082 9,149 16,718 5,031 329 452 17,365 6,263 r / Revised. 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 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