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APRIL 25,1975

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BUSINESS
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1-43 = 10
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

Thousands
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200 — (Passenger cars)
1,000

Thousands
350
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Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc.

Billion
1,300

Billion $
1,000
PERSONAL INCOME

1967=100
140

(Seas, a d j . , at annual rates)

900

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F.R.B. seas. a d j . index)

H800
700

Wage and Salary
Disbursements

right scale)

600
500
1972

1973

1974

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1972

1973

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1974

ITEM
Apr. 13

1975
Apr. 20

Apr. 5

Mar. 29

Apr. 12

1967=100
do..
do..

229.8
217.2
238.8

231.0
219.9
238.9

200.8
229.6
183.0

203.5
232.8
185.4

199.9
225.2
184.0

mil. $
do..

10,600
7,402

10,083
6,736

11,013
7,636

10,588
7,350

10,685
7,375

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

279
2,585
2,269
224

255
2,602
2,233
184

477
5,747
4,927
247

506
5,831
4,976
257

497

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

203

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
do...
Member bank reserve bal ances 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...

72,008
85,111
35,002
62

72,616
87,332
36,256
329

77,849
92,731
34,833
153

78,118
92,713
35,142
325

78,453
90,806
34,674
118

102,972
58,350
365,196
25,758
118,606
56,095

102,783
58,036
368,604
24,783
120,699
56,464

102,076
61,555
375,791
27,243
125,732
59,508

104,863
62,238
377,216
27,855
125,970
59,474

104,701
62,503
378,281
29,198
125,766
59,443

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do...

8.49
92.40
103.42

8.50
94.36
105.80

9.34
83.59
93.89

9.38
82.43
92.47

9.46
82.84
93.03

12,170
33,280
133,603
9,016
2,904
119.0
16.3

12,965
32,654
160,198
9,035
2,895
118.7
16.8

11,920
34,116
105,821
8,385
2,673
109.6
13.8

11,245
34,684
118,645
8,399
2,563
105.1
14.2

12,500
34,346
130,898
8,362
2,541
104.2
14.7

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
Steel, raw
Index of production
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

thous. sh. tons.
m i l . kw.-hr.
number.
thous. bbl.
thous. sh. tons.
1967=100.
bil.

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/

Tuesday price. 3/

MONTHLY

Daily average.

4/ Wednesday data.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1974

1973
ITEM

II

IV

III

IV

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do..
Durable goods, total
do..
Automobiles and parts
do..
Furniture and household equipment
do..

1,416,
901,
136.
56,
60

1,430.9

375.8
74.4
183.5
36.8

389,
75,

391.7
73.7
196.0
37.5

376.2
54.6

122.2
25.0

363.8
51.7
124.9
25.6

224,
195.
141.
53.
28.

210.
193.
145.
48.
16.

211.8
198.3
149.4
48.8
13.5

205.8
197.1
150.9

do..
do..
do..

9.
113.
104.

11.
131.
119.

-1.5
138.5
140.0

-3.
143.
146.

1.9
147.5
145.7

138.1

do..,
do..
do..,
do..,

286.
108.
75.
177.

296.3

304.4
114.3

312.
117.
78.
195.1

323.8
124.5
84.0
199.3

332.8
127.7
85.2
205.1

1,344.
823.
124.
51.
55.

1,358.8
840.6
123.9
48.0
57.5

1,383.8
869.1
129.5
50.6

do..
do..
do..
do..

352.
70.
174.

364.4
72.8

do..
do..
do..
do..

347.4
48.7
119.7
24.1

352.4
49.2

Gross private domestic investment, total
Fixed investment
Nonresidential
Residential structures
Change in business inventories

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports
Gov't purchases of goods and services, total
Federal
National defense
State and 1 oca!

Nondurable
Clothing
Food and
Gasoline

goods, total
and shoes
beverages
and oil

Services, total
Househol d operati on
Housing
Transportation

p/ Preliminary.
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29.

180.1
31.5

111.5
75.8
184.8

59.5

76.6
190.1

191
37

127.7
26.5

46.2
8.7

895.8
120.7
43.7
57.8

383.5
56.0
130.9
27.1

209.4
191.6
151.2
40.4
17.8

MONTHLY

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BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d
1975

1974

1973
ITEM

II

IV

IV

III

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GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total
do..
Proprietors' income, total
do..
Business and professional
do..
Farm
do..
Rental income of persons
do..
Corp profits and inventory valuation adj., total..do..
Corporate profits before tax, total
do..
Corporate profits after tax
do..
Net interest
do..
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do..
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
do..
Equals: Disposable personal income
do..
Less: Personal outlays
do..
Equals: Personal saving
do..

,106.3
814.8
103.2
58.4

44.9
26.4
106.4
122.7
73.2
55.5

,099.3
159.9

939.4
850.1

89.3

,118.8
828.8
98.4
59.3
39.1
26.4
107.7
135.4
83.2
57.5
,112.5
161.9
950.6
866.2
84.4

,130. 2
848. 3
89. 9
60. 7
29. 1
26, 3
105, 6
139, 0
83.1
60
1,134
168
966
894
71

,155.5

868.2
92.1

62.3
29.8
26.6
105.8
157.0

r79.5
65.9

68.8

1,186.9
178.1
1,008.8

,193.0
175.7
,017.4

927.6
65.5

922.3
86.5

942.5
74.8

94.3

1975

Nondurable manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel products
Leather and products
Paper and products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and products
Petrol eum products
Rubber and plastics products
Foods
Tobacco products
MINING
Metal mining
Coal
Oil and gas extraction
UTILITIES
Electric
r/ Revised,
6H933

p/




Preliminary.

Jan.

Feb.

Feb.

Mar.

bil. $
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

1,113.4
728.3
264.6
204.9
172.8
137.0
153.8
48.9

1,117.1
732.1
265
205
173
138
154
49

1,191.0
766.6
269.3
209.7
183.8
148.3
165.2
54.5

1,191.1
765.7
266.4
206.4
183.2
149.8
166.2
54.9

r l ,193.4

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

59.4
39.1
26.4
31.6
98.3
128.4
46.8
1,064.9

59.9
36.1
26.4
31.9
99.0
129.5
47.0
1,071.6

62.5
29.0
26.9
32.7

62.7
26.0
27.
33.

r62.8
r22.2
27.0
r33.8

111.1
156.1
48.4
1,151.4

124.6

124.7

rl!7.4

122.4
120.6
128.3
126.4
129.1
109.9
129
128.
127,
131.
122,

122.6
121.0
128.5
128.5
128.7
110.1
128.1
128.9
127.2
131.9
122.6

124.5
119.4
125.0
130.6
127.2

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

Dec.

r763.6
260.7
r202.9
r!84.0
r!51.2
167.6
55.3

Mar. p_/
1,194.6
765.6
259.9
202.4
184.1
152.2
169.3
55.7

49.

r49.2

,154.

rl,160.1

62.8
18.4
27.0
33.5
112.7
168.1
49.2
1,165.1

113.7

rll0.7

109.6

H18.7
H18.2
H23.4
rllO.l
rl28.4
rllO.7
r!20.5
rl!4.8
rll4.2
r!16.2
r!13.0

r!15.6
rl!5.1
r!20.6
rl04.
rl26.
r!07.
rll7.
rllO,
110.
r!09.
rll8.

rl!3.2
rll2.8
rl!8.0
rl00.2
H24.8
rl05.3
rll4.5
r!06.5
r!05.7
H05.5
rll7.9

112.
112.
118.
103.1
124.7
103.3
112.3
104.9
103.8
104.0
118.2

124.6
120.4
125.3
131.6
128.4

r!16.1
H12.2
rl08.6
124.1
rl24.8

rll2.3
H07.9
H07.4
rll8.3
H19.0

rl09.0
H03.9
rlOO.7
H12.1
114.8

107.8
102.9
97.4
110.7
112.4

93.9
142.8
127.1
127.6
125.4

95.0
142.8
126.1
129.3
126.8

83.6
rl39.5

r79.3
rl38.9

rl01.3
H16.9
120.4

r95.1
rll5.2
rill.6

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

131.5
127.6
113.6
83.7
137.6
111.9

131.0
125.0
110.0
83.0
140.2
110.7

H21.9
r!02.9

H18.7

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do.,
do..,
do..

155.3
116.9
163.5
127.2
112.1
111.7
132.2
112.7
109.1
146.'i
154.6

155.5
117.3
164.2
126 = 5
110.4
112.2
132.9
114.7
109.5
146.5
155.0

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..
Durable consumer goods
do..
Nondurable consumer goods
do..
Equipment
do..
Intermediate products
do..
Materials
do..
Durable goods materials
do..
Nondurable goods materials
do..
Fuel and power, industrial
do..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
do..
Durable manufactures
do..
Primary metals
do..
Fabri cated metal products
do..
Machinery
do..
Transportation equipment
Instruments
Lumber and products
Clay, glass, and stone products
Furniture and fixtures

875.4
85.0
62.8
22.2
27.0

62.8
,168.2
175.1
993.1

1974

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
Wage and salary disbursements, total
Commodity-producing industries, total
Manufacturing
Distributive industries
Service industries
Government
Other labor income
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
Farm.
Rental income of persons
Dividends
Personal interest income
Transfer payments
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance
Total nonagricultural income

r l 165.4
877.7
91.6
62.5
29.1
26.8
rl03.4
H31.5

111.
158.

r96.0
96.5
r65.9

r98.0
69.7
rll6.1
109.8
H43.1
rl25.8
H48.9
r l 25.7

''%;'
rl04.
134.
r85.
I

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rl52.
r!63.

H13.6

r!06.2
r!37
rl26
rl36
I

\CsJ

104
rl07
r!32
111
r!03.9
r!48.0

112.5
rl65.5

r76.1

r!34.2
92

132

111
109

r!16
93
64.0
107.0
H04.5
rl35.7
rl23.4
135.6
124.5
rl06.8
129.9
113.0

r!03.4
r!46.6

115.0

103.4
134.0
121.2
123.8
107.0
114.9
104.7
146.2

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1974

ITEM
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries* total.................... mil. $
Primary metals
do..
Transportation equipment
........do..
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do..
Primary metals
do..
Transportation equipment
do..
Supplementary series:
Household durables
do..
Capital goods industries
do..
Nondefense
.do..
Defense
.do..
MANUFACTURERS* ORDERS: 1/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total.................... mil. $
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total.......
do..
Primary metals
.do..
Transportation equipment
do...
Supplementary series:
Household durables
.
..................do..
Capital goods industries
.do...
Nondefense
.do..
Defense
.do..
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do..
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do..,
Primary metals
..do..,
Transportation equipment
do..
Supplementary series:
Househol d durabl es
do..,
Capital goods industries
do..,
Nondefense
do..,
Defense
do..',

Mar.

1975
Jan.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

40,828
7,061
8,855

42,829
7,555
8,941

38,158
6,690
7,379

37,259
6,972
7,550

r40,467
r7,026
r8,560

40,654
6,467
9,155

40,073
6,884
8,262

40,635
7,059
8,177

40,549
7,379
7,874

40,137
7,241
7,935

r39,653
r6,852
r7,984

38,495
6,034
8,379

3,236
11,869
10,259
1,610

3,335
12,019
10,407

2,914
12,434
10,790
1,644

r2,898
r!2,729
rl0,976
rl,753

2,919
12,574
10,879

1,612

2,963
12,547
10,962
1,585

44,158

44,736

36,024

35,434

r38,811

38,297

42,267
6,624
8,822

41,974
6,930
7,998

37,842
6,297
8,050

36,062
5,071
7,253

r37,023
r5,378
r8,030

35,672
4,982
8,071

3,153
13,479
11,415
2,064

3,375
12,762
11,300
1,462

2,810
12,127
10,459
1,668

2,781
11,712
10,077
1,635

r2,842
r!2,117
r2,147

2,844
11,489
9,794
1,695

115,522

117,429

128,563

126,741

r l 25,089

122,733

113,584
13,773
31,607

114,927
13,645
31,430

129,944
17,202
34,375

125,873
15,033
33,694

rl23,246
rl3,560
r33,742

120,424
12,509
33,434

2,208
64,661
42,834
21,827

2,249
65,406
43,728
21,678

1,769
74,930
50,318
24,612

1,636
74,208
49,605
24,603

rl,580
r73,598
r48,600
r24,998

1,506
72,514
47,516
24,998

r9,970

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