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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
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APRIL 27,
1973
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Billion $
350
Billion $
325
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
( W e e k i y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve System)
325
300 h
1972
1973
275
300
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250
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250
Data: Federal Reserve Board
1967-100
170
1967™ 100
170
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(E. E. I. seas. a d j . index)
160 h
150
140
130
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120
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Million
3.5
1967 = 100
150
CONSUMER PRICES
PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS
(Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)
3.0
140
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All Services
130
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All Items
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120
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Food
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110
100
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1970
1971
1.5
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1972
1973
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor
1 . 0 I i • i > i i i i i i i I i i i i i I 11 i i • I • i i i 111 i i
1970
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
* A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t
p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d i n t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY
1971
1972
• • • ' I • ' • • •
1973
WEEKLY
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BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1972
Apr. 15
Apr. 22
Mar. 31
Apr. 14
Apr. 21
1967=100
116.0
115.7
146.4
151.6
152.8
153.3
mil. $
......do..
8,333
5,500
8,452
5,547
9,702
5,908
9,257
6,035
9,469
6,172
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
237
2,470
2,048
197
224
2,374
1,967
204
194
1,960
1,791
206
244
1,910
1,745
171
207
222
186
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation^/
mil. $
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2./-«--do-Member bank reserve balances 3/
do..,
Excess reserves, estimated _3/
do..,
60,858
74,668
32,345
-322
60,863
75,196
32,565
-67
65,130
79,052
31,659
70
65,381
79,890
32,602
-663
65,906
79,622
31,785
-78
66,336
80,729
32,629
232
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...
92,795
57,643
278,533
28,465
83,837
39,983
91,838
57,315
280,129
28,170
84,822
40,170
96,236
58,584
318,964
25,373
99,975
47,501
97,679
58,669
319,705
25,960
100,316
47,489
99,929
58,523
320,551
25,433
100,776
47,738
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do...
7.69
110.18
122.93
7.74
109.20
121.89
7.65
111.62
125.17
7.63
108.77
121.80
7.63
112.68
126.41
thous. sh. tons.
mil. kw.-hr.
number.
thous. bbl.
11,405
31,742
192,394
9,760
11,665
31,497
196,436
9,750
11,750
33,398
214,297
9,301
10,050
33,479
210,921
9,346
11,150
33,957
215,681
9,335
thous. sh. tons.
1967=100.
2,722
111.6
2,694
110.4
2,963
121.4
2,967
121.6
3,002
123.0
bil.
15.0
15.0
16.3
15.8
16.0
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores.
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PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
o
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.
2} Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average.
Apr. 7
7.62
111.54
125.02
161,660
2,995
122,8
4/ Wednesday data.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1973
1972
ITEM
Feb.
Mar.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
32,611
4,880
7,974
34,285
5,211
8,190
34,801
5,465
8,311
35,218
5,670
8,954
r39,098
r6,270
r9,795
40,078
6,409
9,915
32,041
4,798
7,512
32,683
4,933
7,537
36,378
5,997
8,391
38,056
5,835
9,444
r38,336
r6,167
r9,184
38,148
6,065
9,093
2,674
9,946
8,182
1,764
2,758
10,138
8,404
1,734
3,216
11,008
9,256
1,752
3,184
11,733
9,721
2,012
r3,271
rll,460
r9,562
rl,898
3,296
11,388
9,539
1,849
33,568
34,838
36,350
37,737
r41,663
42,922
32,466
4,888
7,632
33,328
5,243
7,512
37,562
5,968
8,480
39,414
6,206
9,837
r40,087
r6,666
9,330
40,986
7,394
9,311
2,670
9,969
8,196
1,773
2,829
10,344
8,528
1,816
3,140
11,767
10,072
1,695
3,087
12,342
10,433
1,909
r3,439
rll,998
rl0,036
rl,962
3,367
12,261
10,144
2,117
71,880
72,433
80,665
83,181
r85,744
88,586
70,915
6,073
22,394
71,558
6,383
22,369
81,231
8,474
25,009
82,589
8,845
25,404
r84,345
r9,344
r25,554
87,183
10,674
25,769
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...
Nondef ense
do...
Defense
.......do...
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do...
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...
Nondef ense
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..,
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1/ Data for M a r . 1973 are advance estimates.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
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1973
1972
ITEM
Mar.
Jan.
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' O R D E R S — C o n . 1/
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) — C o n .
Supplementary series:
Household durables
m i l . $.
Capital goods industries
do...
Nondef ense
do...
Defense
do...
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Unadjusted
number.
Seasonally adjusted
do. ..
132
104
007
097
1,844
44,102
25,167
18,935
1,915
44,308
25,291
19,017
2,064
49,948
29,814
20,134
1,964
50,559
30,528
20,031
24,340
25,055
30,003
26,862
26,059
27,614
30,114
27,173
26 821
28 640
1967=100.
123.8
124.0
127.3
127.7
128.6
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
124.2
123.4
119.4
120.3
118.4
117.1
124.5
123.6
119.7
120.6
118.9
117.3
127.6
126.9
122.9
123.8
121.7
120.3
127.4
127.3
123.4
124.7
120.9
119.9
127.9
128.2
124.5
126.2
121.6
119.9
do.
do.
.do.
do.
.dodo.
131.8
134.4
122.2
126.3
116.9
123.9
132.1
134.7
122.4
126.8
117.3
121.4
135.
138.
126.
131.
118.
127.
135.7
138.3
128.6
136.1
119.1
130.5
136.2
138.7
131.1
142.8
121.0
133.3
.do.
do....
do....
do....
127.6
132.5
117.8
138.0
127.9
132.7
118.0
138.2
131.2
136.8
121.0
142.6
131.4
136.9
121.5
142.6
132.0
137.3
122.1
142.9
119.3
118.7
119.4
119.6
119.6
118.7
119.7
120.1
121.9
119.4
122.5
122.3
122.8
120.7
124.1
122.2
124.1
127.2
124.5
122.6
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do .
120.
118.
115.
111.
103.
143.
121.
118,
115.
111.
103,
142.
125.0
121.3
118.9
110.6
115.0
144.5
123.0
121.0
118.5
111.1
112.8
144.3
123.6
121.1
118.7
111.0
112.4
144.3
do...
do...
do...
do...
124.7
131.0
118.4
121.5
125.0
131.4
118.7
121.7
127.5
134.4
121.5
124.0
127.8
134.9
121.8
124.1
128.1
135.3
122.4
124.3
.1967=$1.00.
$0,808
$0,806
$0,786
$0,783
$0,778
thous.
do. ..
do.. .
153.6
152.2
76.3
205.8
203.9
111.4
152.6
150.5
73.2
rl47.4
rl46.6
r77.1
rl39.5
rl38.0
r73.7
do...
do.. .
2,540
1,281
2,313
1,310
2,369
1,207
r2,497
r1,450
r2,457
rl,377
do. . .
do...
2,056
959
2,007
954
2,377
947
2,218
1,057
r2,19l
rl,068
134.8
108.7
135.5
109.2
142.0
111.6
142.5
rill.4
rl42.5
rll0.6
132.43
106.75
133.19
107.32
138.75
109.08
139.11
108.79
rl40.62
rl09.12
118.15
95.24
118.75
95.69
123.14
96.81
122.51
95.81
rl23.70
r95.99
r2
r51
r31
r20
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted indexes:
All items
Special group indexes:
All items less food.....
All items less medical care
Commodities
Nondur abl es
Nondurables less food
Durables
Services.
Services less rent.
Food.
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products.
Fruits and vegetables
Housing
•
Shelter
Rent
Homeowner ship
•
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Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
New cars•
Used cars
Publ i c
do.
do.
do.
....do.
••
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Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and public)
Privately owned
One-family structures
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total privately owned
One-family structures
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS ( 1 3 , 0 0 0 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) :
S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s :
Total
One-family structures
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments:
Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted 2/:
Current dollars
1967=100.
1967 dollars
do...
Gross average weekly earnings:
Current dollars, seasonally adjusted
1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted
Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with
w.._ __ __psnu.£n1i3/:
Current dollars, seasonally adjusted.
1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted....
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facturing.
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2/
Preliminary.
1/ Data for Mar. 1973 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s .
2J Adjusted for i n t e r i n d u s t r y
shifts
and for o v e r t i m e i n manu-
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
1973
1972
ITEM
Feb.
Mar.
Jan.
Mar.
FINANCE
Commercial bank credit (last Wednesday of month, except
for June 30 and D e c 31 call dates), seas, adj.:
Total loans and investment s 1_/ »o.....«.„ ..„ . . .«..... .,bilo $.
Loans 1_/ - « . »
*.*... 0 „O*-G.-..*. = . = .. = = * = *.....*.-....
. * o d o .-,*UoSo Government secur i ties * ....,..»«.». .>.o.o.o.. o . ,-ioo
. do..
Other securities. ,.... = ..„.*......»..*....»....»..<, ...do...
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS:
Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody ):
Dividends per share, annual rate, composite..
dollars,
Industr ial s«=.= . ..«. s » . . . . .... a.. . .. <> =.... ... .. ,.,. do...
do...
Public utilities............<>.»...................
do...
R a i l r o a d s . ............ ...............*..........
NoYo b a n k s . ....<.......................», ... . ...« .do..
Property and casualty insurance companies....... »do„.
n
Price per share, end of mo., composite..... „
Industrial So
Public utilities
»
Railroads.
..do.
O.dO.
..do,.do»
Y i e l d s , composite* ............................... -percent.
Industrial s... . . « a » » . . ...... ««.•>.....«=.........». . .. do..»
Publ ic util itieso ......<,...«........................ do....
R a i l r o a d s . . . . . . . . . » . „. . . .... . . °.<> u.. . . . . . « . . ..... .«„do.» •
No Y. b a n k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r..... d o . . .
Property and casualty insurance companies....». ... . .do. ..
TRANSFORATION
496.6
328,5
61.0
107.1
505.0
333 = 8
62.3
108.9
554.2
376.6
62 »0
115.6
562.8
384.3
62.0
116.5
572.6
395.7
60.2
116.6
581.9
404.7
60.6
116.6
8.78
9.45
4.83
3.58
7.31
10.91
8.79
9.45
4.86
3.58
7.31
10.91
9.22
9.97
4.92
3.92
7.39
11.10
9.29
10.06
4.95
3.95
7.39
11.38
9.32
10.09
4.98
3.96
7.39
11.53
9.34
10.10
4.99
3.96
7.54
11.53
281.04
348.64
81 . 4 8
94.21
285.67
354.30
80.77
95.75
313.81
389.48
83.61
91.26
311.61
388.63
79.43
86.38
298.69
373.23
77.54
81.39
298.30
374.61
75,20
84.58
3.12
2.71
5.93
3„80
3.91
3.24
3.08
2.67
6.02
3.74
3.58
3.14
2.94
2.56
5.88
4.30
3.06
2.67
,98
.59
.23
.57
,07
.09
3.12
2.70
6.42
4.87
3o26
3.30
3.13
2.70
6.64
4.68
3.30
3.20
3,567
3.327
2,125
2,025
19,490
14,948
4,580
4,351
3,662
3,462
18.592
14,079
4,069
3,830
4,725
4,708
21,244
17,666
4,782
4,536
5,425
5,084
22,283
18,610
4,475
4,191
9,811
8,661
26,134
23,545
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EQUIPMENT
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT:
Freight cars (all railroads a n d p r i v a t e car l i n e s ) :
S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . number u
Equipment manufacturers.,..•,...»... ». *.». „. .„.-,..,.. -.«.» .do..»
New order s. ... *.».«».. „ n . » . „c •,,. u...... . ..; „ „....... „... . do....
Equipment manufacturers................ n.............. d o . . .
Unfilled o r d e r s , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Equipment m a n u f a c t u r e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
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