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April 6, WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^Wc%. **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 NDEX, 1941-43=10 40 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 30 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. _ o f d a i l y close) 20 _ 10 " 00 V«/ H 4 -j 90 80 70 ™JLJL_LJ__I.. 1-JLJLJ—L_i._. l 1 I 1 l 1976 1 I 1 i 1 i _J__l._L._l 1977 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 M 1 1 1 1 1978 M .. J J FMAMJ J A S O N D 1979 Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967= 100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION _ (E.E.I, seas. a d j . index) 200 INDEX, 1967=1 Monthly - 190 A - J 180 - 170 - 160 - 150 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1976 i i 1 i i i (_JI_ i i » f 1977 i 1 i i i i i i i 1978 i i i l i i i _L__L_J 1979 Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 270 150 MANUFACTURERS7 SHIPMENTS - 250 140 - St INVENTORIES (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) 220 - 130 120 Shipments / N / \ / (left scale) / A"1 110 100 1 ^**** \^ '^ I .^^"^ 90 230 ^^' ' - # 210 ~~190 170 JUULJjJUuU-LJL JJULULLLLUJ. 150 1978 1979 Inventories 1 i i i i iL U L U 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce I 1 I I 1977 I I I_ Food V 210 200 \.^H ~ s? L ' -5*? _^ H _ X ^ -1 _._,«*'* *"" ^ - : -1 All Stems 170 160 —\ k"7 1 I I i i 1 I I I I i_J™JULJ_dLl ..J J -LJL 1. L LI. 1.. 1,1.1 1 ,1 J 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 1977 : U.S. Dept. of Labor WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 7 190 180 > - ( r i g h t scale) i i i ii ~~ . All Services .-•••' > 1967 = 100 240 CONSUMER PRICES 230 1978 1979 1979 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1979 1978 Mar. 25 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 226.0 236.5 218.8 1967=100. do... do... Apr. 1 Mar. 10 228.0 240.1 219.8 276.0 263.1 285.2 Mar. 17 Mar. 31 275.8 261.4 286.0 279.9 266.7 289.3 277.7 256.0 293.6 thous. 280 279 346 316 296 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all progfams do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun S Bradstreet)..number. 3,118 2,811 145 2,990 2,689 144 3,058 2,900 138 2,948 2,777 227 191 179 111,888 127,097 40,537 188 elll,757 125,939 39,905 49 9.77 102.12 114.03 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ 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... 102,168 116,460 36,267 148 102,322 117,211 36,463 248 111,381 126,486 40,398 171 111,970 124,918 39,955 80 110,991 93,523 435,827 44,754 128,358 76,585 112,769 94,013 435,070 44,038 128,805 76,788 97,731 76,401 449,864 38,386 133,818 82,615 98,824 76,282 445,308 37,218 133,878 82,886 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 8.78 89.47 98.34 8.81 89.64 98.49 9.75 98.44 109.67 9.76 99.71 111.18 9.78 101.25 113.03 7,945 36,973 161,716 8,717 11,945 37,070 211,974 8,717 14,330 41,930 190,811 8,678 14,995 42,490 203,718 8,678 15,145 40,576 198,294 8,678 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,489 82.7 2,550 83.9 2,801 93.3 2,840 94.6 2,835 94.4 bil. 15.4 17.0 16.5 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. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 204,467 2,845 94.7 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. c_/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 1978 Feb. Nov. Jan. r/ Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products mi 1. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. 105,437 54,426 2,692 8,305 6,357 119,337 62,766 3,072 9,515 7,457 132,130 71,134 3,855 10,467 8,436 127,662 r68,942 3,389 10,397 8,324 124,691 66,397 3,147 10,295 7,951 136,787 73,606 3,411 11,522 8,662 do.. do.. do.. do.. 9,285 7,135 13,140 2,182 11,039 7,826 15,313 2,359 11,828 8,699 17,944 2,841 12,741 8,710 16,039 2,741 11,429 8,134 16,917 2,458 13,253 9,141 17,924 2,695 do.. do.. do.. do.. 51,011 15,338 798 3,216 56,571 17,487 800 3,562 60,996 18,831 1,014 3, 783 58,720 18,733 941 3,491 58,294 17,750 991 3,519 63,181 19,404 915 3,612 4,229 9,366 8,005 2,820 4,666 10,309 8,151 3,260 5,061 10,432 8,952 3,461 4,573 10,422 9,335 3,021 4,737 10,653 9,052 3,337 5,397 11,545 9,547 3,854 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do.. do.. do. . do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do.. 114,322 118,982 132,424 135,035 135,232 136,283 do. . do.. do.. do.. 59,973 3,136 8,776 7,003 63,077 3,341 9,591 7,582 71,635 3,852 10,868 8,639 73,429 3,943 11,425 9,049 73,197 3,667 10,887 8,755 73,818 3,711 11,617 8,814 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.. do.. do.. do.. 10,051 7,831 14,420 2,397 10,778 7,713 15,176 2,441 12,320 8,519 17,473 2,761 12,792 8,778 17,227 2,712 12,399 8,922 18,645 2,706 12,946 9,001 17,648 2,790 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATSST1CS —Continued 3 1979 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total 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 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and a l l i ed products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, N E T (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, N E T (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders m i l . $. do. . . do. .. do. . . do. .. do... do... do... 54,349 16,100 836 3,535 4,424 10,223 8,080 3,086 55,905 17,343 840 3,583 4,593 '10,093 7,953 3,219 60,789 18,595 988 3,684 5,109 10,942 8,980 3,552 61,606 19,133 935 3,649 4,866 11,481 9,298 3,317 r62,035 rl8,602 rl,038 r3,869 r4,954 rl1,590 r9,140 r3,653 do... do... do ... do. .. 182,745 116,835 65,910 180,977 184,450 118,704 65,746 182,393 195,912 127,236 68,676 196,587 198,062 128,448 69,614 197,802 r202,518 rl32,131 r70,387 r200,662 do... do. . . do. . . do. . . do. .. do. . . do. . . do . . . do. . . do. . . do.. . do.. . do. . . do. . . do. .. do... do... do... do . . . 116,278 4,416 17,555 14,849 26,731 15,539 21,443 117,511 4,510 17,185 15,225 26,924 15,703 21,867 129,141 4,825 18,035 16,799 31,037 17,025 23,908 rl31,542 r4,946 rl7,838 rl7,063 31,454 rl7,565 r24,848 64,699 15,755 3,427 5,432 5,588 14,167 64,882 15,690 3,419 5,450 5,632 14,225 5,986 4,419 123,022 66,343 56,679 122,544 357 4,782 18,118 16,598 30,257 17,120 24,016 68,230 16,956 3,653 5,632 5,778 15,269 5,625 4,491 rl36,618 75,518 61,100 137,662 68,661 17,099 3,639 5,620 5,868 15,461 5,458 4,580 r132,396 73,650 58,746 140,356 r69,120 rl7,290 r3,614 r5,729 r5,834 rl5,528 r5,417 r4,636 rl32,600 r74,392 r58,208 rl42,461 r80,667 rl3,991 r9,447 rl3,458 r9,740 r20,121 r61,794 rl3,078 r48,716 r248,396 r238,321 rl0,075 r24S,257 6,016 4,356 109,532 58,172 51,360 117,899 do... do... do. . . do.. . do. .. do. . . do. .. do... do. .. 63,335 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL do. . . Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do .. . Primary metals 7 do.. . Fabricated metal products do .. . Machinery, except electrical do .. . E lectrical machinery do ... Transportation equipment do. .. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do... COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED (CPI-W) 1967=100 ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U 2/ do. . Special group indexes: All items less food do.. All items less medical care do.. Commodities do.. Nondurables do.. Nondurables less food do. . Durab les do. . Commodities less food do.. Services do. . Services less rent do.. Food Food at home Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership do. . do. . do. . do.. do. . do.. 12 197,123 188,227 8,896 197,235 66,681 9,946 8,019 11,482 8,460 16,392 55,863 12,047 43,816 200,807 191,804 9,003 200,798 235,753 225,619 10,134 235,704 78,623 11,806 9,527 13,273 9,285 20,167 61,733 13,184 48,549 240,483 230,324 10,159 241,025 188,194 19,594 23,797 47,732 26,436 60,856 9,041 191,798 19,948 24,233 48,434 27,186 62,072 9,000 225,361 25,834 25,526 52,558 29,910 81,052 10,343 230,554 26,216 26,005 53,039 30,413 83,994 10,471 r238,027 r29,321 r26,698 r54,167 r31,232 r85,471 rl0,230 187.1 187.2 188.4 188.4 201.8 202.0 202.9 202.9 204.7 204.7 183.8 185.8 179.2 183.9 169.7 166.6 168.6 202.0 209.8 184.7 186.9 180.2 185.1 169.6 167.2 168.8 203.5 211.4 197.8 200.5 192.9 197.5 179.1 180.0 180.3 218.6 227.8 198.6 201.5 194.2 198.8 180.0 181.2 181.3 219.2 228.2 199.2 197.0 202.0 200.1 217.8 216.1 219.4 217.9 199.8 203.2 195.8 201.0 180.3 182.0 181.9 221.1 230.4 223.9 223.1 3/193.8 200.0 4/158.8 215.0 195.0 201.3 159.7 216.4 210.6 220.1 168.5 238.8 211.5 221.0 169.5 239.5 213.1 222.8 170.3 241.6 9,857 7,597 10,563 8,434 14,749 54,564 12,002 42,562 76,654 11,092 8,804 13,099 8,960 20,916 61,008 13,273 47,735 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2 / Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 3/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs formerly in "Health and recreation " 4/ Residential. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1979 Feb. COMMODITY PRICES--Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES--Con. ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) l_/--Con. Housing--Con. Fuel and utilities..... 1967-100 Fuel oil and coal... ..................do.. Gas and electricity .do. . Household furnishings and operations . .do . . Apparel and upkeep Transportation. Private N e w cars Us ed cars Public. Medical care PURCHASING POWER OF T H E DOLLAR A S MEASURED BY-Consumer prices .do. . .do. . do. . do. . do . . do. . do . . 1967=$ 1.00 2/208.5 295.2 3/219.7 4/171. 3 210.6 296.9 233.3 172.1 218.5 306.1 234.9 183.0 219 311 2 36 184 9 8 2 0 221.5 316.4 239.5 184.8 223.3 326.1 241.2 186.0 155.7 179.0 178.2 150.9 169.8 186.6 211.2 154.5 179.4 178.6 151.2 170.0 186.8 213.3 164.1 191.4 191.1 158.5 194.7 189.7 227.0 163 192 192 159 194 189 227 2 6 5 8 0 1 8 160.7 193.9 193.8 161.2 193.6 190.0 230.7 161.4 195.6 195, 162. 193, 190. 232 $0,534 $0,531 $0,495 $0,493 $0,489 2,193 233.4 230.2 233.8 r2 s 418 269.9 r266.0 r273.2 2,554 162.3 341.8 292.5 2,225 239.8 2 75.5 231.2 2,479 259.1 300.0 271.2 2,506 333.2 259.9 256.0 214.2 360.3 100.0 348.5 263.4 r2 26.6 388.3 rll3.8 409.7 286.8 259.4 431.0 80.5 371.5 324.5 220.8 346.1 66.6 324.7 256.0 235.7 375.3 96.7 415.7 306.5 223.7 381.7 115.9 396.8 290.8 METALS AND MANUFACTURES ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: Household electrical appliances, factory sales 5/ . . . .thous.. A i r conditioners (room).............................do..., Dishwashers .do... , Disposers (food waste)..............................do..., Range s do..., Refrigerators ...................................... .do.... Freezers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Washers do. . . . Dryers (incl. gas) do..., xj Revised. 1/ See note 2/ on p . 3 . 2/ Includes a d d i t i o n a l items not p r e v i o u s l y p r i c e d . 5_/ Includes d a t a not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 'frlJ.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 4/ See note 3/ on p . 3. 1979--281-051/37 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 3/ Includes bottled g a s . POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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