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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* US. [JEFARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 1941-43 = 10 130 - 110 - 100 - 90 Monthy (avg. of daily close) 80 —J L_ L •—L 1 - L i l_l_L._ 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1970 1 1 1 1 1 l„—LJ. J—L l _ —L J—J-..I 1971 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1972 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 160 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 1967=100 160 (E. E. 1. sea. adj. index) 150 / 140 - 130 r* ^^ 120 Monthly 110 -_L_J i i i 1 i i i i i 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 _ l 1....I... 1-1 1 ..] 1 , L, 1 1 . 1970 1971 1972 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion $ 70 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES Billion $ 120 110 120 80 Inventories (right scale) Total Put in Place (left scale) 100 Shipments (left scale) 50 1 • • • • I ' • • ' 1969 I I l l i I i l I 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i I I l I I I I I I 1971 i i i i i I i i i i i 1972 100 H 60 90 80 h 80 60 Private Residential, Nonfarm _ ^ - » ~ (right scale) j?* i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1969 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce • 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 Billion $ 100 (Seas, adj., at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) 65 Billion $ 140 NEW CONSTRUCTION i i i i I i i i i i 1971 40 1 « ' • ' » • • • • 1972 20 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1971 ITEM 1972 Mar. 27 Apr. 3 1967=100.. 109.7 mil. $.. .do.... 7,506 4,947 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.. Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 25 Apr. 1 109.5 113.4 114.2 115.0 114.9 7,735 5,155 .7,704 5,185 7,992 5,251 8,107 5,303 262 3,027 2,509 249 265 2,921 2,406 266 257 3,013 2,361 220 242 2,945 2,295 213 246 196 202 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.... 56,213 66,699 29,482 68 56,110 66,874 29,940 376 59,871 72,569 31,490 167 60,222 72,908 32,118 405 60,257 73,348 31,602 -74 60,175 73,560 32,253 310 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 (gross)..••• do.... Real estate loans (gross) • ..do.... 82,899 52,574 251,436 27,113 81,516 34,622 82,590 52,973 252,754 28,060 81,208 34,553 85,267 56,879 273,870 28,862 82,682 39,300 90,437 57,103 276,708 28,431 83,502 39,448 88,849 57,388 275,872 27,994 83,536 39,561 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do.... 7.86 99.62 109.58 7.85 100.31 110.42 7.66 108.96 121.17 7.66 107.75 119.71 7.67 106.84 118.72 7.67 106.49 118.45 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars)...... Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. 2,177 mil. kw.-hr.. 30,122 number•• 189,295 thous. bbl.. 9,889 2,140 29,326 184,092 9,873 1,885 32,421 178,921 9,539 1,947 31,390 179,967 9,511 2,033 31,422 184,061 9,538 150,295, Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. o..o..bil.. 2,940 120.5 14.8 2,553 104.6 14.8 2,561 105.0 15.1 2,652 108.7 15.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores..............••.....•• 17 Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2,893 118.6 14.9 3/ Daily average. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 2,747 112.6 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 ITEM 1972 Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. mil. do. do. do. •••••do. 51,947 27,981 1,373 4,511 3,185 57,410 31,280 1,464 4,918 3,492 59,366 32,288 1,853 4,618 3,604 57,364 31,223 1,674 4,478 3,429 r57,129 r31,079 rl,732 r4,837 r3,269 61,998 34,330 1,849 5,276 3,604 •••••.•••••do. do. do. do. 4,400 4,004 6,913 870 4,944 4,416 8,027 957 4,862 4,728 8,047 1,015 5,172 4,917 7,173 1,004 r5,001 r4,615 r7,379 r910 5,531 4,977 8,443 961 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/• •••••do. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products.•••.•.••••••••.•••.•••••••......do. Textile mill products............................do. 23,966 7,975 437 26,130 8,497 450 27,078 9,239 506 26,141 9,206 487 r26,050 r8,767 r494 27,668 9,196 494 Paper and allied products.•• • ......do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petroleum and coal products do. Rubber and plastics products.....................do. 2,007 3,850 2,289 1,338 2,141 4,305 2,373 1,501 2,215 4,270 2,341 1,563 2,145 3,978 2,328 1,534 r2,287 r4,330 r2,367 rl,571 2,409 4,617 2,431 1,692 do. 55,718 56,982 59,061 59,074 r61,350 61,694 do. do. do. do. 30,166 1,617 4,624 3,507 30,856 1,587 4,780 3,458 32,106 1,892 4,825 3,683 31,858 1,849 4,804 3,589 r33,573 r2,*)40 r5,003 r3,587 33,966 2,003 5,207 3,567 do. do. do. .....do. 4,908 4,380 7,142 984 4,748 4,369 7,832 1,010 4,981 4,607 7,467 962 5,137 4,912 6,872 945 r5,573 r5,044 r7,595 rl,032 5,317 4,924 8,225 1,014 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary metal s • Fabricated metal products. Machinery, except electrical.•• Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products............. Pr imary metal s. • Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products rj Revised. 8195 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1972 1971 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. 25,552 8,497 489 26,126 8,667 478 26,955 9,122 502 27,216 9,227 486 r27,777 r9,339 r553 ""2ll50 "2J144 "*2il94 4,064 2,317 1,448 4,303 2,398 1,484 4,360 2,328 1,583 "*2,202 4,406 2,327 1,637 *r2]451 r4,572 r2,405 rl,700 do.... do.... do.... do.... 100,977 65,133 35,844 100,878 101,112 65,352 35,760 100,602 100,104 63,894 36,210 100,793 100,214 63,878 36,336 100,549 rl00,980 r64,537 r36,443 rl00,876 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 65,308 2,281 9,443 7,061 13,970 10,022 14,032 2,421 65,090 2,263 9,487 7,072 13,976 9,968 13,870 2,387 64,399 2,272 9,201 7,191 13,698 9,870 13,515 2,426 64,242 2,263 9,195 7,084 13,539 9,861 13,639 2,417 r64,722 r2,234 r9,407 r7,194 rl3,474 r9,799 rl3,787 r2,482 Nondurable goods industries, total l/...........do.... Food and kindred products • do.... Tobacco products • do.... Textile mill products do.... Paper and allied products.•••••• ......do.... Chemicals and allied products do.... Petroleum and coal products. .....do.... Rubber and plastics products..................do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total ••••••.•••••do.... Nondurable goods industries, total ....do.... 35,570 8,932 2,207 35,512 8,879 2,265 36,394 9,169 2,262 36,307 9,192 2,321 r36,l54 r9,124 r2,334 2,756 6,725 2,407 2,132 53,516 29,551 23,965 2,734 6,750 2,381 2,123 58,318 32,167 26,151 2,817 6,697 2,484 2,129 59,470 32,327 27,143 2,780 6,758 2,433 2,170 57,739 31,586 26,153 "^752 r6,690 r2,406 r2,186 r58,681 r32,553 r26,128 do. . . . 57,255 57,165 59,576 59,408 r62,996 do.... do.... do.... do.... do. ... do. ... 31,666 5,558 3,468 4,854 4,250 7,900 31,071 5,139 3,331 4,766 4,278 7,957 32,564 4,809 3,644 5,154 4,725 7,575 32,138 4,848 3,585 5,154 4,757 7,233 r35,099 r5,221 r3,613 r5,732 r4,743 r9,032 Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders do.... Industries without unfilled orders.•• .do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.... Durable goods industries, total........... do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do.... 25,589 6,831 18,758 81,837 78,833 3,004 26,094 6,833 19,261 82,745 79,720 3,025 27,012 7,179 19,833 77,656 74,542 3,114 27,270 7,267 20,003 78,027 74,900 3,127 r27,897 r7,630 r20,267 r79,586 r76,379 r3,207 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , 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.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..do.... 82,064 82,247 77,888 78,222 r79,868 78,985 7,621 11,179 14,451 14,339 26,248 3,079 79,200 7,980 11,052 14,469 14,248 26,373 3,047 74,776 5,664 10,465 14,676 14,784 23,945 3,112 75,057 5,708 10,461 14,696 14,629 24,305 3,165 r76,583 r5,927 rl0,488 rl4,853 rl4,329 r25,742 r3,285 6,987 5,052 2,474 1,991 1,593 459 734 1,935 6,783 4,769 2,300 1,868 1,530 438 718 2,014 9,908 7,257 3,937 3,341 2,012 430 1,098 2,651 r9,l96 r7,067 r3,891 r3,212 1,913 433 1,023 2,129 r8,412 r6,344 r3,507 r2,962 rl,748 r362 r956 r2,068 100.6 70.6 35.6 21.8 6.2 10.3 30.0 102.3 70.7 36.5 21.4 6.3 10.1 31.6 113.6 83.2 45.3 22.7 4.9 12.2 30.4 rll7.0 r86.0 r47.7 23.1 4.9 12.4 31.0 rl20.2 r88.2 r49.7 23.9 4.9 rl3.4 r32.0 r4,374 117 3,342 r4,932 126 r3,451 6,405 155 5,130 6,286 160 4,955 6,234 165 4,395 125 125 134 135 135 Jan. 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 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 Instruments and related products NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (incl. farm) do.... New housing units ••••••.••••• do.... Nonresidential buildings, total gj do.... Industrial • .do. ... Commercial do.... Publ ic, total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Private, total do... . Residential (incl. farm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total gj do.... Industrial do.... Commercial do.... Publ ic, total do.... CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $.. Index ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) ..1967=100.. Building, t o t a l mil. $.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100.. Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Except farm and public utilities. 819 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1971 1972 ITEM Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Jan. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS: Beginning in period: Work stoppages ............... ..... Workers involved ... o. .. . . ....... In effect during month: Work stoppages •>• •. •. • Workers involved ... © Man-days idle during period. 1967=100, 75 77 81 85 85 p88 number, thous r410 222 r360 114 280 249 180 27 300 460 290 455 number thous do.. r640 286 2,709 490 169 1,771 490 455 ,229 360 243 4,444 79 154 ,284 58 137 1,597 88,277 64,900 308 61,783 10,464 88,541 65,616 264 62,462 10,464 93,698 71,004 146 67,817 9,875 99,523 75,821 39 70,218 9,875 r96,551 r72,176 15 69,552 9,875 p94,136 71,219 6 67,698 9,475 88,277 26,384 24,508 50,206 88,541 26,401 24,409 50,200 93,698 26,588 23,718 54,186 99,523 31,475 27,780 54,954 r96,551 r29,471 r25,650 53,801 P94,136 rl2,181 r8,829 r2,805 r547 rl2,632 r9,640 r2.407 r585 rl5,096 rll,741 r25780 r575 r20,236 rl3,409 r6,301 r527 13,858 9,894 3,366 598 14,996 11,334 3,020 642 mil. $ do.. do.• 3,530.3 3,479.8 3,733.3 3,559.4 3,528.1 3,690.9 3,263.9 3,220.7 3,159.7 4,088.9 4,056.5 3,858.6 3,872.6 r3,814.8 r4,220.8 3,818.4 3,780.0 3,805.6 do.. do.• 3,419.3 3,683.4 3,190.8 3,550.1 3,530.5 3,386.9 4,282.7 4,132.3 4,279.9 4,539.6 4,177.3 4,403.2 FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total u ........... .........mil. $ Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.. Discounts and advances... ....•••• do.. UoSo Government securities.... ...... ...do.., Gold certificate account.. ..... „ do.. Liabil ities, total .do. . , Deposits, total. ..............o°.„....... do.. Member-bank reserve balances................. do.. Federal Reserve notes in circulation ........do.. Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total. mil. $ Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.) do.. Group., o.o.o. ........... .o do.. Industrial do. • 27,262 25,535 53,914 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSEc), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL......... Exclo Department of Defense Shipments • Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL........ Seasonally adjusted r/ Revised. j> USCOMM—DC—8195 Preliminary. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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