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April 9, 1976 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BUSINESS STATISTICS SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 « 170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Monthly , (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 170 / * 160 150 - 140 - 140 130 1_L-JL ,1 I l_J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .J 1973 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 I 1974 1 1 .-L-l. 1975 I . - J — L - l _ J—I—J 1976 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 350 Monthly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1 1973 I I I I 1974 I I I ' ' ' • ' • ' ' ' ' I I L 1976 1975 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. Short tons Short tons 20,000 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION 5,000 Monthly (ingots a n d a l l other forms) 16,000 - 12,000 , ~ 8,000 4,000 - H 4,000 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L™±-_ J-J 1973 1 1 L. , - L - J L - L , - L . . L - L - L - . . 1974 L_J—L_J 1 1 l_J l_J . 1 _ , l , t ™ l _ J 1975 1 1 Data: Amer. iron & Stee! Inst. 4f Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly L_.J 1976 and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1 , 1,1 J FMAMJ J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1976 1975 Mar. 29 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do. . . do. . . ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $ . do. .. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) thous. do... .do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun $ Bradstreet)...number. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $ . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances 5/ 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. .. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/... 1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... Apr. 5 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 Mar. 27 200.8 229.6 183.0 203.5 232.8 185.4 195.3 201.9 190.7 196.9 199.9 194.8 •197.1 199.9 195.1 10,849 7,635 10,394 7,345 11,559 7,698 11,932 7,917 12,040 7,834 477 5,853 5,020 247 506 5,820 4,959 25 7 343 4,461 3,492 208 330 4,360 3,402 261 314 304 194 77,767 92,719 34,819 144 78,030 92,679 35,087 279 84,787 99,383 33,396 115 85,260 99,776 33,958 252 85,181 103,133 33,606 170 e85,154 101,867 34,244 424 102,498 62,032 377,127 27,409 125,964 59,968 104,863 62,238 377,216 27,855 125,970 59,474 104,131 76,469 381,558 40,265 115,919 59,614 103,327 76,948 379,940 41,747 115,768 59,660 103,365 77,394 377,608 41,450 115,733 59,668 9.34 83.59 93.89 9.38 82.43 92.47 9.20 100.94 113.57 9.18 100,86 113.48 9.14 103=42 116.57 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. 11,920 34,116 105,821 8,385 11,250 34,684 118,645 8,399 13,235 37,511 184,634 8,049 13,340 37,307 177,979 8,049 14,070 36,012 183,850 8,049 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,673 2,563 bil. 13.7 13.7 2,538 85.0 15.0 2,508 84.0 15.1 2,592 86.8 15.5 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Apr. 3 197.3 198.4 196.4 9.10 102=77 115.66 189,936 2,588 85.7 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, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 ITEM Jan. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS; NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 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 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and al li ed products Chemicals and allied products.. Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products 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 r/ Revised. mil. $ .. do.. .. do... . do.... do.... 74,035 37,371 1,857 7,084 4 579 80,210 40,574 1,913 7,133 4,830 86,312 42,329 2,233 6,251 5,191 82,693 40,760 1,966 5,876 5,152 r83,362 41,265 r2,016 6,554 r5,106 91,874 46,111 2,191 6,877 5,663 do. ... do.... do.... do.... do. . .. do.... do.... do.... 6,927 4,674 7,550 1,215 36,664 12,846 568 2,060 7,758 5,241 8,560 1,290 39,636 13,629 586 2,287 7,255 5,684 9,852 1,549 43,983 14,258 723 3,177 7,413 5,471 9,229 1,565 41,933 13,867 651 3,026 r7,162 r5,298 9,695 rl,425 r42,097 rl3,726 r615 r2,971 7,994 5,924 11,371 1,484 45,763 14,292 603 3,239 do... . do... . do. . .. do.. .. 3,104 6,292 4,847 1,816 3,293 7,019 4,985 1,923 3,650 7,427 5,916 2,037 3,475 7,151 5,858 1,825 r3,602 r7,385 r5,839 rl,932 3,969 8,223 6,187 2,215 do 79,292 79,354 86,515 87,616 r89,276 90,959 do. ... do... . do.... do... . 40,305 2,144 7,299 5,062 40,132 2,072 6,992 4,902 42,352 2,263 ,415 250 43,681 2,223 6,409 5,396 44,570 r2,329 6,775 r5,621 45,687 2,374 6,749 5,735 do.... do... . do. ... do... . 7,385 5,114 8,045 1,351 7,415 5,197 8,323 1,328 7,832 5,526 9,103 1,520 7,730 5,434 10,296 1,580 r7,654 r5,813 10,268 rl,585 7,662 5,875 11,076 1,529 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 31,360 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1976 1975 Jan. Feb. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . 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 p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonal ly ad j us ted) , 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 rail. $, do. . , do. .. do. . , do.. , do.. , do. . , do. . . 38,987 13,690 603 2,241 3,215 6,775 4,835 1,957 39,222 13,656 616 2,309 3,230 6,863 4,854 1,899 44,163 14,064 718 3,712 7,814 5,967 2,113 43,935 14,007 667 3,122 3,686 8,016 5,784 2,021 151,943 99,005 52,938 151,624 152,692 100,403 52,289 151,993 146,101 95,429 50,672 146,671 146,177 95,167 51,010 146,574 rl47,458 r95,625 r51,833 rl47,030 99,124 3,760 12,446 11,825 21,907 14,801 21,245 4,292 100,082 3,741 13,015 12,045 22,168 14,758 21,392 4,223 95,953 3,585 13,898 10,970 21,105 13,237 21,368 3,817 95,754 3,630 13,924 10,979 20,988 13,196 21,171 3, 830 r95,664 r3,632 rl3,903 rll,011 r20,976 rl3,168 r21,113 r3,850 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ 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. .. NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , 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, total do.. . Industries with unfilled orders do. . . Industries without unfilled orders do. .. 52,500 12,145 3,069 4,694 4,871 10,924 4,061 3,298 71,862 35,269 36,592 76,115 51,911 11,930 3,095 4,543 4,877 10,875 4,210 3,227 78,446 38,813 39,633 76,694 50,718 11,909 3,248 4,610 4,573 10,836 4,301 2,925 85,649 41,446 44,203 86,351 50,820 11,738 3,255 4,589 4,552 10,861 4,313 2,989 81,877 40,032 41,845 86,754 r51,366 rll,858 r3,244 r4,681 r4,684 rll,037 r4,321 r3,053 r83,037 40,724 r42,313 88,190 37,219 6,118 4,720 6,837 4,919 7,363 38,896 8,537 30,359 37,578 5,594 4,784 6,805 4,931 8,369 39,116 8,641 30,475 41,988 6,472 5,302 7,629 5,595 8,741 44,363 10,492 33,871 42,837 6,657 5,163 7,118 4,941 10,477 43,917 10,138 33,779 43,284 6,615 r5,405 r7,363 r5,860 9,621 r44,906 rl0,597 r34,309 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 do. .. Fabricated metal products do.. . Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery do. .. Transportation equipment do. . . Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.... do... 134,053 130,342 3,711 134,156 132,289 128,581 3,708 131,499 120,557 115,426 5,131 121,530 119,739 114,698 5,041 120,659 rll9,417 114,158 r5,259 rll9,576 130,358 19,518 19,369 29,046 20,378 33,694 3,798 127,806 18,120 19,253 28,438 20,113 33,742 3,693 116,342 13,836 17,919 25,656 19,057 31,668 5,188 115,494 14,084 17,686 25,044 18,564 31,848 5,165 114,209 13,920 rl7,470 r24,755 rl8,612 31,201 r5,367 do.. . do. . . do. .. do. .. do.. . do.. . do... do.. . do... do. .. do. . . do. . . 3,138 Mar. r652 r3,228 r3,729 r7,931 r5,818 r2,084 1976 1975 Feb. r44,706 rl4,597 Feb. Dec. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products 179.4 192.8 179.4 177.3 184.2 257.3 179.4 191.0 176.4 178.1 184.9 255.7 143.4 1967=100. do. . , do. .. do... do. .. do. .. do.. . do.. . do.. . 171.3 174.6 182 168 178 232 139 141 169 170.4 171.1 177.3 168.9 181.8 233.0 138.5 143.2 169.6 178.7 193.8 181.0 176.1 183.4 258.0 142.0 154.6 183.1 157.5 190.5 Machinery and equipment do.. . Metals and metal products do. . , Nonmetallic mineral products do. . . Pulp, paper, and allied products do.., Rubber and plastics products do... Textile products and apparel do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. 157.7 186.3 170.3 169.8 150.0 136.5 138.2 141.5 158.8 186.1 170.8 170.0 149.7 134.3 139.5 143.0 165.8 187.1 178.0 173.1 151.9 144.0 147.5 150.9 167.0 188.1 181.1 174.8 152.4 145.1 148.7 151.3 167.7 189.8 181.3 175.8 154.2 146.3 148.8 151.3 $0,584 $0,587 $0,560 $0,557 $0,557 r / Revised. 31,360 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s ' * n o t shown. H3-JL 159.9 196.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 ITEM Dec. Feb. Jan. Feb. Mar. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted .thous Civilian labor force. do.. Employed, total . do.. Agriculture......................................... do.. Nonagricultural industries .do.. Unemployed do.. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted ........do.. Employed, total do.. Agri culture......................................... do.. Nonagricultural industries .do.. Unemployed do.. Long-term, 15 weeks and over. .do.. Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years White Negro and other races Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.... Construction. Manufacturing Durable goods FINANCE STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks). Transportation (20 stocks). 93,111 90,913 82,604 2,890 79,714 8,309 93,593 91,395 83,036 2,988 80,048 8,359 94,888 92,731 85,536 2,856 82,680 7,195 94,805 92,665 84,491 2,853 81,638 8,174 94,944 92,798 84,764 2,802 81,963 8,033 95,260 93,112 85,588 2,897 82,691 7,525 91,523 84,163 3,252 80,911 7,360 1,828 91,880 84;il0 3,268 80,842 7,770 1,978 93,129 85,394 3,236 82,158 7,735 3,080 93,484 86,194 3,343 82,851 7,290 2,785 93,455 86,319 3,170 83,149 7,136 2,515 93,719 86,692 3,179 83,513 7,027 2,294 8.0 6.2 7.9 19.4 7.3 13.3 4.7 4.4 10.6 8.6 16 3 10.7 10.6 8.5 6.6 8.3 20.1 7.8 13.8 5.0 4.6 12.0 9.1 18.0 11.0 10.8 8.3 6.6 8.0 19.6 7.6 13.8 4.8 4.8 10.7 8.9 16.6 9.6 9.9 7.8 5.8 7.5 19.9 7.1 13.2 4.1 4.7 9.4 8.1 15.4 8.1 8.2 7.6 5.7 7.5 19.2 6.8 13.7 4.1 4.6 9.3 8.0 15.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 5.6 7.3 19.1 6.8 12 4 4 9 7 16.0 7.3 7.4 240.18 765.06 78.90 162.28 256.42 840.80 81.60 166.84 285.28 929.34 89.17 190.80 297.84 971.70 89.27 203.17 301.60 988.55 86.88 207.80 2 31 724 81 159 85 89 02 91 USC0MM--DC—31,360 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 COM-209
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