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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
INDEX, 1967=100
1220

INDEX, 1967= 100
220
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
(E.E.I, seas. adj. index)
210

Monthly

-J

200

-J

190

H

180

H

170

H

160

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: Edison Electric Inst

MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS
5

MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS
20
RAW STEEL PRODUCTION

Monthly

(Ingots and all other forms)

16

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12

H

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1979

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Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst

1967=100
1701
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
160

1967=100
300

CONSUMER PRICES

(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

150
140

130
All Items
12QI

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1977
Data: Federal Reserve Board

1978

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1978

: U.S. Dept. of Labor

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.



1979

1980

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1979

1980

ITEM
July 28

July -21

July 5

July 12

J u l y 19

July 26

,..1967*100.
do...
..do...

284.2
262.0
300.5

283.9
257.5
303.6

267.2
261.8
270.9

270.7
264.0
275.3

274.8
270.9
277.4

thous.

445

417

585

643

628

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50. States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
do...
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun 5 Bradstreet)... .number.

2,392
2,263
120

2,427
2,294
123

4,061
3,644
170

4,194
3,789
243

252

254

118,082
132,930
41,572
367

117,480
131,745
41,200
14

126,907
142,451
44,065
271

128,336
142,291
43,089
506

128,643
143,315
43,936
340

el28,103
142,858
43,668
-74

102,516
78,100
146,205
89,796

102,407
77,915
473,813
35,636
146,162
90,151

110,723
73,377
508,754
36,958
159,619
105,224

107,566
74,167
507,321
37,484
158,977
105,260

9.67
101.69
112.40

9.70
103.08
114.10

11.67
115.68
130.13

11.68
117.98
132.86

11.78
119.63
134.83

11.80
121.93
137.93

13,130
.thous, $b» tons.
47,691
mil. kw.-hr.
131,104
........number.
; • • • • thous. bbl. 8,355

14,180
48,066
113,391
8,355

10,155
45,838
101,541
e8,719

10,350
49,165
102,651
e8,719

14,265
52,635
90,539
e8,719

2,646
89.1
17.7

2,653
89.3

1,493
51.7

1,528
52.9

1,581
54.7

17.7

14.4

15.8

16.7

SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials.
••••••••
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...
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/..
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/....1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
,....
do...
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal.
Electric power, by utilities
•
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)...
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES...;

thous. sh. tons.
«
percent.
bil.

471,706
35,744

278.3
275.4
280.3

1,618
56.0

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
1979

ITEM
May
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
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. •
MATERIALS, TOTAL
Durable goods materials
Nondurable goods materials
Energy materials
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MINING AND UTILITIES
MINING
Metal. mining
Coal
Oil and gas extraction
UTILITIBS
E1 ec tr ic r

*
i

•

MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
Nondurable manufactures
Foods
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Apparel products.••••
Paper and products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and products.......
Petroleum products
•••••
Rubber and plastics products........
Leather and products
r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary,




e/ Estimated.

1980
June

Mar. r/

Apr. r/

May p /

June e/

152.4

152.6

151.7

148.3

144.7

141.2

150.3
147.8

150.2
147.6

149.3
147.1

146.4
145.0

143.6
142.7

141.2
140.8

do..
do..
do. •
do. •

155.7
157.9
173.8
127.7

156.5
159.5
173.4
128.3

155.4
154.5
176.5
131.6

151.2
148.8
173.7
129.3

146.4
142.9
167.3
128.8

141.3
137.5
160.3
127.2

do..
do..
do. •
do..
do..
do..
do • •

143.4
122.8
123.1
133.4
118.6
166.5
186.4

143.0
123.9
123.2
137.5
119.6
164.2
182.4

150.2
132.9
132.7
137.2
131.6
169.6

148.9
133.6
124.3
143.4
133.3
166.1

148.8
133.4
117.9
143.0
134.0
165.9

148.4
132.9

do..
.do. •
do. •
•••• .do.•
do..
do.•
do. •

153.8
162.8
149.2
120.2
141.5
128.2
147.9

153.9
163.0
149.5
118.3
144.6
132.0
148.0

151.9
164.4
150.3
123.1
141.9
128.0
151.6

148.2
161.8
149.0
121.9
140.2
126.0
148.3

144.2
158.6
149.3

142.4

135.8

do. •
do..
.do. •
do..
do. •

136.8
209.7
142.4
270 .,0
72.3

136.9
207.8
143.9
270.0
70.1

139.2
214.5
141.6
264.8
71.7

136.5
210.2
137.2
264.0
69.8

135.5
204.7
132.6
254.8
67.9

134.0

143.1
134.5
165.7
140.3
155.1

135!3

.....

13U5

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3

1979

1980

ITEM

May

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. U T I L . ) — Con.
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Con.
MANUFACTURING—Con.
Durab 1 e manufactures
196 7* 100.
Ordnance, pvt. and govt
*
do...
Lumber and products
do. • •
Furniture, and fixtures
do. • •
Clay, glass, and stone products
., do...
Primary metals.
•• do..•
Fabricated metal products
.............do...
Nonelectrical machinery
do...
Electrical machinery
•
do. • •
Transportation equipment
do.. •
Instruments
•
do.. •

147.6
75.1
136.8
159.6
162.7
124.3

150,
164,
174,
141,
174,

May

pl34.2
p77.3
pl00.6
pl52.0
pl43.8
p98.0

149.3
164.5
175.1
139.4
175.9

rl38.7
r77.3
rl06.5
rl58.2
rl49.4
rl06.9
rl41.9
rl63.3
rl77.3
rll4.9
rl74.3

214.3
214.1

216.9
216.6

239.9
239.8

242.6
242.5

245.1
244.9

208.9
212.7
205.8
212.8
193.2
189.2
191.6
229.5
239.8

211.8
215.2
208.4
215.7
197.6
191.1
194.7
232.1
242.6

239.9
241.1
229.9
242.2
234.6
204.9
218.6
265.3
280.0

242.6
243.6
231.4
243.2
235.5
207.1
220.2
269.2
284.4

234.3
233.4
222.4
233.5
173.8
254.9
232.2
364.3
251.6
189.2

235.4
234.2
225.5
236.7
174.7
258.8
239.0
391.2
259.9
190.1

249.1
245.3
257,9
276.0
187.0
307.7
270.5
556.4
288.0
203.0

250.
246.
261.
280.
188.
312.
275.9
556.0
298.2
204.2

166.1
207.7
208.1
165.8
205.4
193.3
236.3

165.7
212.6
213.3
166.3
208.9
194.0
237.7

237
238
228
240
232
203;
216
261.3
275.4
247.3
243.6
254.5
271.6
186.6
302.0
268.0
553.4
284.0
201.3
176,
243,
244,
175,
195,
232,
260.2

177.3
246.8
247.0
177.0
196.7
235.9
262.0

177.5
249.0
249.2
178.9
199.3
239.5
263.4

$0,467

$0,462

$0,417

$0,412

$0,408

96,432
181,168
129,350
4,547
732
30,093
248,861

99,763
179,106
125,008
4,632
1,837
30,529
247,800

110,613
201,657
139,544
4,760
972
34,760
276,175

rl04,696
r201,141
rl34,330
r5,975
r2,424
r37,596
r278,010

rl00,655
rl94,939
rl32,372
4,581
1,811
r35,553
r278,738

76,585
137,421

77,123
137,911

71,208
171,859

r68,456
rl76,017

69,686
175,625

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

356,964
142,170
10,117
23,276
86,288
116,998

364,841
144,439
11,422
23,874
88,381
117,463

r405,960
rl61,830
9,470
27,531
r103,209
rl27,517

r399,378
rl60,167
r9,016
r25,035
rl04,194
rl25,152

r392,482
157,049
7,895
23,506
104,822
rl24,564

do.
do.
do.
•••• .do.

104,223
37,006
31,664
67,217

103,616
35,531
30,832
68,085

rl06,659
34,673
29,377
r71,986

r109,824
r35,289
r29,360
r74,535

110,921
35,574
30,755
75,347

FINANCE
Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System
condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month:
Deposits:
Demand, adjusted 6/
...mil. $.
Demand, total 7/
do....
Individuals, partnerships, and corp
do...
State and local governments
•
do...
U.S. Government
do. • •
Domestic commercial banks
do. • •
Time, total 7/
do...
Individuals, partnerships, and corp:
Savings
•
do. • •
Other time
do. • •

Investments, total.....
U.S. Government securities
Investment account
Other securities

147.6
75.3
136.1
159.6
163.8
121.0

Apr.

rl43.3
r76.9
rl25.4
rl59.5
rl56.*5
113.6
rl44.7
rl66.0
179.5
124.3
rl73.8

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS. AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED
(CPI-W)
1967*100.
ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) 1/
do...
Special group indexes:
All items less food
do...
All items less medical care
do...
Commodities
do. •.
Nondurables
•
do. •.
Nondurables less food
do. •.
Durables
do. •.
Commodities less food.
do. •.
Services
do. •.
Services less rent • • •
do. •.
Food
do...
Food at home
•
do...
Housing 2/
do...
Shelter.
do...
do
Rent 3/
•
•••
Homeownership
do. •.
Fuel and utilities 4/
do...
Fuel oil and coal 5/
do...
Gas and electricity
do. •.
Household furnishings and operations 2/
do..,
Apparel and upkeep
do...
Transportation
••
do. •.
Private
do...
New cars
do. •.
Used cars
do. •,
Public
do..,
Medical care.••••••••
•••
•
do.•,
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices.
*
196 7=$ 1.00,

Loans (adjusted), total 7/
Commercial and industrial
For purchasing or carrying securities
To nonbank financial institutions
Real estate loans.• ••••••••
•
Other loans

June

Mar.

P136.1
pl61.9
pl72.0
pll0.3
pl72.0

r/ Revised, p / Preliminary, e/ Estimated. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 2/ Includes TV
and sound equipment and repairs formerly in "Health and recreation." 3/ Residential. 4/ Includes additional items not previously priced.
5/ Includes bottled gas. 6/ Other than domestic interbank atnd U.S. Gov't, less cash items in process of collection. 7/ Includes data not
shown separately.




4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1980

1979
ITEM

May

June

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

FINANCE—Con.
Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month:
do....
do....
do....
do....

151,844
123,456
1,330
106,185
11,354

158,096
125,206
1,558
109,737
11,323

158,198
131,303
2,502
116,657
11,172

165,649
135,544
4,770
118,825
11,172

164,467
136,950
602
124,277
11,172

124,515
11,172

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

151,844
34,835
31,602
103,748

158,096
34,836
30,407
104,794

158,198
35,385
31,870
110,597

165,649
39,044
32,927
111,524

164,467
38,445
r31,804
113,118

165,627
38,834
33,612
114,502

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

40,382
40,095
287
1,777
-1,317

40,105
39,884
221
1,396
-987

43,352
42,907
445
2,828
-2,231

44,769
44,678
91
2,443
-2,196

43,933
43,798
135
1,028
-829

43,531
43,282

do....

9.98
9.98
9.74

9.79
9.71
9.39

17.10
16.50
14.70

15.63
14.93
13.68

9.60
9.29
9.01

8.31
8.03
7.42

9.579

9.045

15.526

14.003

9.150

6.995

221.7
13.6
19.8
1,021.8

199.9
12.0
18.6
1,071.7

172.7
8.3
14.2
746.1

148.2
7.9
12.8
743.5

136.8
5.7
12.8
721.4

167.8

165,627
138,182

215

All member banks of Federal Reserve System,
average of daily figures:

249
365
-104

Money and interest rates:
Open market rates, New York City:
Finance co. paper placed directly, 6-month....
Yield on U.S. Govt, securities (taxable):
do
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally adj.:
Retail sales:
Medium-duty, 14,001-26,000 lbs. GVW

do....
..;....do....
do

r / Revised.
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