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o J - & Si-ATES O August 11, 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS H 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 INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 1975 1976 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1977 1978 170 A ' " V - - fU A / 160 150 ASOND Monthly / 180 J INDEX, 1967=1 INDEX, 1967=100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 200 _ (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 190 J FMAMJ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—1 . 1975 Data: Edison Electric Inst L. J 1 j 1 J J 1976 ,.l 1 , 1 i ,J_ i .i i i ,1 i 1977 i i i. i I I I I I I I 1978 I I I I J F M A M J J THOUSANDS MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Weekly Monthly A S O N D THOUSANDS 350 300 (Passenger cars) 1977 A - • t f \ 6 1978 - 200 150 f \1 6° - 1975 i: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, inc. 1976 1977 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS. 250 100 I ill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r J FMAMJ J ASOND WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 1977 ITEM Aug. 6 July 30 July 15 July 22 July 29 1967=100. do... do... 203.5 202.5 204.1 200.5 197.1 202.7 229.4 236.2 224.8 227.7 232.6 224.4 229.0 233.3 225.9 mil. $. do... 13,871 8,772 13,600 9,113 14,817 9,702 14,932 9,597 15,007 9,474 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 S Bradstreet)...number. 380 2,950 2,455 103 380 2,893 2,439 126 422 2,593 2,286 129 388 2,564 2,556 89 371 129 97,166 112,220 35,195 -74 97,345 113,786 35,919 424 107,624 125,804 36,889 107,321 128,901 39,536 391 106,723 127,361 38,095 3 110,893 94,689 413,404 46,695 118,822 69,581 110,421 94,331 415,666 46,726 119,308 68,958 117,189 92,691 453,351 42,501 135,081 81,277 113,857 92,435 453,206 42,445 134,903 81,780 115,556 92,128 455,722 42,558 134,830 82,180 8.34 98.64 108.22 8.35 98.37 108.09 9.21 96.24 106.30 9.24 98.12 108.44 9.23 99.08 109.55 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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... -161 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. 12,660 43,451 140,791 8,188 11,980 44,765 109,545 8,583 12,540 45,821 165,033 8,954 12,990 48,212 148,211 8,954 13,350 46,845 127,758 8,954 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,303 75.8 2,294 75.5 2,581 85.4 2,586 85.6 2,546 84.3 bil. 16.6 15.9 17.1 17.0 17.0 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 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, ej Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 1977 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May r/ June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS ftNUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industires, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products EASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Electrical machinery Transportation equipment r/ Revised. mil. $.. do do do do.... 111,092 59,009 3,001 9,084 7,167 117,134 62,943 3,259 9,504 7,681 rl25,334 67,473 3,449 9,957 7,919 rl27, 190 68, 379 3, 706 10,,252 8, 184 125,674 67,357 3,809 10,086 8,110 132,374 71,663 3,947 10,677 8,513 do.... do do 9,892 6,796 14,825 10,423 7,470 15,833 11,860 8,175 16,675 H 3 ,685 B, 119 17,,087 11,259 7,848 16,833 12,264 8,637 17,497 do do do do 52,083 15,402 803 3,416 54,191 16,205 820 3,563 r5 7,861 rl7,694 876 3,691 r58 3,811 rl7,,539 903 ,912 58,317 17,778 835 3,743 60,711 18,204 997 3,847 4,407 9,844 7,757 3,125 4,639 9,930 7,964 3,275 4,775 11,119 8,019 3,400 4 3,759 ,610 8 ;,207 ,462 4,803 11,371 8,273 3,306 5,064 11,599 8,752 3,494 do 109,641 111,003 121,273 124.,751 123,959 125,512 do do do do 57,273 2,919 8,665 6,965 58,049 3,001 8,836 7,128 64,457 3,396 9,310 7,848 66,,493 3,,657 9,,824 8 ,013 65,417 3,710 9,628 7,880 66,128 3,636 9,922 7,902 do do do.... do 9,746 6,852 14,058 2,371 9,537 7,072 14,345 2,378 10,964 7,979 15,676 2,630 11 ,364 8 ,119 16 ,288 2,,569 11,091 7,929 15,9 71 2,602 11,251 8,174 15,851 2,693 do.... do.... do do 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 May June Mar. Apr. .mil. $.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ..do ..do.... ..do ...do 52,368 15,607 790 3,375 4,398 9,472 7,909 3,057 52,954 16,052 783 3,361 4,411 9,523 7,846 3,079 56,816 17,747 898 3,486 4,719 10,354 8,158 3,226 58,258 17,872 928 3,976 4,750 10,654 8,239 3,314 58,542 18,015 821 3,697 4,796 10,826 8,443 3,235 59,384 18,025 954 3,634 4,813 11,171 8,619 3,284 ..do ...do.... . .do ..do.... 176,457 113,060 63,397 175,716 175,760 112,726 63,034 176,468 185,448 119,969 65,479 183,860 186,844 120,963 65,881 185,715 188,499 122,540 65,959 187,689 188,386 122,613 65,773 189,083 ..do .. do ..do ..do ..do ..do ..do.... 112,071 4,102 17,844 14,305 24,806 14,733 21,082 5,476 112,536 4,123 17,961 14,415 25,060 14,884 20,969 5,436 118,725 4,530 16,828 15,573 27,400 16,023 22,127 6,087 119,848 4,518 16,940 15,874 27,757 16,188 22,264 6,104 121,471 4,570 17,060 15,992 28,279 16,445 22,743 6,140 122,411 4,588 17,207 16,037 28,648 16,651 22,718 6,185 ...do ..do ..do.... ..do ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do ..do.... ..do ..do , do 63,645 16,732 3,443 5,374 5,491 13,195 5,549 4,180 111,445 59,555 51,890 111,102 63,932 16,614 3,486 5,399 5,547 13,384 5,627 4,220 118,079 63,955 54,124 112,141 65,135 15,968 3,405 5,445 5,664 14,426 5,591 4,401 rl29,777 71,712 r58,065 125,973 65,867 16,168 3,465 5,394 5,687 14,743 5,576 4,445 rl31,075 71,890 r59,185 128,389 66,218 16,436 3,477 5,433 5,798 14,763 5,302 4,498 129,195 70,723 58,472 128,843 66,672 16,545 3,504 5,480 5,870 14,772 5,370 4,576 134,952 74,146 60,806 128,396 ,..do . , .do do ,..do , do ,..do ,..do.... ...do.... ...do.... 58,835 8,889 7,086 9,842 7,389 14,552 52,267 11,372 40,895 59,111 8,330 6,969 10,085 7,186 15,563 53,030 11,696 41,334 69,016 10,228 7,826 11,573 8,319 18,085 56,957 12,412 44,545 70,033 10,308 8,778 11,536 8,626 17,721 58,356 12,880 45,476 70,045 10,754 8,023 11,872 8,352 18,019 58,798 12,971 45,827 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. ADJ.), 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.... 180,605 171,994 8,611 181,678 181,550 173,006 8,544 182,816 r2 05,5 00 196,039 r9,141 205,500 r209,133 rl99,895 r9,238 209,133 214,010 204,516 9,494 214,010 216,898 207,160 9,738 216,989 173,301 17,520 23,206 44,587 24,306 55,000 8,377 174,363 17,014 23,047 45,135 24,420 56,218 8,453 196,359 20,866 24,213 49,044 27,526 64,480 9,141 199,895 21,349 24,976 49,219 28,031 65,915 9,238 204,516 22,476 25,118 50,001 28,455 67,963 9,494 207,160 22,023 24,894 49,985 28,467 70,344 9,738 June July May r/ June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. 1 MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Cori. 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 Instruments and related products.... 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 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total 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 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders 1977 1978 July June 68,772 10,470 7,677 11,236 8,186 18,231 59,624 13,914. 45,710 Apr. May COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crops Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit Tobacco Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs . . .do 459 442 416 505 329 245 348 966 450 408 447 521 291 243 340 843 521 468 696 437 337 344 441 1,017 538 478 604 454 351 340 503 1,018 r543 r486 r588 r463 r342 r337 r583 1,017 537 480 571 482 322 329 583 1,030 , . . do ...do.... ...do.... .,.do.... 476 575 567 219 492 580 590 230 576 618 730 245 597 612 779 237 603 612 789 238 597 618 763 258 597 573 588 692 594 577 582 690 630 602 621 735 638 608 630 744 641 613 632 747 643 620 631 749 66 65 71 72 73 72 1910--14=100.. ...do.... , , .do ...do.... , , .do ...do.... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services ...do Family living items ...do Production items ...do All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates. ...do PARITY RATIO r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 1977 ITEM 1978 June May Mar. Apr. May June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE do do.... 14,808 11,555 7,158 5,568 16,008 12,311 7,697 6,091 13,386 10,783 6,225 5,174 rl5,126 rll,966 r7,058 r5,669 rl6,960 rl3,137 r7,965 r6,378 18,245 14,127 8,632 7,046 do do.... do do 2,291 634 1,153 3,253 2,454 650 1,278 3,69 7 2,463 720 1,242 2,603 2,672 750 1,365 3,159 r2,825 r735 rl ,524 r3,823 3,109 902 1,635 4,118 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL b i l . $.. RATES), TOTAL .. Private, total do.... do Residential (incl. farm) New houing units do.... 173.4 134.6 81.9 65.9 175.8 136.6 82.6 66.6 184.8 147.1 87.6 72.5 rl92.9 rl51.3 r90.0 r74.4 rl98.3 rl53.2 r91.3 r75.3 200.5 156.7 92.4 76.6 do do.... do do 27.7 7.5 14.0 38.8 29.0 7.6 15.2 39.2 31.8 9.2 16.2 37.7 33.2 9.2 17.2 41.5 r34.2 r8. 7 rl8.6 r45.1 36.6 10.6 19.3 43.9 15,932 317 8,707 15,417 307 9,009 12,345 254 9,568 13,189 279 10,325 17,785 332 12,189 14,169 249 11,490 3,047 5,660 7,225 3,063 5,945 6,409 3,429 6,139 2, 776 3,470 6,854 2,864 4,538 7,652 5,596 3,768 7,722 2,679 154.4 156.1 164.9 rl67.1 rl67.3 169.7 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): mil. $.. TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) ,, 1967=100.. m i l . $.. Building, total By type of building: Nonresidential do Residential do.;.. do Non-building construction CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. ,..1972=100.. 1/ Includes additions and alterations. - & U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1978-261-769/3 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C0M-209
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