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J&fic f August 12, 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS X I Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.Q0; 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 h ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Monthly Weekly (average of W e d n e s d a y d a t a ) - System) r~ H 475 (Wednesday data) 450 450 425 H 425 <M 400 k/^ 400 375 375 1976 350 H 350 325 325 300 i i i i i i i i i 1974 I I I 1975 I I I L_l I I I I I I I I 300 I J F M A M J J A S O N D 1977 1976 Federal Reserve Board BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 120 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS i^.s 220 110 - & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 100 ~ 200 ^^• — s / (left scale) / 5.20 48 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 5.00 90 50 (Hours seasonally adjusted) / Shipments HOURS 52 DOLLARS 5.60 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 5.40 46 180 4.80 80 160 44 A v e r a g e Hour Per Week (right scale) 4.60 Inventories 70 60 - 140 4.40 I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I1 1 1 1 1 1 L_L_I_L_I_ 120 4.20 (right scale) , 1 L.J.U 1 1 1 1 -LJLI-LI I.I 111 1 II 1974 1975 1977 1976 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION / (Seas, a d j . , at annual rates) -H100 / Tof<i/ Put in Place (left scale) /«- 140 - / A V -„--'' 100 « ' ' " • 1 '' 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i I i I 1975 ii i i I i i ii i i i i i i Ii i i i i 1976 1977 1975 i i i 1976 80 60 Prices al 40 Private Resident (right scale) ' 1 1 ' L-Li 1 1 I I 1910-14=100 800 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 700 1 / 120 M i l l I II 1 II i I l l I I i Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 160 40 V""^" 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 42 —i-i. I i .1,1,J-i I I 1 1977 Received _ ] / (incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 300 • • • • • * • * • • 1 • ' ' I • ' • • • ' 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i 1976 1977 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1977 1976 ITEM July 31 Aug. 7 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug. 6 203.3 202.2 203.9 203.5 202.5 204.1 205.0 197.1 202.7 1967=100 do.. do.. 212.8 211.2 213.8 207.4 203.8 209.7 202.3 200.8 203.3 ALL RETAIL STORE, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $ do.. 12,730 8,023 12,301 8,338 13,860 8,889 13,914 8,910 14,216 8,900 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C. and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) thous do.. do.. number 401 3,604 2,797 148 374 3,584 2,769 177 420 3,143 2,507 135 396 3,086 2,460 157 376 103 126 89,077 103,424 34,219 32 89,226 105,395 34,691 436 97,921 113,332 34,837 458 97,581 113,223 35,628 313 97,166 112,251 35,193 97 e97,341 113,999 36,128 630 105,140 80,522 378,001 41,300 111,742 62,387 103,017 80,400 379,576 42,745 111,316 61,810 112,473 94,308 413,992 47,816 118,625 68,307 111,722 94,369 414,245 47,889 118,441 68,520 110,505 94,362 412,341 46,540 118,843 68,671 percent 1941-43=10 do.. 8.96 103.05 115.60 8.92 '104.43 117.01 8.34 99.59 109.40 8.33 101.73 111.83 8.34 98.64 108.22 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 10,695 43,756 87,062 8,165 9,375 40,435 103,952 8,178 12,065 46,444 169,727 8,311 12,100 47,905 152,109 8,311 12,650 43,451 140,791 8,310 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons percent 2,603 85.7 2,560 84.3 2,383 78.4 2,293 75.5 2,303 75.8 bil 15.1 15.6 15.8 16.3 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials FINANCE: Currency in circulation V 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 i, 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 (g*oss) do.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 400 stocks RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 8.35 98.37 108.09 2,294 75.5 1/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3 / Daily a v e r a g e . 4 / Wednesday d a t a . 5 / C a p a b i l i t y f o r a f u l l o r d e r book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e / E s t i m a t e d . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS May 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/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products 1977 1976 ITEM June Mar. Apr. May June mil. $. do... do... do... do... 99,273 51,988 2,564 8,031 c7,018 103,803 54,777 2,739 8,318 7,242 rll4,201 r60,550 2,943 8,847 7,689 rill,242 r58,171 2,904 r8,630 7,496 rll0,762 r58,405 r2,991 r8,661 r7,397 116,962 62,478 3,247 9,158 7,907 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 9,291 5,813 11,821 2,026 47,285 14,527 633 3,177 9,840 6,236 12,541 2,179 49,025 15,035 691 3,385 rl0,772 6,813 14,773 2,372 53,651 15,797 714 3,659 rl0,222 6,601 13,806 2,271 53,071 15,429 696 3,543 rl0,096 6,493 rl4,186 r2,295 r52,357 rl5,028 r723 r3,571 10,757 7,161 15,179 2,470 54,484 15,907 738 3,672 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do. do. do. do. 4,235 8,733 6,546 2,799 4,395 8,750 6,952 2,848 4,647 10,218 7,597 3,215 4,683 10,069 7,838 3,140 r4,570 r9,783 r8,055 r3,142 4,850 9,926 8,185 3,295 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals. Fabricated metal products do 98,191 98,597 rill,241 rl09,640 rl09,458 110,985 do.... .do.... do.... do.... 50,558 2,454 7,694 6,877 50,606 2,538 7,727 6,821 r58,849 2,989 r8,566 7,707 r56,764 2,842 r8,136 7,370 r56,717 r2,860 r8,296 r7,253 57,686 3,009 8,508 7,446 do. do. do. .do. 9,263 5,880 11,117 2,049 8,940 5,881 li;491 2,065 r9,904 r6,655 rl4,367 2,344 rl0,017 r6,602 rl3,341 2,323 rl0,060 r6,555 rl3,325 r2,321 9,780 6,747 13,885 2,340 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r_/ Revised. 84,419 c/ Corrected. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1977 1976 ITEM Mar. 47,634 14,754 621 3,167 4,257 8,344 6,630 2,779 47,990 15,037 651 3,148 4,186 8,525 6,776 2,704 52,392 15,451 738 3,503 4,579 9,682 7,660 3,118 r52,876 15,778 728 3,593 4,702 9,480 7,884 2,995 r52,741 15,261 r709 r3,558 r4,593 r9,364 r8,159 r3,116 do.. do.. do.. do.. 159,878 102,334 57,544 159,488 160,512 102,553 57,959 161,118 170,818 108,726 62,092 169,379 171,886 109,218 62,668 170,747 rl73,087 rl09,925 r63,162 rl72,629 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do... do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 101,502 3,869 15,879 12,709 23,160 13,176 19,612 4,380 102,429 3,885 15,995 12,529 23,409 13,569 19,781 4,386 107,685 4,142 17,323 13,265 24,417 14,647 19,428 4,728 108,190 4,193 17,332 13,332 24,476 14,741 19,594 4,721 rl09,154 r4,258 rl7,584 r13,396 r24,566 rl5,088 rl9,735 r4,785 57,986 14,732 3,637 5,060 4,958 12,192 4,650 3,700 58,689 14,873 3,569 5,078 5,045 12,332 4,835 3,673 61,694 16,130 3,484 5,368 r5,352 12,962 5,156 4,079 62,557 16,530 3,549 5,426 5,439 13,038 5,252 4,016 r63,475 rl6,819 r3,582 r5,473 r5,534 rl3,152 r5,467 r4,087 do.. do.. do.. do.. 98,440 51,075 47,365 99,025 104,530 55,728 48,803 99,135 rll4,873 r60,900 53,973 rill,788 rll3,054 r59,824 53,230 rill,547 rill,066 r58,899 r52,167 rill,693 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 51,354 8,726 6,661 8,970 6,251 11,082 47,670 10,587 r37,083 r59,160 r8,647 7,832 9,991 6,338 rl4,564 52,628 11,772 40,856 r58,652 r7,904 7,363 r9,791 r6,941 rl5,128 52,895 11,789 41,106 r59,176 r9,079 7,337 rl0,143 r7,163 rl4,179 r52,517 rll,484 r41,033 do.. do.. do.. do.. 170,104 161,600 8,504 171,520 51,249 8,158 7,089 8,836 6,491 10,968 47,886 10,412 37,475 170,832 162,550 8,282 172,059 r178,453 rl69,884 8,569 rl78,167 rl80,255 rl71,526 &, 729 rl80,065 rl80,563 rl72,024 r8,539 rl82,301 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 163,322 16,260 22,723 44,227 21,900 50,216 8,198 163,965 16,692 22,992 44,123 22,510 49,693 8,094 r169,704 17,122 23,501 r44,361 23,437 52,729 8,463 rl71,587 16,890 23,494 r44,133 23,772 54,517 8,478 rl74,047 rl7,673 r23,577 r44,215 r24,383 r55,371 r8,254 May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS1 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 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 mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 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 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders 1976 June COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. Crops Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit Tobacco May Apr. June 1977 July Apr. May June 486 481 447 581 421 376 268 851 477 479 507 572 359 277 319 967 484 482 482 567 352 261 374 966 461 r447 r435 r516 r328 r245 354 966 do... do... do... do... 488 471 418 565 412 382 284 877 505 559 626 226 492 577 588 233 473 577 551 232 485 571 585 220 476 r574 568 217 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services Family l i v i n g items Production items All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates do... do... do... do... 569 561 568 657 571 565 569 660 597 565 592 692 601 570 594 695 597 573 588 r692 PARITY RATIO do 74 74 69 70 67 1910-14=100. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs r/ Revised. 84,419 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 4 Continued 1977 1976 ITEM Mar. Apr. May June May June rl2,496 9,196 5,120 3,797 2,144 602 1,047 3,299 rl3,557 r9,877 r5,699 r4,215 r2,216 r613 r1,069 r3,680 11,708 9,269 5,321 4,351 2,078 554 1,051 2,439 rl3,022 rl0,263 r6,088 r4,839 2,204 582 1,108 2,759 rl4,432 rll,231 r6,921 r5,546 r2,254 r600 rl,142 r3,201 15,418 11,843 7,400 6,086 2,375 602 1,227 3,575 147.8 108.2 59.2 45.4 rl49.6 rl09.7 r61.0 r45.8 163.3 127.9 76.2 62.2 r166.1 rl30.0 r78.0 r63.5 rl70.4 rl32.0 r80.5 66.2 171.0 132.2 80.1 66.6 do.... do.... do.... do.... 26.0 7.2 12.8 39.6 r26.0 r7.2 rl2.6 r39.9 26.7 7.2 rl3.7 35.4 27.4 7.3 13.9 36.2 27.0 r7.2 rl3.7 r38.4 28.3 7.1 14.8 38.8 ....mil. $.. 9,836 205 6,774 10,533 rl96 6,971 9,937 207 8,152 12,079 250 8,156 15,932 317 8,707 15,417 284 9,009 2,819 3,955 3,062 2,805 4,166 3,562 3,003 5,149 1,785 2,890 5,266 3,922 3,047 5,660 7,225 3,063 5,945 6,409 6,625 8,326 8,211 8,966 r9,800 11,209 do do.... do 1,271 4,050 1,304 1,435 5,300 1,591 1,716 4,780 1,715 1,758 5,426 1,782 rl,919 r6,021 rl,860 2,090 7,069 2,050 .,1972=100.. 142.7 143.6 150.9 rl50.5 rl51.7 152.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL do do.... do.... do.... do do.... do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. do.... do do CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES, (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $.. By type of building: do do do New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, By purpose of loan: CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: r / Revised. 1/ Except farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s USC0MM—DC--84,419 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS United States Government Printing Office OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, $300 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid US. Government Printing Office
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