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August 13, 1976 BUSINESS STATISTICS H ^°"^ $ & U M& I j jm fr A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE u \ n j_ SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* j US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION J (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) / 160 f^^y\ y^A 150 A A ^s ^^— - A A ^ ^ ^ 170 \ _ . " ' " y^sx — y^J ^ - 140 130 I I I I I ! I I I I i I i i i i 1973 1 i i i i i i . i i i 1974 1 i i i i i >' i 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1976 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Short tons Short tons 20,000 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION 16,000 5,000 Weekly Monthly (ingots and all other forms) - - 4,000 1975 ^^~•yr^~~ 12,000 - N / ^ 8,000 3,000 y \ - - 4.000 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i 1973 i i i , ! , ! ! , , 1 , 1 . 1974 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i i i i i i i i -• i -i i I i i i i i I 1,000 i J 1976 1975 2,000 1976 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 160 NEW CONSTRUCTION ilhonq> 100 (seas, adj., at annual rates) 1910-14=100 8001 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 700 80 140 - ^TotalTPutYin^Place^ - V I 120 Prices Paid-^ (left scale) -""S —^..^ X X j "\ 100 x^X - r^ ^ -"* /— \ - 60 - 40 Private Residential, NonFarm (right scale) 80 < i i i > 1 1973 i i-i-i . 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 1 M l 1i I,I 1 M 1 ..i-111 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1975 20 1973 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture • * 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 1974 1975 1976 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1976 1975 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores rail. Aug. 2 Aug. 9 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 1967=100 do. . do.. 201.3 252.0 172.2 198.7 244.8 171.9 219.3 223.6 216.3 216.5 218.3 215.1 212.8 211.2 213.8 207.4 203.8 209.7 $ do. . 11, 318 7, 590 463 864 ,721 233 11,242 7,808 12,105 7,945 12,232 7,868 12,526 7,867 429 4,832 3,668 218 453 3,685 2,877 160 417 3,650 2,841 189 401 81,287 93,479 34,999 32 7 81,531 92,328 34,553 337 89,947 104,290 33,961 71 89,525 104,071 34,443 245 89,033 103,418 34,202 -130 104,307 65,890 374,715 32,359 120,521 59,411 101,879 65,439 374,217 32,097 120,052 58,990 106,931 80,136 380,602 41,700 112,119 61,614 105,695 80,184 379,181 41,310 112,051 61,748 104,782 80,193 377,007 41,121 111,324 61,777 9.44 88.83 99.68 9.48 86.25 96.79 8.96 105.95 119.02 8.95 103.82 116.50 8.96 103.05 115.60 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 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) 5/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. 177 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 12,755 41,444 109,963 8,366 13,040 39,841 99,674 8,386 10,837 42,464 142,645 8,190 11,765 42,802 100,790 8,190 10,700 43,756 87,062 8,190 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons percent 1,944 1,914 2,585 85.1 2,600 85.6 2,603 85.7 bil 14.? RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3_/ Daily average. ^/Wednesday data, on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities. e_/ Estimated. MONTHLY e89,154 105,411 34,733 337 8.92 104.43 117.01 103,952 2,560 84.3 5_/Capability for a full order book based BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 1976 ITEM July June Apr. May June July COMMODITY PRICES r831 473 434 468 424 373 391 318 875 477 446 403 482 398 384 313 877 498 503 627 237 512 580 631 225 508 564 624 233 541 540 539 535 621 5 70 557 570 656 568 532 539 622 557 568 656 77 72 73 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. .1910-14=100.. Crops do do do do do do do 465 445 524 329 395 356 356 922 do do.... do.... do.... 485 487 615 225 do do do.... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... do PARITY RATIO 477 r456 475 343 398 396 349 r490 r475 r433 r574 412 384 r289 877 505 r557 625 228 489 487 450 646 421 375 270 850 490 567 588 235 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: 75 74 576 565 577 664 74 1976 1975 May 5 75 561 576 663 June Mar. Apr. May June 11,596 8,055 4,164 2,951 2,178 10,392 7,728 3,983 3,055 2,069 rll,190 r8,289 r4,401 r3,379 r2,061 r582 i-i D O R r2,901 rll,938 r8.855 r4,787 r3,730 r2,096 r580 12,829 9,327 5,218 4,149 2,107 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. Residential (incl. farm) Public, total rj Revised. 1/ ........do ..do do do ..do do do. . . Except farm and public utilities. 31,559 10,900 7,724 3,856 2,664 2,205 711 692 586 1 0^7 3,176 1,026 3,541 1,007 2,664 •ri m R r3,083 581 1,014 3,502 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1976 1975 ITEM May Apr. June May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL E S T A T E — C o n . NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED A T ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do.. . Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do. . . Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ do... Industrial do. . . Commercial do. .. Public, total do. . . CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100. 127.1 89.9 43 31 26 129.7 90,6 44.7 32.2 25.8 188.7 144.5 106.4 57.5 43.8 26.9 7.6 13.3 38.1 rl42.0 rl04.1 r56.0 r44.2 r25.4 r7.2 rl2.6 r37.9 rl40.3 rl04.1 r55.1 r44.0 r25.3 r7.0 rl2.3 T36.2 193.7 rl95.5 rl96.3 1976 1975 June July Apr. May June p/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force. Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed thous. do... do. .. do.. . do. .. do. . . 96,191 94,013 85,444 3,869 81,575 8,569 97,046 94,859 86,650 4,090 82,560 8,209 95,618 93,474 86,584 3,273 83,311 6,890 95,724 93,582 87,278 3,415 83,863 6,304 98,251 96,114 88,460 3,780 84,680 7,655 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total do. . . Agri cul ture 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 o t h e r r a c e s Married men, wife p r e s e n t Occupation: W h i t e - c o l l a r workers B l u e - c o l l a r workers I n d u s t r y : P r i v a t e nonfarm wage and s a l a r y workers Construction Manufacturing Durable goods 92,569 84,498 3,350 81,148 8,071 2,751 93,063 84,967 3,429 81,528 8,096 2,954 94,439 87,399 3,417 83,982 7,040 2,035 94,557 87,697 3,329 84,368 6,860 1,998 94,643 87,500 3,294 84,206 7,143 2,215 8.7 7.0 8.2 20.7 8.0 14.0 5.5 4.8 12.4 9.6 20.5 12.0 12.7 8.7 7.1 8.0 20.5 8.1 13.4 5.5 4.8 12 9 20 11 12 7.5 5.4 7.3 19.2 6.7 13.0 3.9 4.8 9 7 15 7 7 7.3 5.6 6.8 18.5 6.6 12.2 4.0 4.6 9.0 7.6 14.1 7.3 7.4 7. 6. 7. 18 6. 13. 4. 4. 9. 7.8 17.0 7.6 7.5 76,343 61,652 43,552 22,233 741 3,392 18,100 10,527 7,573 76,679 61,863 43,779 22,222 743 3,395 18,084 10,465 7,619 78,963 63,889 44,916 23,144 772 3,399 18,973 11,000 7,973 r78,923 r63,852 r44,888 r23,123 773 r3,386 rl8,964 rll,046 r7,918 r78,900 r63,839 r44,901 r23,073 r780 r3,355 rl8,938 rll,050 r7,888 54,110 Service-producing do . . . 4,469 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , communication, e l e c , g a s , e t c do... 16,877 Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e do. .. 4,153 Wholesale t r a d e do. . . 12,724 Retail trade do. . . 4,202 Finance, i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e . ' do. . . 13,871 Services do. . . 14,691 Government do. .. 2,738 Federal do. . . 11,953 State and local do. .. Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: 50,536 Employees, total thous. 12,849 Manufacturing do. . . 7,404 Durab le goods do.. . Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: 36.0 Total private hours, 35.7 Contract construction do.. 39.3 Manufacturing do. . 2.4 Overtime hours do. . . 39.6 Durable goods do. . 2.3 Overtime hours do.. . Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: 4.51 Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars. 5.89 Mining do. . . Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n = = = = = = = = = , . . . . . . , , , = = = = = = . , * - - - d o7.27 ... 4.78 Manufacturing do. . . 5.87 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , communications, e l e c , g a s , e t c do... 3.73 Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e do... 4.18 Finance, i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e do. . . 4.04 Servi ces 54,457 4,464 16,984 4,161 12,823 4,203 13,990 14,816 2,745 12,071 55,819 4,510 17,444 4,255 13,189 4,293 14,498 15,074 2,730 12,344 r55,800 r4,498 rl7,439 r4,262 rl3,177 4,278 rl4,514 15,071 2,727 12,344 r55,827 r4,487 rl7,452 r4,254 rl3,198 r4,300 rl4,527 rl5,061 r2,725 rl2,336 50,736 12,840 7,348 52,551 13,668 7,858 r52,524 rl3,656 r7,900 r52,500 rl3,620 r7,894 36.0 36.2 39.4 2.6 39.8 2.5 36.1 37.5 39.4 2.5 39.7 2.5 r36.2 r37.2 40.2 3.2 40.9 r3.3 36.1 r37.1 40.2 3.1 40.7 r3.2 4.78 6.30 7.56 5.06 6.37 3.91 4.33 4.30 4.83 r6.36 r7.65 5.13 r6.44 3.94 r4.36 r4.34 r4.84 r6.35 7.70 5.16 r6.49 3.95 r4.36 r4.34 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing i n d u s t r i e s Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. thous. do.. . do. . . do. . . do.. . do. . . do. . . do. .. do. . . 1/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1975 May Apr. June May June FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month...................................mil. $ Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks .............. do. . Loans to cooperatives ................................. do.. Other loans and discounts ............................. do.. Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's).... ...bil. $ New York SMSA do.. Total 232 SMSA's (except N . Y . ) . . . . ................do.. 6 other leading SMSA's.............................. do. . 226 other SMSA's......................... . ..do.. Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's)...............ratio of debits to deposits New York SMSA. ...................................... .do. . Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) ........................ .do. . 6 other leading SMSA's..............................do.. 226 other SMSA's............................... .do.. 29,593 15,180 3,499 10,913 22,738.6 10,826.1 11,912.5 4,852.6 7,059.9 | r29,959 15,437 3,371 rll,151 33,400 17,264 4,656 11,480 33,980 17,514 4,590 11,876 34,377 17,731 4,470 12,175 34,881 17,979 4,413 12,489 22,503.5 10,612.2 11,891.3 4,756.7 7,134.6 r26,474.4 12,629.6 rl3,844.8 r5,560.9 8,283.9 r25,792.8 12,482.8 rl3,310.0 r5,302.4 r8,007.7 r25,490.9 12,179.0 rl3,311.9 r5,327.1 r7,984.7 26,636.6 12,844.3 13,792.4 5,566.9 8,225.5 144 377 92 131 77 140.3 374.9 88.4 rl24.6 74.2 139.3 380.2 88.2 126.9 73.3 145.1 400.8 91.0 132.0 75.2 Apr. May 124.4 328.6 80.0 114.2 66.7 128.9 333.9 82.8 120.1 68.2 1976 July SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks)............................. Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 sotcks).............................. Transportation (20 stocks).............................. New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite. .12/31/65=50. Indus t r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do... T r a n s p o r t a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do... Utility..........................................do... Finance do. .. 259.00 845.70 83.87 168.40 260.30 856.28 82.68 167.98 302.68 992.51 87.15 208.39 304.50 988.82 86.66 215.71 49.22 54.61 32.38 32.79 52.20 49.54 54.96 32.90 32.98 52.51 54.28 60.62 38.66 35.69 52.71 53.87 60.22 39.71 35.40 50.99 July 304 985 86 218 34 59 16 84 310.90 993.20 90.31 225.92 54.23 60.70 r40.41 35.16 51.82 55.68 62.11 42.12 36.49 54.06 r/ Revised USCOMM—DC—31,559 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T P R I N T I N G OFFICE ASSISTANT PUBLIC PRINTER (SUPERINTENDENT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^ e - i g i 6 ® WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS OF DOCUMENTS) WASHINGTON, D.C. 2 0 4 0 2 OFFICIAL BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
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