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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* *>*nsclf* AUGUST ;., 1973 Billion $ 325 Billion $ 350 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 300 325 275 300 250 275 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) 225 J l I I > i l ' l 1 I l I I l 1970 I I l I i l I I I l I I I I 1 ' I I i i 1972 1971 Weekly Wednesday data) J 1973 i i i 1 i i i i i I 2 5 0 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board 1967=100 1/0 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 1967 = 100 170 (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 150 _ . ^~\f ~ 140 - 130 Monfhy 120 i i i i i 1 i i i i i —J—l_l—L™L™J 1970 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1971 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i 1972 i i 1 i i i i i 1973 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion $ 50 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 40 7ofai ~" 1910-14 = 100 550 1910-14=100 650 PRICES RECEIVED AND LPAID BY FARMERS 500 — ^y^ 450 30 400 — «""*"> ^ s - - " 350 - 20 Nondurable 10 .tii i J 11 M M 1970 I I I M I 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Goods ,i_JU_i.,lJ 1 M M 1972 300 J/(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) I I 1 I I I I I I I I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I 250 i I i i i 1 i iJL.LJL™ 1973 1970 * 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 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1972 1973 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1972 1973 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 July 21 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 121.0 121.1 179.9 188.7 195.1 205.2 mil. $. do... 8,592 5,738 8,427 5,619 9,693 6,295 9,654 6,246 9,865 6,472 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. 257 1,922 1,705 209 221 1,850 1,633 183 258 1,630 1,495 176 266 178 183 182 62,448 76,652 33,139 242 62,682 77,036 33,133 130 68,613 84,049 33,677 405 68,267 83,936 33,809 16 68.052 83,626 34,030 476 68,311 82,945 33.414 24 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 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) = :s:!,:do!8! 91,915 57,892 286,395 25,770 85,321 42,742 91,711 57,902 286,099 25,775 85,215 42,818 98,925 57,998 331,676 23,137 106,673 50,628 97,207 57,641 332*562 22,732 106,892 50,891 100,026 57,414 334,468 22,358 107,561 51,086 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. &. Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.66 109.29 122.52 7.63 110.86 124.29 7.80 106.35 119.23 7.83 109.64 123.24 7.88 106.83 120.12 thous. sh. tons.. m i l . kw.-hr.. number.. thous. b b l . . 11,520 36,096 56,527 9,727 12,065 35,363 76,166 9,679 11,705 39,068 177,610 9,330 11,790 40,053 156,964 9,374 11,870 39,040 113,345 9,381 thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,444 100.2 2,418 99.1 2,826 115.8 2,780 113.9 2,810 115.2 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.9 16.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 1967=100. . FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ *. * . mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/...do... Member bank reserve bal ances 3/»»* s * * ± u * s s . « » & &s ^ s « . do s s s Excess reserves, estimated _3/ do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3J Steel, raw,. , Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. Ij Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY _3/ Daily a v e r a g e . 7.97 105.55 118.77 57,037 .2,771 113.6 4/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 1973 May Mar. May Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures , total number., Commercial service do. .... Construction do. • ., Manufacturing and mining do..., Retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do.... Liabilities (current), total thous. $.. Commercial service do.... Construction do.... Manufacturing and mining do.... Retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do.... Failures annual rate (seas. adj.XNo. per 10,000 concerns.. 856 115 128 127 398 730 88 81 126 338 97 874 117 115 137 411 94 796 94 119 112 396 75 838 97 149 106 390 96 840 94 124 125 411 86 190,139 29,482 16,980 32,323 35,848 75,506 38.2 127,900 14,228 10,447 48,979 27,036 27,210 34.2 252,349 37,065 21,120 84,669 73,237 36,258 35.9 119,343 8,071 19,202 38,588 33,528 19,954 35.2 167,949 9,290 37,962 57,965 33,665 29,067 36.3 180,209 9,822 16,928 89,959 36,923 26,577 38.2 1973 1972 June July Apr. May June July 1967=100. do... do... 119.1 112.7 123.7 119.8 114.4 123.7 152.9 145.4 158.2 161.1 158.6 162.9 171.2 172.8 170.1 181.9 187.2 178.1 mil. $. do... do... do... do... 38,730 13,735 8,372 1,770 1,841 36,961 12,624 7,486 1,749 1,837 40,686 14,535 8,989 1,856 1,861 r43,190 rl5,465 9,428 rl,953 r2,098 r43,641 rl5,372 r9,236 r2,024 2,175 41,539 14,452 8,614 1.943 COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities.. 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials „ DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group vj Revised. 2_l Preliminary. 11,442 1/ Data for July 1973 are advance estimate's. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1972 1973 ITEM July Apr. May Juno DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED)—Con. 1_/ ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS, A D J . ) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total mil. $. do... do.., do... do.., do... do... 24 ,995 1 ,739 1 ,195 3 ,022 8 ,173 2,645 5 ,977 24 ,337 1 ,580 1 ,163 3,063 8 ,092 2 ,752 5 ,660 26,151 2,007 1,219 2,950 8,171 2,808 6,467 r27,725 rl,920 1,281 r3,238 r8,745 r2,947 r6,713 r28,269 r1,989 rl,299 r3,361 r9,222 r3.002 r6,778 do... do... do... do... do... 36 ,822 12 ,253 7 ,266 1 735 1 605 37 12 7 1 1 342 468 399 781 679 41,185 14,339 8,555 2,024 1,896 r41,735 r14,299 8,503 rl,995 rl,939 r41,218 r!3,696 7,937 1,998 1,938 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 24 1 1 2 7 2 6 24 1 1 2 7 2 6 874 801 204 818 956 577 267 26,846 1,878 1,280 3,060 8,616 2,868 6,696 r27,436 rl,974 1,291 r3,096 r8,665 r2,884 r6,917 r27,522 2,011 1,313 3,092 8,680 2,837 6,945 53 697 53,293 52, 794 52,940 5/, 836 56,636 58,223 57,285 58,421 58,079 r-\ Nondurable goods stores.. Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores 430 11, 268 10,892 11,449 12,119 12,524 rl2,665 r12,742 13,006 12,693 90 ,448 88 ,055 82 ,629 3 ,976 78 ,653 5 ,426 91 ,005 88 ,617 83 ,443 4 ,061 79 ,383 5 ,173 89,823 87,473 83,299 3,295 80,004 4,174 89,891 87,557 83,758 3,467 80,291 3,799 92,729 90,414 85,567 4,053 81,514 4,847 86 ,554 81 ,752 3 .331 78 ,421 4 ,802 1 ,139 86 ,597 81 ,782 3 .443 78 ,339 4 ,815 1 ,151 88,350 83,917 3,311 80,606 4,433 763 88,405 84,024 3,275 80,749 4,381 802 88,932 84,674 3,403 81,271 4,258 775 5.5 4.0 5.6 5.6 3.9 5.7 L5.5 5.6 5.7 5. 3. 4, 15. 4. 9. 2. 2.8 5.4 4.9 9.0 4.5 4.1 4.8 3.2 14.9 5.0 3.4 4.7 15.4 4.5 9.1 2 3, 5, 4, 9, 4.3 3.8 4. 9 13. 3 4. 3 8.5 2.3 2.8 5.3 4.7 7.9 4.4 3.7 72 ,705 59 ,478 40 ,547 72 694 59 423 40 530 75,105 61,491 41,764 r75,321 r61,679 r41,897 r75,432 r61,816 r41,948 23 ,072 601 3 540 18 931 10 857 8 074 22 993 601 3 499 18 893 10 867 8 026 23,906 608 3,571 19,727 11,534 8,193 r24,010 r608 r3,620 rl9,782 rll,602 r24,131 r613 r3,650 rl9,868 11,657 r8,211 • ..do... do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do... do... 569 788 218 801 832 500 143 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... Agriculture 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 , Occupation: White-collar workers , Blue-collar workers , Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.. Construction , Manufacturing , Durable goods , 5.1 9.2 2.9 3.2 6.5 5.6 9.6 5.7 5.8 5.0 10.0 2.7 3.4 6.5 5.7 10.7 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS of nonagric. estab., total Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods r_/ Revised. 11,442 P/ P r e l i m i n a r y . „ thous.. do..., do.... do.... do. . .. do.... do.... do..., do.... 1_/ Data for July 1973 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . r8,180 MrthlTUIV HiiClftJCCC CTATjCTIfC. 9«>wii9iibE hP^^EB^h*?^ <#tim!iaaiE^i^ 1973 1972 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS- Con. EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAG. ESTAB.), Seas. adj. -•-Con. Service-producing...... «.. ........».«.»... = -. Transportation, communication, c l e c , gas, el Wholesale and retail trade-. .„ o ,.* .,.»....«»»..> < Whol e s al e tr ade <•, *... „....,....»......., u,.». Retail trade.. u..... ^,. „.,.<...,., „ *u <, •. Finance, insurance, and real estate... , Services»........aou.............•> ns.......... ..<,„, Government o..... .......«...>.• Federal........»-........................., 3LaLe and 1 ocal -•- ....„.«..»»= . „ „ « » . .. = .<,.,.«, , May July Apr. 49,633 4,486 1.5.678 3,922 11,756 3,927 12,315 13,227 2,639 10,588 49,701 4,477 15.685 3,917 11,768 3,927 12,341 13,271 2,613 10,658 51,199 4,591 16.217 4,044 12,173 4,031 12,746 13,614 2,628 10,986 r51,311 r4,593 rl6,256 r4,046 r12,210 4,044 rl2,776 rl3,642 2,641 ri1,001 r51,301 r4,589 rl6,244 ..mil. $ ...do.. „c.,do.. ...do.. ...do.. ...do....i 143,812 116,365 41,019 35,041 5,717 34,588 145,214 117,702 41,603 35,470 5,799 34,832 161,491 131,022 46,478 40,441 6,408 37,695 164,277 133,531 47,518 41,096 6,541 38,376 167,083 136,018 48,549 41,853 6,688 38,928 ..do,... ..do.,.. do,... ..do..,. ..do.o.. u.do„... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do..., ..do.... 102,909 54,883 29,722 15,786 2.518 13,456 243 27,447 11,181 9,831 1,350 7,610 5,689 1,921 8,656 104,132 55,688 30,065 15,910 2,469 13,570 248 27,512 1.1,235 9,900 1,335 7,644 5,664 1,980 8,633 115,727 62,459 33,078 17,455 2,735 15,295 278 30,469 12,686 11,237 1,449 8,036 6,129 1,907 9,747 118,165 63,707 33,859 17,832 2,767 15,366 284 30,746 12,817 11,359 1,458 8,319 6.. 387 1,932 9,610 120,450 64,999 34,367 18,269 2,815 15,568 289 31,065 12,990 11,520 1,470 8,555 6.544 2,011 9,520 .. t h o u s . ..do... ..do.,,,. ..do... ..do... ..do..,. ...do... ..do... ..do... ..do... J u l y 2.1 Th^U rl2,173 r4,049 r12,803 rl3,616 r2,613 rll,003 FINANCE 5 CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT -- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month. ,., . „ .,.«o ».«.«,.,» Installment credit, total n o . » „ . . , „ o«.•» & . , . . . . « . , . „ , , A u t o m o b i l e p a p e r „«.-, „ c < • . = « . = . . . « . , -, t .->..».=... . c . . , : . , O t h e r c o n s u m e r g o o d s p a p e r . , 0 „ . , , . . . „ . . : • • . - u . ,. • R e p a i r and m o d e r n i z a t i o n l o a n s . . . . r . » . . . . , , P e r s o n a l l o a n s « . o.-. = . « . « < = . . . . « . . . . - , . . . . . . . , „. By t y p e o f h o l d e r : F i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , t o t a l . . . « . < > . = .=,.. C o m m e r c i a l b a n k s « <.-, •,... .-....- , = . , . . . e n <•, -..«•., •. F i n a n c e c o m p a n i e s . . , . -..«...»»..,-. „,, n . - . » . , . . „ . . C r e d i t u n i o n s . . „ . « . = , » . . . . « . .M i s c e l 1 a n e o u s l e n d e r s . =. . * .., » . -.-•=.«-....«....-.,, •. R e t a i l o u t ! e t s , t o t a l » . . . , . , . , . , - , . . . . . . . c... Automobil e deal e r s . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noninstallment credit, t o t a L oo u.. S i n g l e - p a y m e n t l o a n s , t o t a l . . . . . . „ - . . . . . , ,,.,,, Commercial b a n k s . . „ . . . , . » „ . . „ o « . . , , « . . . « . . „ , Other f i n a n c i a l institutions............, Charge account s, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . r , R e t a i l o u t l e t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. •,. „ . . . . „ . . Cr e d i t c a r d s * » . « = . » . .-.,»<,.. . , , . « . . » . . . . . . . S e r v i cc cr e d i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..do.., .J ..do,...I r/ Revised. _p/ P r e l i m i n a r y . U SCOMM- -DC 11,442 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVi5!QN OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 51,392 4,601 16,270 4S068 12,202 4,049 12,843 13,629 2,603 11,026
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