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^ (#) August 3 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS *i*n»<** Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (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 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) THOUSANDS 350 Monthly H -j 1,000 800 600 -y-A y y M A r\ - \r H AA^A -1 A 400 200 - H 0 -JL_l...„1 I I 1 I l i I l . l l l l I I I i I I 1 1976 1977 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i 1978 i i 1 i i i 1 I 1979 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION Monthly Weekly (Ingots and all other forms) 16h 12h H3 /, 1978 8h I 1977 1976 l I I l I 1979 1978 H2 J_ _L_j_ \ I I J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. All Services 200 f^r 190 180 V 3.0 r \f7 2.5 f^ H 2.0 _J 1.5 All Items 170 160 (seas.adj., at annual rates) Food 210 ! • • • • • ..I..I....I 1976 Data: U.S. Dept of Labor 1977 MILLION 3.5 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS l_J 220 l_ 1967=100 240 _ CONSUMER PRICES 230 H iiiii1 II 1978 ii t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1i 1979 iii 1 1.0 U^V III... 1976 111111111 1977 Data: U.S. Dept of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1978 1979 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 J u l . 22 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do.. . do. . 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 § Bardstreet)...number 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 d e p o s i t s , adjusted do.., Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. $ Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. 1979 July 29 July 7 July 14 J u l y 21 276.5 257.5 290.2 227.7 232.6 224.4 229.0 233.3 225.9 280.1 264.0 291.7 280.2 263.3 292.3 388 371 430 446 445 2,569 2,255 89 2,564 2,244 129 2,402 2,277 146 2,445 2,321 148 120 107,342 128,852 106,760 127,255 38,004 -37 116,885 131,839 41,384 604 118,135 130,358 39,488 372 39,484 -28 118,082 132,943 41,543 292 113,857 92,435 453,206 42,445 134,903 81,780 115,125 92,133 455,808 42,560 134,608 82,220 101,471 77,917 475,725 36,412 145,19588,696 107,657 79,716 480,273 37,165 146,583 90,222 103,649 79,557 476,569 36,248 146,435 90,810 9.24 98.12 108.44 9.23 99.08 109.55 9.68 102.09 113.08 9.67 103.64 114.66 9.67 101.69 112.40 9.70 103.08 114.10 113,391 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. 13,360 48,212 148,211 8,904 13,355 46,845 127,758 8,904 10,295 42,332 138,750 8,613 11,050 46,206 156,579 8,613 13,130 47,691 131,104 8,613 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. .percent. 2,586 85.6 2,546 84.3 2,764 93.1 2,678 90.2 2,646 89.1 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES J u l y 28 276.7 262.0 287.2 ell7,447 131,790 41,231 16 2,653 89.3 16.7 bil. 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 Apr. May May r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted) : Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondef ense Defense MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondef ense Defense Unfilled o r d e r s , end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Unfilled o r d e r s , end of month ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) : Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Primary metals Transportation equipment r / Revised. 67,357 10,086 16,833 71,839 10,609 17,540 81,626 13,122 19,809 74,169 11,024 17,550 78 630 13 055 18 ,673 79,480 12,592 17,485 do... do. .. do 65,417 9,628 15,971 66,293 9,860 15,887 77,735 12,270 18,381 72,088 10,551 16,654 76 329 12 460 17 693 73,415 11,702 15,868 do... do... do... do... 4,133 19,058 16,257 2,801 4,361 19,653 16,782 2,871 4,709 23,281 20,044 3,237 4,597 22,344 19,157 3,187 4 22 19 2 541 436 440 996 4,567 22,497 19,185 3,312 do... 70,723 87,519 79,281 79,361 83,445 do... do. .. do. .. 70,045 10,754 18,019 68 840 10 428 17 953 84,162 13,259 20,446 77,223 11,819 18,949 78,824 11,920 19,974 77,977 11,932 19,297 do.. . do... do. .. do 4,150 22,202 18,124 4,078 4 21 18 3 263 592 155 437 4,840 27,730 24,430 3,300 4,812 24,755 21,294 3,461 4,312 25,612 21,788 3,824 4,752 26,737 23,972 205,310 252,372 257,478 258,209 207,067 23,043 70,029 252,676 31,748 92,122 257,817 33,016 94,419 260,308 32,475 96,698 mil. $. do do... do... do. . . do.. . do. . . 1/ Data for June 1979 are advance e s t i m a t e s . 202,915 204,516 22,476 67,963 2,765 262,173 264,866 32,705 100,128 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1978 1979 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1/ U n f i l l e d o r d e r s , e n d o f month ( s e a s o n a l l y Supplementary s e r i e s : Household d u r a b l e s adjusted)--Con. 3,644 132,453 93,395 39,058 3,546 134,393 94,768 39,625 3,844 163,742 119,040 44,702 4,061 166,159 121,181 44,978 r3,832 rl69,334 rl23,526 r45,808 4,016 173,571 128,311 45,260 193.3 193.3 195.3 195.3 209.3 209.1 211.8 211.5 214.3 214.1 216.9 216.6 189.0 191.9 185.5 190.7 172.8 172.0 173.0 208.0 216.2 190.6 193.9 187.5 192.7 173.7 173.9 174.4 209.9 218.3 203.8 207.6 200.5 206.9 185.7 184.9 185.9 225.1 235.0 206.3 210.1 203.3 209.9 189.6 187.2 188.9 227.0 237.1 208.9 212.7 205.8 212.8 193.2 189.2 191.6 229.5 239.8 211.8 215.2 208.4 215.7 197.6 191.1 194.7 232.1 242.6 do do 210.3 209.7 213.8 213.9 230.4 229.9 232.3 231.7 234.3 233.4 235.4 234.2 do do do do do do do do 3/199.9 206.6 4/162.7 222.5 5/215.5 6/295.6 232.5 3/176.0 202.0 208.9 163.6 225.3 217.5 295.1 236.5 177.6 217.6 228.0 171.3 248.2 225.9 339.5 244.0 187.4 219.8 230.7 172.0 251.7 227.5 349.8 245.3 188.6 222.4 233.5 173.8 254.9 232.2 364.3 251.6 189.2 225.5 236.7 174.7 258.8 239.0 391.2 259.9 190.1 do do do do do do do 159.8 183.2 182.6 152.5 184.6 187.4 216.9 159.9 185.5 185.0 153.5 191.5 187.2 217.9 164.3 198.1 198.1 162.7 195.4 191.5 233.9 165.4 202.9 203.2 164.3 200.0 192.6 235.1 166.1 207.7 208.1 165.8 205.4 193.3 236.3 165.7 212.6 213.3 166.3 208.9 194.0 237.7 $0,517 $0,512 $0,478 $0,473 $0,467 $0,462 do do 211.1 211.0 154.9 216.1 216.0 154.3 153.3 152.9 109.8 rl61.3 rl61.0 rl21.2 rl88.4 rl88.4 rl31.1 192.6 192.3 133.3 do do 2,037 1,463 2,093 1,439 1,786 1,266 rl,745 rl,278 rl,830 rl,226 1,935 1,281 do do 1,645 1,087 1,870 1,157 1,531 981 1,435 966 rl,523 r972 1,552 925 do .do 26.6 268 26.4 270 23.4 270 24.6 273 27.6 271 10,436 11,472 7,707 r8,650 10,314 2,259 6,423 1,754 2,266 7,358 1,848 1,702 4', 620 1,385 1,877 r5,280 rl,493 2,124 6,493 1,697 54.49 59.14 44.21 39.47 57.96 54.83 59.63 44.19 39.41 58.31 56.19 61.89 43.22 38.94 57.65 57.50 63.63 45.92 38.63 59.50 56.21 62.21 45.60 37.48 58.80 mil. $.. do do do COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED (CPI-W), ,1967=100.. ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) 2 / do Special group i n d e x e s : do do do do do Durables do do do do Food Used c a r s Public PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Consumer p r i c e s ,1967=$1.00.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Seasonally adjusted a t annual rates: NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS ( 1 4 , 0 0 0 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) : Seasonally adjusted a t annual r a t e s : Total One-family s t r u c t u r e s MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES: New m o r t g a g e l o a n s o f a l l By p u r p o s e o f s a v i n g s and l o a n associations, loan: do do FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: New York S t o c k E x c h a n g e common s t o c k Composite indexes 12/31/65=50.. do do do do 57.61 63.57 47.53 38.44 61.87 r/ Revised. 1/ Data for June 1979 are advance estimates. 2/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 5/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs formerly in "Health and recreation." 4/ Residential. 5/ Includes additional items not previously priced. 6/ Includes bottled gas. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1978 May June Mar. 141,977 116,607 1,167 102,826 11,718 148,127 124,439 1,428 110,146 11,706 151,782 124,276 963 110,940 11,479 153,422 125,070 1,256 108,588 11,416 rl51,844 rl23,456 rl,330 106,185 11,354 141,977 33,647 30,135 94,570 148,127 40,595 27,920 95,345 151,782 38,451 31,714 100,654 153,422 38,888 34,587 101,767 rl51,844 r34,835 r31,602 103,748 113,822 206,908 144,852 6,144 1,325 35,975 265,176 113,522 187,760 133,823 6,182 2,909 27,540 266,884 97,101 169,110 120,176 4,355 763 26,546 256,756 101,766 181,180 128,370 5,679 1,450 250,710 96,446 181,172 129,356 4,550 728 30,094 248,871 93,405 131,672 92,883 134,330 76,831 141,430 76,564 138,139 76,583 137,462 Loans ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l 2/. do Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o For purchasing or carry s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do To nonbank f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do Real e s t a t e loans .do Other loans do 339,652 134,601 12,296 23,023 79,156 117,686 341,669 135,528 12,335 22,991 80,5 30 113,196 355,972 140,100 11,307 23,875 84,552 117,341 356,725 141,323 10,229 23,541 86,217 117,286 Investments, t o t a l . U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , Other s e c u r i t i e s 111,295 43,425 67,870 110,263 42,742 67,521 345,05 7 135,918 9,731 22,695 83,274 113,982 102,134 36,939 65,195 102,759 36,048 66,711 104,201 37,016 67,185 Apr. May FINANCE—Con. FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total.........................................mil. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total................ do Time loans.......................................... do U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . .do Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c o u n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o Liabilities, total do Deposits, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o Member-bank reserve b a l a n c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do Federal Reserve notes in circulation................. .do Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month: Deposits: Demand, adjusted 1/•................................mil. Demand, total 2_/...................................... do Individuals, partnerships, and corp.................do State and local governments........................ .do U.S. Government. do Domestic commercial banks........................... do Time, t o t a l 2 / . . . . ................................do I n d i v i d u a l s , p a r t n e r s h i p s , and corp: S a v i n g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do Other t i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do r_/ Revised. .do total.....................do .do 1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't. l*fU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 2/ Includes data not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 1979--281-051/54 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS l e s s cash items i n process of c o l l e c t i o n . 28,839 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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