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BUSINESS STATISTICS L> m D A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* *. -s*. -;-'.1** 1941-43 = 10 1941-43 = 10 140 140 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 A. — 120 110 100 \ ^ X^ "" - /^^X / - ^ _ / 90 (avg. 80 —I—L—!—1—1—1 1 ) 1 1 t ., _ J — 1 — 1 — L J 1 1—L_J_1—L™ - J L - A - J , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1970 1971 1972 Monthly of daily 1 1 1 1 I close) 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1973 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. * Poor's Corp. 1967 = 100 1967 = 100 I/O 170 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 ^~\s 150 ~ 140 - 130 — Monthy 120. • . . . . 1 . . . . . —I—i—i—i—i—1—i—i 1970 i i i _ ™_,L_L ,1 1 1 1 1 1 |„, 1 1 1971 \ 1972 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1973 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 1,000 Monthly (Passenger cars) - 800 \ 600 - 400 - 200 0 - ! 1 ' ' 1 ! 1 1 1 i 1970 | —J 1 1 1 l _ J L L_J L_J —1—"—!—•—I . 1971 1 . l l i l i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,1 1 1 I 1972 ta: Motor Vechicle Mfrs. Assn. * 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 1973 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1972 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 1967=100. 120.4 122.0 195.1 205.2 213.1 209.5 mil. $. do... 8,512 5,695 8,462 5,652 9,731 6,423 9,468 6,317 9,469 6,281 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. 203 1,756 1,554 183 195 1,683 1,500 167 262 1,636 1,500 183 239 182 192 208 FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/....do... Member bank reserve balances 3J „-, do=s = Excess reserves, estimated _3/ do... 62,921 76,922 33,326 254 62,785 76,474 32,822 40 68,052 83,626 34,030 476 68,311 82,945 33,414 24 68,619 82,087 33,796 286 68,463 82,013 33,590 32 do... do... do... do... do... do... 57,911 285,765 25,251 85,239 43,245 91,390 57,868 287,198 25,417 85,157 43,366 57,345 334,410 22,301 107,557 51,006 96,356 57,136 337,333 22,151 108,084 51,152 100,060 56,808 340,398 22,018 108,130 51,505 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody*s) ZJ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. 6c Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.60 111.66 125.19 7.59 112.26 125.59 7.88 106.83 120.12 7.97 105.55 118.77 8.06 103.01 115.90 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 11,575 36,733 130,569 9,564 11,645 37,540 153,757 9,578 11,760 39,040 113,345 9,381 12,300 40,276 57,462 9,400 11,900 39,633 74,120 9,392 thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. 2,461 100.9 2,430 99.6 2,810 115.2 2,771 113.6 2,781 114.0 bil. 15.1 15.7 15.9 16.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES...Nondurable goods stores Assets.and liabilities of large commercial banks: ^/ Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) PRODUCTION; Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. Ij Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 8.12 100.53 112.97 124,509 2,803 114.9 _4/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 1973 July July Apr. 35,798 5,074 9,148 29,632 4,341 6,610 39,942 6,028 10,663 40 ,707 6 ,195 11 151 r42 641 r6 402 rll 249 37,233 5,605 9,295 32,919 4,590 8,295 32,803 4,728 8,040 38,651 5,471 10,105 39 ,284 5 710 10 317 r39 257 r5 789 rlO 229 41,410 6,103 11,288 2,545 10,060 8,606 1,454 2,597 10,134 8,578 1,556 3,011 11,695 10,055 1,640 2 11 10 1 r2 rll rlO rl 975 964 381 583 3,148 12,314 10,655 1,659 May June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total mil. $ Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense do.. Defense do.. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense do.. Defense do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do... r_/ Revised. 11,452 1_/ Data for July 1973 are advance estimates. 993 844 098 746 37,377 30,996 42,241 42,341 r44,914 39,378 35,396 5,060 9,635 33 207 5 044 7 828 41 341 6 656 10 503 42,449 7,042 10,739 r43,016 r7,015 rll, 329 42,706 6,744 10,748 2,616 11,799 8,981 2,818 2 10 8 1 3 12 10 1 077 571 619 952 3,007 12,768 10,919 1,849 r3,078 rl3,590 rll,415 r2,l75 3,243 12,493 11,447 1,046 74,268 75,632 92,316 93,950 r96,222 98,374 75,326 6,740 24,574 75,730 7,056 24,362 90,719 10,623 27,604 93 ,882 11 ,954 28 025 r97 647 rl3 181 r29 126 98,947 13,822 28,589 547 077 954 123 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1973 1972 ITEM June July 1 46 27 19 1 46 27 19 Apr. May 2,112 53,755 33,509 20,246 2,127 54,679 34,329 20,350 r2,230 r56,308 r35,364 r20,944 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1_/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas. adj.)--Con. Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense mil. $ do.. do.. do.. 928 639 032 607 878 582 408 174 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables 1967=100 125.0 125.5 130.7 131.5 132.4 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 125.7 124.6 120. 7 121.2 119.5 119.2 125 .9 125 .1 121 .2 121 .7 119 .3 119 .6 129.1 130.5 127.4 129.7 123.3 121.0 129.7 131.3 128.3 130.7 124.0 121.8 130 .3 132 .2 129 .4 132 .0 124 .7 122 .3 do.. do... do.., do.., do.., do... 133.1 135.7 123.0 126.4 117.0 127.2 133 .5 136 .2 124 .2 129 .9 116 .8 128 4 137.0 139.6 136.5 155.4 121.8 141.8 137.5 140.1 137.9 155.6 123.2 144.6 138 140 139 156 124 151 1 7 8 5 1 7 do... do... do.., do... 129.0 134.1 119.0 139.6 129 134 119 140 5 9 2 7 132.8 138.1 123.0 143.6 133.3 138.7 123.5 144.2 133 139 123 145 9 4 9 0 do... do... do... do... 120.1 117.8 120.3 121.0 120 2 117 7 120 3 121. 1 125.1 128.3 125.5 123.6 125.4 129.3 125.7 123.9 125. 6 131. 6 125. 4 124. 7 do... do... do... do... do... do... 122.1 119.8 117.3 111.3 112.0 143.0 121. 1 120. 3 117. 8 111. 0 112. 7 143. 3 125.8 122.6 120.3 111.1 117.3 143.9 126.7 123.5 121.3 111.1 120.6 143.9 126. 8 124. 6 122. 4 111. 0 1.22.3 144. 9 do... do... do... do... 126.1 132.4 120.0 122.9 126. 3 132. 7 120. 0 123. 0 129.2 136.2 123.8 125.2 129.6 136.6 124.4 125.6 130. 0 137. 0 124. 9 125. 9 1967=$ 1.00. $0,800 $0,797 $0,765 $0,760 $0,755 137.2 109.9 138.0 110.1 144.4 110.5 rl44.7 110.1 145.8 110.2 134.67 107.88 135.78 108.35 142.85 109.30 143.22 108.94 143.96 108.89 119.92 96.07 120.79 96.39 125.42 95.96 125.70 95.61 126.28 95.51 4,050.7 4,014.7 3,971.0 3,742.9 3,676.9 4,074.1 5,595.8 5,560.5 5,487.0 ,064.0 ,023.0 ,602.8 5,896.9 5,858.4 5,778.1 do... do... do... 474.3 54.1 371.6 436.4 59.7 362.0 767.9 74.8 718.0 834.7 68.4 779.7 949.6 73.3 676.6 do... do... do... do... 122.9 62.1 335.3 404.4 102. 44. 332. 374. 142.0 38.0 443.6 564.9 141.0 54.4 460.0 578.4 137.8 58.9 475.8 587.0 do... do.. . do... do... ,«...do... 1,756.5 303.5 655.1 265.4 131.4 ,569. 439. ,095. 334. 146.7 2,317.7 413.8 889.0 345.4 171.1 „a Housing Shelter Rent Homeowner ship Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public ' Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments: Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted: Current dollars .„ •1967=100. 1967 dollars do... Gross average weekly earnings: Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted „ Spendable average weekly earnings(married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and 1 ive animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and t r a n s p o r t equipment, t o t a l Electrical T r a n s p o r t equipment, t o t a l M i s c e l l a n e o u s manufactured a r t i c l e s Commodities n o t c l a s s i f i e d = r_/ R e v i s e d . 11,452 2_l P r e l i m i n a r y . mil. $. do... do... 1_/ Data for J u l y 1973 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . ,592.4 283.7 561.5 261.0 118.6 ,250. 389. 889. 324. 168. MONTHLY BUSINfcSS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 Jul y FOREIGN TRADE June May Apr. July Con. 5,347.3 5,290.7 6,032.0 5,760.7 5,900.8 5,793.6 5,651.8 5,762.4 484.3 63 c 5 316,8 378. 16. 144. 940. 247. 595. 126. 658.3 98.,9 398.3 502.2 13.6 221.9 992.8 1,710.1 609.=,8 141,4 732.7 102.5 444.3 609.4 15.8 213.1 1.178.7 1,954.3 649.7 131.6 627,1 97.3 453.1 604.3 19.8 208.7 1,114.0 1,918.2 697.1 160.9 598. 70.05 i i 63.00 j 517.8 1 78.60 64„65 47 .,80 42.-25 548.6 159.95 145.90 76.30 68.80 972,2 154.85 139.-55 100.60 84.55 1,026.4 132.20 110.00 102.90 90.40 1,056.7 piI1.35 P75.60 P 65.85 pi,116.6 40,10 38.45 33,85 30.45 170.8 25.80 22.90 24..60 22.65 172.0 80,95 74.45 30,60 28.60 425.8 70.95 66.50 38,25 35.30 458.5 78.20 74.15 /i2»05 39.85 494.6 p52.60 P 48„95 P 30.65 P28.00 P516.6 1,026 877 149 10.4 8.9 1.6 904 769 135 11,4 9.8 1.6 1,024 863 162 12.4 10.5 1.9 1,145 972 173 12.5 10.7 1.8 1,086 909 177 11.6 9.7 1.9 960 808 152 11.9 10.0 1.8 1,751 1,540 2.1 ,393 ,373 1.7 1,654 1,480 1.7 1,648 1,452 1.6 1,708 1,523 1.9 1,612 1,592 1.9 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.„ ,.«.......,..,..,,..... Seasonally adjusted,,u . = . . . . » = *.«<,*..-... „ „ „ <>,,.«, By commodity groups and principal commodit Food and 1 ive animals*..-.... <> a „ .«„ ,-. .,„„„...<»,B e v e r a g e s a n d t o b a c c o . .->.-, „ * . ,?. r . * =,.-.«, .,. ,-.» =• Crude materials, inedible, cxc. fuels... Mineral fuel s , lubricants , etc..- ..: «, «,-...». Animal and vegetable oils and fats Chemi cai s3 . o . , , . , . . < > . « < , . » u . . *.,-,.„.,. :•...., •,.. M a n u f a c t u r c d goods,...«,». »„., „. „ „ „ » . „ . . . „. M a c b i n e r y and t r a n s p o r t equipment.»«,...-,,, M i seel 1 a n e o u s m a n u fa ctur ed. ar t i cl e s , , „ ,„ C o m m o d i t i e s n o t c l a s s ! f ied.-,» >.-.<-. =-.„ .n ..-, -.- <> o 4.313.6 4,565.1 94. 431^ 554. 18. 185, 1,192. 1,700. 720< 153.8 METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS; Metal cutting type tools: Orders j new (net) , total., ., n... =,. .,- >, K •>.-..,. ..u Domestic„„..-,«,... ,, :.., „ >-.... =,,. „..„„,.<= ^ , „.,,-.« „ S h i p m e n t s , t o t a l on-.,,, ,,, „ ,., „,. .,,, „ . •> „.-,,.«, „ „u ,, o Domestic e ..... n..., r, <;...„,,« «, ... ,,« ,= o „ .= ..«».-.»<> Order backlog, end. of month,. ... ,=.,,.,.. ,..«. •=. Metal forming type tools: O r d e r s , n e w ( n e t ) , t o t a l . => -... -. .•.... •.-, •...-., <>.......<•... . D o m e s t i c o,. <>,. ,.<,«•,<> ......„-.,,,:,. •, . ... •,,, aa . .-. S h i p m e n t s . to tai *..,,,.,,... , .- .,... ,.-,,-. „ -.. . - „ , . D o m e s I: i c n o » c 9 « « n r ^ u n n o o c o o «.- .,,<-., o r«c, •. Order backlog, end of montho =«..., TRANSPORTATION :: •» ., c :, >, - .- .-, - •• ;. •• ,• • :, , ,•- a ,, o ,: U = = : , o •. -. o , r, •. ., , „ , ., u dO « u Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rates.,-, »r ,,, ., a „u „mil Domes t ic s *.. u ... . . . < . . <. , . « « , . « , = <>»„., - . » « , . . . « . . . . „ „ . d o .o I m p O r t S . . . . o . . o . . . or. | 66.70 \ ......e.ot. o o . o o o . „.<,...... . C O . . . . d O ». Retail inventories, new cars (domestics)., end of month: Not seasonally adjusted.: =., =.,« „«..-».,.-..,,,,»= = o.,..., .,, o... .thous Seasonally adjusted.«.« 0 . ... .n c. „ „ „ . „,..»=,«r. c =. „.,«,, =,«..-,«u, „ -...do.., Inventory-sales ratio, now cars (domestics). . o .... ^ .... .ratio p_/ Preliminary. USCOMM DC--11,452 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AMD FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS P 135.50 EQUIPMENT RETAIL SALES, NEW PASSENGER CARS: Total, not seasonally adjusted. «.e..p..o<.«..«»...». a «.., o t h o u s D o m e st i c s c ..... ..... <,,. => ...... <, „ * «> „ „B „ „«, „.. c..... =, „, .. „ „ d o . . I m p O r t S 75,, 00
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