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August 3 1 , 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS w **TESC* 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1550 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 550 . TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 525 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve System) 500 475 450 425 400 375 350 • i i l i i i i -I 1977 1976 I I L-J -I I I 1 1979 1978 I I I L. JFMAMJ JASOND Data: Federal Reserve Board THOUSANDS 350 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) Monthly -A •A 1,000 A 800 600 ^A *w. ^ < JV -y~A J ^ A r\ - VA m. fo. -A AAM -A 400 -A 200 -A 0 _!__!...L_l S ! : 1976 i i L.i !...:_: :..2._2 1977 S..-8. ! . l - L . 1 t i • » 1 1 1 1 _ _• 1978 1 l_ 1 . J 1 1.1J 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D : Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States. Inc. MILLION 3.5 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS (seas.adj., a t a n n u a l rates) 3.0 A 2.5 IA^A y 2.0 1.5 1976 : U.S. Dept. of Labor 1977 1978 1979 A^v 1.0 . . . . . I . M M 1976 / Illlll 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. i i i i t 1 i i i u_ 1978 „ r iiniiiiiii 1979 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 ITEM Aug. SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 19 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 277.8 250.0 298.8 239.8 245.1 236.0 237.9 243.2 234.1 1967=100. do... do... 1979 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 276.6 246.5 299.4 278.6 255.6 297.9 Aug. 25 280.8 259.8 296.2 thous. 247 265 428 360 329 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 2,430 2,208 168 2,312 2,107 146 2,454 2,320 176 2,502 2,367 161 145 165 107,516 124,323 37,872 323 107,260 127,101 37,307 -9 117,353 131,238 41,072 216 117,962 129,896 40,317 204 118,512 131,152 40,723 294 ell8,362 132,421 40,641 -29 116,894 91,860 460,776 43,577 135,128 83,701 113,642 91,895 458,155 43,331 134,970 84,048 103,728 77,635 476,522 35,228 147,415' 90,444 103,954 77,777 479,512 34,669 147,422 90,915 106,809 77,621 479,219 34,998 147,233 91,347 9.08 104.65 115.82 9.07 104.91 116.18 9.74 104.17 115.17 9.73 105.98 117.25 9.72 108.25 119.89 14,305 48,305 98,803 8,930 13,670 46,345 147,550 8,930 15,010 49,200 85,769 8,700 15,205 49,516 77,637 8,700 15,910 43,316 70,561 8,700 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,571 85.1 2,656 87.9 2,627 88.4 2,574 86.7 2,562 86.3 bil.. 16.9 17.2 17.6 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 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 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) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, $ Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 9.74 108.99 120.83 98,872 2,546 85.7 17.7 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 1978 ITEM June r/ July r_/ Apr. r_/ May r/ June p/ July e/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100, BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL do.., Final products do.., 147.1 150.8 152.4 152.3 152.1 144. 142, 145.6 143.2 148.4 145.4 150.4 148.0 149.8 147.3 149.3 146.6 MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials do... do... do.. do.., 148. 147. 166. 127.6 149.3 150.5 164.5 127.7 154.5 155.7 173.0 128.4 155.4 157.6 173.8 127.4 156.2 159.4 173.0 127.6 156.3 159.2 174.2 127.4 BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING , Metal mining Coal Oil and gas e x t r a c t i o n do... do.., do.. do.., do.. 143.1 127.4 121.0 136.0 126.2 143.6 127.1 117.0 133.1 126.6 143.8 122.7 128.9 130.1 118.6 143.0 122.7 123.4 133.4 118.4 143.5 123.5 123.6 137.5 119.0 144.0 124.1 do.. do... 160.6 181.1 162.0 183.2 167.4 189.0 165.7 165.8 166.1 do.., do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.., 146.4 157.0 142.8 118.5 136.6 133.7 148.0 147.7 157.2 143.1 118.2 137.0 132.7 142.1 151.6 161.7 147.0 120.0 141.2 130.8 148.7 153.8 162.8 149.3 122.2 141.5 128.2 147.9 153.6 162.3 148.8 153.2 162.6 148.5 150.0 do.. do.. do.., do.. do.. 131.1 196.4 143.3 257.3 74.2 131.4 198.6 144.1 260.3 73.2 135.7 207.7 145.4 265.5 69.6 136.8 209.7 143.1 268.7 72.3 135.8 208.2 143.6 266.9 71.6 136.9 UTILITIES Electric MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather and products r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary, e/ Estimated. 136.6 120.1 143.1 145.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1979 1978 ITEM July Apr. May June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS--Con. MANUFACTURING—Con. Durable manufactures 1967=100. Ordnance, pvt. and govt do... Lumber and products do... Furniture and fixtures do... Clay, glass, and stone products do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments rl39.0 r74.1 rl36.3 rl56.9 rl56.7 rll8.3 rl41.1 r74.1 rl36.2 rl59.3 rl57.0 rl22.5 rl44.6 r75.1 rl37.2 rl59.4 rl61.2 rl21.7 rl47.7 r75.3 rl36.1 rl59.6 rl63.4 rl21.0 P147.6 p74.9 pl37.3 pl60.6 pi 6 1 . 6 pl23.9 rl41.1 rl52.9 rl58.8 rl31.4 rl66.2 rl42.8 rl54.7 rl62.5 rl33.4 rl67.7 rl48.8 rl61.8 rl70.6 rl31.6 rl76.3 rl50.3 rl64.4 rl74.7 rl41.9 rl75.7 pi 49, pl64. pl75. pi 39, pi 76. 195.3 195.3 196.7 196.7 211.8 211.5 214.3 214.1 216.9 216.6 190.6 193.9 187.5 192.7 173.7 173.9 174.4 209.9 218.3 192.0 195.3 188.6 193.6 174.1 175.3 175.4 211.7 220.4 206.3 210.1 203.3 209.9 189.6 187.2 188.9 227.0 237.1 208.9 212.7 205.8 212.8 193.2 189.2 191.6 229.5 239.8 211.8 215. 208, 215. 197.6 191, 194. 232, 242.6 213.8 213.9 215.0 214.7 232.3 231.7 234.3 233.4 235.4 234.2 203.8 211.3 164.2 228.3 218.0 294.5237.2 178.1 219.8 230.7 172.0 251.7 227.5 349.8 245.3 188.6 222.4 233.5 173.8 254.9 232.2 364.3 251.6 189.2 225.5 236.7 174.7 258.8 239.0 391.2 259.9 190.1 159.9 185.5 185.0 153.5 191.5 187.2 217.9 158.0 187.2 186.8 153.9 195.9 187.7 219.4 165.4 202.9 203.2 164.3 200.0 192.6 235.1 166.1 207.7 208.1 165.8 205.4 193.3 236.3 165.7 212.6 213.3 166.3 208.9 194.0 237.7 1967=$1.00. $0,512 $0,508 $0,473 $0,467 $0,462 thous. do... do... 216.1 216.0 154.3 192.3 192.2 139.3 161.3 161.0 121.2 rl89.1 rl89.1 rl31.2 rl92.9 rl92.7 rl35.3 do... do... 2,093 1,439 2,104 1,455 1,745 1,278 rl,835 1,226 1,935 rl,298 do... do... rl,983 rl,245 rl,765 rl,140 rl,517 r1,036 rl,618 r1,047 rl,639 rl,012 26.4 270 20.2 255 24.6 273 27.6 271 26.1 279 11,472 9,031 8,650 rl0,401 10,844 1,811 I 5,756 1,464 1,877 I 5,280 1,493 do. .. do... 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) 1/ do... Special group indexes: All items less food do... All items less medical care do... Commodities do... Nondurables do... Nondurables less food do... Durables do... Commodities less food do... Services * do. .. Services less rent do... Food Food at home do... do... Housing Shelter Rent Homeowners hip Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operations do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars. Public Medical care PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices do... do... do.. . do... do... do... do... 2/202. 208. 3/163. 225. 4/217. 5/295. 236. 2/177. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-family structures NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (16,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One-family structures MANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS OF'MOBILE HOMES: Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted at annual rates do. do. New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $ . By purpose of loan: Home construction Home purchase All other purposes do. do. do. 2,266 I 7,358 1,848 r2,153 r6,547 rl,701 I 2,110 6,997 1,737 r/ Revised. j / Preliminary, e/ Estimated. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 2/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs formerly in "Health and recreation." 3/ Residential. 4/ Includes additional items not previously priced. 5/ Includes bottled gas. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 19T8 ITEM 1979 July June July ...mil. $.. .do do do do 148,127 124,439 1,428 110,146 11,706 146,137 123,607 1,127 108,885 11,693 153,422 125,070 1,256 108,588 11,416 151,844 123,456 1,330 106,185 11,354 rl58,096 rl25,206 1,558 109,737 11,323 154,716 125,893 1,159 111,445 11,290 do do do do 148,127 40,595 27,920 95,345 146,137 39,910 28,461 95,571 153,422 38,888 34,587 101,767 151,844 34,835 31,602 103,748 rl58,096 r39,637 r30,407 104,794 154,716 33,713 29,939 105,957 . . .mil. $.. do . . do do do do 13.3,522 187,760 133,823 6,182 2,909 27,540 266,884 116,955 192,013 138,220 6,632 1,444 28,213 267,169 101,766 181,180 128,370 5,679 1,450 28,839 250,710 96,446 181,172 129,356 4,550 728 30,094 248,871 99,351 178,718 124,620 4,632 1,837 30,529 247,812 103,728 187,361 130,490 5,420 826 32,234 249,153 do 92,883 134,330 91,857 135,919 76,564 138,139 76,583 137,462 77,123 137,975 77,635 139,860 do.... do do do.... do do 341,669 135,528 12,335 22,991 80,530 113,196 345,594 135,467 12,172 23,520 82,621 114,293 355,972 140,100 11,307 23,875 84,552 117,341 356,725 141,323 10,229 23,541 86,217 117,286 364,478 143,728 11,573 24,040 88,235 117,715 372,906 147,415 12,035 25,506 90,444 118,715 do do do 110,263 42,742 67,521 110,097 42,847 67,250 102,759 36,048 66,711 104,201 37,016 67,185 103,616 35,531 68,085 103,616 35,228 68,388 Apr. Hay June FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Large commercial banks of F e d e r a l Reserve System c o n d i t i o n , Wednesday n e a r e s t end o f t h e m o n t h : Deposits: U.S. Governmen t Individuals, partnerships, r/ Revised. and c o r p : 1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't. - & U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 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 in process of c o l l e c t i o n . 2/ Includes data not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 1979--281-051/58 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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