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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

1967=100
150

1967 = 100
150
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index)

140

y/^V

130
120

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F M A M J

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A S O N D

Edison Electric Inst.

Thousands
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200 — (Passenger cars)

Thousands
350
-

1,000 -

f\

800

s\

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600

-

400

-

200
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1971

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F M A M J J A S O N D

Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

Billi on $
110

--^ /V

80

H 100
^

^

X/^'X ' v
< ^ \ ^ '

NEW CONSTRUCTION
(Seas., a d j . , at annual rates)

~y

^^y0"0""^

.

55

Billion $

Billion J

100

(seasonally adjusted)
Inventories
(right scale)

50

1 1 1 1 1 1 I

1970

Billion $
65
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
60

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

x

V

H 60

Total Put in Place
(left scale)

/
' "

'

H
- 90

Private

Residential,

Shipments

Nonfarm

(right scale)

60

40

_
H 80

(left scale)

j

40

20

Book value, end of month

45

1 1JL l 1 1 M

1968
Data:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1969

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 ...1 ..l.J_l_l„ 1 1 1 1 L_l_J_

1970

70

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1971

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1968
Data:

1969

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

* Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement




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provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

ll I I II I

1970

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1971

BUSINESS STATISTICS1

WEEKLY

2

1971

1970
July 25
WHOLESALE PRICES PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/

1967=100.

~

112^4 "

Aug.

1

J u l y 10

"~lf2.cT

108."""

J.

J u l y 1.7

July 24

108.2

108.5

J u l y 31
1.08.3

•nil. S.
...do...

6,900
4,655

6,985
4,675

6.998
4,775

7,459
5,04;)

7,434
4,934

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, SlaLo |>rograms
thous.
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, .all proj-.rams
do...
State programs (50 States, D.C., .and Puerto R! c o ) . ...do...
FAILURES, LNDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun c. iiradsfeet)..number.

330
1,940
1,799
250

294
1 ,933
1,787
209

336
2,431
2,00/
159

368

346

2,4?5
] ,Wi
211

177

179

FINANCE:
Currency In circulation ^3/.............•*..........mil. $•
Federal Reserve bank crcdiL ouLsLanding, total _3/....do...
Member bank reserve balances 2J
*
..do...
Excess reserves, estimated^/.
do...

54,747
64,530
28,373
185

54,488
63,469
28,183
153

58,671
70,594
30,340
316

59,182
71,266
30,311.
41

58,955
71 ,997
30,969
329

58,683
70,641
30,602
76

77,755
46,843
233,422
22,221
80,113
33,891

79,854
46,344
233,130
23,378
79,342
33,597

82,599
53,510
260,0S7
27,111
82,776

84,824
53,319
257,713
26,614
82,505
35,928

83,514
53,299
256,287
26,021
82,220
36,038

8.82
77.03
84.42

8.76
78.04
85.63

8.14
100.04
110.27

8.14
99.22
109.30

8.14
99.28
109.39

1,749
30,455
56,900
9,344

1,697
33,311
31,458
9,349

2,343
32,275
131,410
9,645

2,130
33,668
133,372
9,608

1,830
32,921
102,685
9,630

2,377
97.4

2,406
98.6

2,348
96.2

2,388
97.9

2,314
94.8

14.5

14.1

11.3

1.3.9

12.3

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores.

AsseLs and liabilities of large comiiie-cial. banks: Uj
Demand deposits, adjusted
•••••ni.l. $.
Savings deposits
•
..do...
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total......-do...
U .S . Government obi i. gal ions
do...
CommercLal. and industrial loans (;>,ross)...
do...
Real estate loans (^i.usb)
du...
Bond yieLds, domestic corporate (Moody's) ^/......percent.
Stock prices, >00 stocks (Stand. 6 Poor's) 4/.. 1.941 -43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do...
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3J
ELectric power, by uti.li.ti.es.
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate^/
Steel, raw
Index of :>roduc t ion

thous. sh. tons..]
....mil., kw.-hr.
number.
...thous. bl>l...j
thous. sh. tons.
1967=100. .|
.bil.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.
JL_/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks.

2/ Tuesday p r i c e .

MONTHLY

3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e .

8.16
97.07
106.94

59,034

l.,96f.
80.6

4 / Wednesday d a t a .

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1970

1971

ITEM
Mar.

May
CENERAL BUSINESS

Apr

May

INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS 1 SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total 1_/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals.
Fabricated metal, products.

56,358
31,300
1,529
5,071
3,239

59,340
32,845
1,643
5,205
3,51.1.

60,739
33,790
1,625
5,384
3,284

59,681
32,780
1,755
5,816
3,247

.-60,081
r33,348
rl,773
r5,947
r3,32I

63,31 9
r35,726
1,906
r5,954
3,488

5,695
3,832
7,943
1,119

5,877
4,171
8,161.
1,247

6,134
4,122
8,961
1,099

5,747
3,895
7,991
1,100

r5,706
r3,977
r8,264
rl,121

6,194
4,382
r9,072
1,184

...do.
do.
• ..do.
do.

25,058
8,428
456
1,709

26,495
9,062
454
1,834

26,949
9,1.01
463
2,030

26,901
8,950
461.
1,905

•26,733
r8,997
r482

rl,931.

27,593
9,322
522
2,071

..do.
do.
do.
do.

2,328
4,376
2,1.39
1,537

2,422
4,383
2,2J5
1,623

2,486
4,655
2,265
1,662

r2,490
r4,573
r2,224
rl,693

2,683
4,603
2,305
1,730

SEASONALLY ADJU STED, TOTAL
.do.
!Jy industry "roup:
Durable goods industries, total J_/««.............do.
Scone, clay, and glass products
do.
Primary metals.....
do.
Fabricated metal products
do.

55,661

56,438

58,578

58,426

.-59,309

60,149

30,488
1,475
4,786
3,178

30,638
1,51.9
4,834
3,265

32,093
1., 668
5,049
3,228

31 ,771.
1,721
5,425
3,18L

r32,430
rl,709
r5,603
r3,258

r33,313
1,763
r5,525
3,240

5,596
3,993
7,484
1,137

5,418
3,962
7,562
1,175

5,680
3,963
8,351
1,082

5,484
4,006
7,675
1,1.34

.-5,594
r4,1.57
r-7,778
rl,l39

5,701.
4,1.63
r8,409
1,1.15

•

Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportat i on equ ipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods i n d j s t i r i . e s ,
Food and kindred p-oducts
Tobacco products
Textile mill products. ••

Machinery, except electrical.
Elec t r ic:a I. mac hi nery
Transpo-tation equ Lpmcnt
Instruments and related products
r_/ Rev i.sed.

1/

i n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r

Digitized for 7843
FRASER


do...J
do....
do.. . «
do...*

total 1_/....

Faper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products

mil.. S.J
do....
do....:
do...J
do.. .J-

do.
do.
do.
do.
i n d u s t r i e s " not

shown.

?.,55<;
4,374
2,220
1,606

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1970

1970

ITEM

May

May

June

mil. $.,
do....
do....
do....

25,173
8,541
444
1,740

25,800
8,837
417
1,751

26,485
9,141
479
1,989

26,655
9,153
476
1,921

r26,879
r9,131
r469
rl,963

26,836
9,091
480
1,974

do....
do....
.....do....
do...,

2,325
4,200
2,156
1,484

2,316
4,168
2,127
1,536

2,481
4,229
2,261
1,540

2,466
4,329
2,287
1,578

r2,485
r4,398
r2,242
rl,633

2,566
4,386
2,209
1,637

do....
do...,
do...,
do....

98,625
65,222
33,403
97,635

98,073
64,779
32,294
97,706

99,950
65,706
34,244
99,416

100,222
65,980
34,242
99,426

rl00,584
r66,148
r34,436
r99,602

99,807
65,436
34,371
99,456

do....
do...,
.do....
do....

64,447
2,573
8,609
6,648

64,395
2,558
8,598
6,633

65,352
2,652
9,234
7,033

65,391
2,650
9,132
7,040

r65,379
2,656
r9,034
r7,162

65,066
2,666
8,903
7,277

....do....
do. •..
do.•..
do....

13,618
9,454
15,309
2,681

13,703
9,521
15,190
2,674

13,968
9,487
14,629
2,619

13,946
9,473
14,753
2,615

rl3,910
r9,400
rl4,826
r2,630

13,975
9,383
14,493
2,597

....do....
do....
do. •..
...do....

33,188
7,581
2,142
3,431

33,311
7,563
2,142
3,380

34,064
7,829
2,195
3,281

34,035
7,777
2,195
3,256

r34,223
r7,916
r2,169
r3,269

34,390
8,021
2,164
3,298

...do...,
..do....
....do...,
..do...,

2,697
6,798
2,414
1,920

2,738
6,895
2,446
1,915

2,766
7,166
2,453
1,957

2,777
7,097
2,449
1,951

r2,777
r7,173
r2,482
rl,935

2,766
7,147
2,514
1,939

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total

do....
do....
do....

54,909
29,825
25,084

58,582
32,147
26,435

60,630
33,620
27,010

58,711
31,787
26,924

r57,779
r31,061
r26,718

60,885
r33,282
27,603

NEW ORDERS, NET ( SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 2 / . . . . . .
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment

do....

55,139

55,778

58,326

57,279

r58,013

57,823

do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....

29,977
4,874
3,391
5,468
4,052
6,830

30,028
4,932
3,509
5,172
3,722
7,304

31,773
5,184
3,231
5,703
3,945
7,864

30,636
5,030
3,145
5,302
3,907
7,218

r31,177
r4,955
r3,273
r5,588
r4,067
r7,194

r30,978
r4,658
3,216
5,701
3,838
r7,371

.....do...,
do...,
..do....

25,162
6,810
18,352

25,750
6,925
18,825

26,553
7,360
19,193

26,643
7,270
19,373

r26,836
r7,326
^rl9,510

26,845
7,431
19,414

do....
do...,
do....
do...,

84,653
81,612
3,041
84,797

83,902
80,921
2,981
84,146

84,435
81,226
3,209
83,748

83,467
80,235
3,232
82,598

r81,167
r77,949
r3,218
r81,298

78,740
r75,512
3,228
78,973

...do...,
.do...,
...do...,

81,824
7,061
10,556

81,221
7,159
10,802

80,526
8,028
10,664

79,389
7,633
10,629

r78,132
r6,983
rl0,644

r75,800
r6,114
10,620

16,586
13,587
28,619
2,973

16,344
13,350
28,359
2,925

15,633
13,067
27,985
3,222

15,453
12,966
27,527
3,209

r15,447
rl2,875
r26,942
r3,166

15,448
12,551
r25,904
3,173

7,710
5,305
2,485
1,743
1,891
498
890
2,405

8,202
5,546
2,592
1,876
1,948

7,282
5,113
2,492
1,996
1,706

521
925

406
865

2,656

2,169

r8,220
r5,830
r2,926
r2,359
1,914
440
970
r2,390

r8,941
r6,282
r3,308
r2,671
rl,970
r440
rl,030
r2, 659

9,540
6,731
3,640
2,946
2,017
403
1,043
2,809

89.7
62.7
29.2
22.4
5.9
10.6
27.0

90.1
61.7
27.7
22.7

102.2
72.1
36.8
23.1

rl03.9
74.2
r38.1
r23.8
5.5
12.2
29.6

103.9
r74.2
r38.9
r23.3
5.2
rl2.2
r29.6

104.3
74.4
38.8
23.6
4.6
12.3
29.8

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS —

Mar.

Apr.

June

Con.

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n .
By industry group-Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products..
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1_/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
•
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment.••
Instruments and related products

•

Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
•
Tobacco products.
Textile mill products..
Paper and allied products
•
•
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products.
Rubber and plastics products..........

Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders
Industries without unfilled orders
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1_/
Primary metals
•
•
Fabricated metal products
•

Machinery, except electrical.....................do....
Electrical machinery..•.••.••••••••••••••••...•..do... .
Transportation equipment.
•
.do....
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do...«
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE
Private, total
Residential (nonfarm)
New housing units.
Nonresidential buildings,
Industrial
Commercial
Public, total
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE
RATES), TOTAL
Pr ivate, total
Residential (nonfarm)
Nonresidential buildings,
Industrial
Commercial
Publ ic, total


r/ Revised. 1/ Includes
7843


(UNADJ.), TOTAL

mil. $.,
do....
•
do....
...........do...,
total 2/
do....
do....
do...,
do...,
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
bil. $..
do ... .
do....
total 7J
do...,
do...,
do....
do...,

5.9

5.2

10.9
28.4

12.2
30.0

data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Except farm and public utilities.
"

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

4

1970

1971

ITEM
May

June

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Con
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge):
TOTAL VALUATION
mil. $.
Index (seasonally adjusted)
1967=100.
Building, total.
mil. $.
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE
1957-59=100.

5,332
110
3,773

6,629
120
4,218

6,386
rl42
4,928

7,743
161
5,248

7,555
141
5,574

8,077
147
6,285

148

151

rl59

rl60

rl62

163

14,190
6,942
1,796
5,452

14,353
6,995
1,749
5,609

15,492
7,347
2,153
5,993

15,718
7,426
2,113
6,179

15,899
7,502
2,056
6,341

16,146
7,579
2,041
6,527

10,015.7
4,249.4
5,766.4
2,460.0
3,306.4

10,136.3
4,366.0
5,770.3
2,443.3
3,327.0

rll,425.9
5,309.7
r6,116.2
r2,505.3
3,610.9

rll,658.7
5,356.8
r6,301.9
r2,597.1
r3,704.8

rll,119.8
4,903.9
r6,215.9
r2,573.9
3,642.0

11,815.2
5,202.8
6,612.4
2,764.5
3,847.9

73.4
150.6
53.3
78.4
43.0

73.1
149.3
52.7
77.5
42.7

r79.5
183.5
r53.3
r76.5
44.1

r80.5
185.6
r54.4
r78.7
44.7

r76.7
171.2
r53.4
r77.9
43.7

80.1
179.3
55.8
82.4
45.4

mil. §.
do...
do...

3,939.9
3,906.2
3,660.9

3,769.6
3,717.9
3,730.2

4,156.0
4,107.9
3,814.6

r3,850.6
r3,806.6
r3,522.3

3,970.4
3,913.5
3,782.6

3,740.
3,685,
3,660.

do.
do.

3,175.6
3,337.8

3,504.2
3,265.5

3,911.5
3,569.2

3,897.6
3,757.8

3,844.9
3,987.6

4,283,
4,023,

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
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226 other SMSA's
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