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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 ~ 110 Monthly 100 i i i i i 1 I i i i i i i i 1968 Data: i . 1 i i i i i i i . 1969 i i 1 i . i i i i i I i i 1970 j 1 i i i i i J 1971 F M A M J J 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\ /\ y^ A 600 - 400 - 200 Monthly 0 1 1, , ,1 J—1 1 1—1—1—1 L— — i i i 1968 Data: i—i i—i i i i i— 1969 1 1 1 1 1971 J 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 I I 1 I 1 1 I I I I 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 I I M l l l l l provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY ll I I II I 1970 i i i i i i i i i i i. 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 do... 226 other SMSA's do... FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted • r_/ Revised. USCOMM—DC—7843 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS