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December 10,1976 A WEEKLY v BUSINESS 1 / STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 450 425 ~ 400 - Monfhl TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS y — ( W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve System) * ^ _ ^ ^ - ^ ^ 375 350 - 325 - 300 (average"bf Wednesday data) 2/5 — 250 . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1973 1 L__L_L 1 _J —J L. 1 1. 1 L 1974 1 i 1 i i 1. i i i i 1975 1 i i . i . 1976 J FMAMJJASOND Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10 PRICES OF 4 0 0 Monthly (avg. of daily close) INDUSTRIAL STOCKS i—J 1973 1974 I i i i i i I L_i i ' ' 1975 I I I I Weekly (Wednesday close). I i i i L. J 1976 i l I iOQ l F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Short tons Short tons 5,000 20,000 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N Monthly (ingots and all other forms) Weekly 4,000 16,000 1975 H 3,000 12,000 8,000 4,000 1976 I I 1973 i i i I l 1 I L_J L_J 1974 I I I L_ I I I ' I ' I i I • i I i l I 1975 I I 1976 Data: Amer. iron & Steei Inst. # 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 I SURVEY • -• • • i I • • • • • • • • I F M A M J J A S O N D 2,000 1,000 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 ITEM Nov. 29 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores .' Nov. 27 189.6 203.1 180.7 197.0 191.6 200.8 198.2 192.7 202.0 198.2 192.7 202.0 mil. $. do.. . 12,130 8,378 12,950 9,455 12,912 8,893 13,323 9,152 13,065 9,083 403 4,389 3,285 154 488 4,367 3,287 200 363 3,458 2,691 160 431 3,291 2,560 169 369 171 84,145 99,393 34,684 184 84,742 98,850 34,817 313 91,355 104,724 34,109 75 92,014 106,244 35,263 434 92,255 106,495 34,417 145 103,285 67,736 380,152 37,691 119,274 59,782 104,320 67,552 380,373 37,859 119,311 59,482 105,987 85,365 390,006 44,617 114,310 62,893 107,265 85,762 394,392 47,356 114,702 63,117 104,354 86,073 392,774 46,967 115,008 63,029 9.46 90.94 101.85 9.47 87.60 98.04 8.60 98.81 110.26 8.60 100.61 112.30 8.54 102.41 114.20 11,210 36,222 97,987 8,297 13,135 37,130 160,063 8,218 13,820 39,800 193,315 8,054 14,115 39,955 189,899 8,054 11,995 38,248 113,327 8,054 1,985 2,086 2,305 75.1 2,210 72.0 2,084 67.9 12.9 14.9 16.3 13.5 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. $ Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks. do... RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Nov. 20 190.8 205.3 181.4 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. .. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization SJ Nov. 13 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, INDUS. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Dec. 6 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. thous. sh. tons. percent. bil. Dec. 4 197.3 191.5 201.3 e92,754 107,747 35,246 511 8.50 102.49 114.13 202,773 2,090 68.1 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 1975 Sept. Oct. Aug. July Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $. . do... . do.. . . do... . do.... 90,068 45,285 2,424 7,025 5,677 90,552 45,491 2,541 6,553 5,703 87,504 43,746 2,362 6,997 5,577 93,483 47,084 2,625 7,457 6,000 r98,970 50,161 r2,643 7,741 r6,133 96,932 48,875 2,-573 7,378 6,017 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... do. .. . do.. . . do. .. . 7,660 5,807 10,251 1,611 7,656 5,890 10,808 1,598 7,590 5,516 9,710 1,530 7,796 6,090 10,222 1,646 r8,629 r6,658 11,104 rl,746 8,224 6,531 11,174 1,692 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.. .. do... . do... . do. .. . 44,783 14,872 582 3,209 45,061 14,805 637 3,273 43,758 14,184 617 2,684 46,399 14,520 620 3,133 r48,809 rl5,769 r644 r3,391 48,057 15,383 716 3,391 do.... do. . . . do... . do.. .. 3,609 7,878 5,742 2,153 3,650 7,699 5,788 2,170 3,699 7,272 6,344 2,035 4,042 7,767 6,438 2,200 r4,157 r8,392 r6,447 r2,215 4,008 7,830 6,403 2,392 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal s Fabricated metal products do 86,200 87,403 93,912 94,524 r93,864 93,592 do... . do. .. . do... . do. .. . 43,192 2,265 6,977 5,304 43,607 2,391 543 511 47 2 7 5 779 399 660 986 48,338 2,455 680 914 47,035 r2,470 7,676 r5,734 46,926 2,420 7,358 5,814 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... do.... do... . do.... 7,398 5,453 9,823 1,481 776 634 736 530 8 6 11 1 310 040 093 641 8,314 6,239 11,172 1,640 r8,345 r6,252 9,829 rl,604 8,386 6,244 10,080 1,622 r/ Revised. 84,086 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1975 1976 Sept. Oct. 43,008 14,073 562 3,053 3,516 7,618 5,731 2,106 do, do, do. do. July Aug. Sept. 43,796 14,275 639 3,008 3,580 7,762 5,871 2,098 46,133 14,776 604 134 928 896 406 204 46,186 14,626 598 ,092 ,996 ,935 ,465 ,198 r46,829 rl4,901 r622 r3,228 r4,050 r8,079 r6,441 r2,169 145,037 95,927 49,110 146,413 145,646 95,542 50,104 146,510 151,014 97,459 53,555 151,824 152,061 97,896 54,165 152,773 rl53>084 r98,464 r54,620 rl54,614 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 96,640 3,613 13,789 11,028 21,713 13,212 21,357 3,835 96,215 3,605 13,776 10,914 21,503 13,245 21,300 3,818 97,826 3,711 14,847 10,618 98,109 3,794 14,936 10,606 on 0 7n on oo7 13*597 21,860 3,825 13,^720 21,612 3,867 r99,216 r3,793 rl5,088 rl0,890 r21,107 rl3,773 r21,961 r3,906 -.do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 49,773 11,362 3,113 4,384 4,573 10,783 4,212 2,941 50,295 11,687 3,262 4,473 4,571 10,750 4,242 2,946 do. do. do. do. 88,835 43,907 44,928 85,482 89,252 43,933 45,319 86,336 53,998 12,313 3,445 4,814 4,882 11,599 4,582 2,975 89,073 45,377 43,696 94,204 54,664 12,628 3,511 4,912 4,989 11,768 4,560 2,954 93,126 46,909 46,217 94,143 r98,103 49,292 r48,811 r93,566 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. do. 42,256 6,294 196 120 144 982 43,226 10,166 33,060 42,307 579 282 425 510 371 44,029 10,295 33,734 48,122 7,662 6,250 8,639 5,936 10,884 46,082 10,698 35,384 48,051 7,264 5,909 8,155 6,311 11,305 46,092 10,711 35,381 46,648 7,462 r5,820 r8,283 r5,889 9,912 r46,918 rll,198 r35,720 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do. Durable goods industries, total do. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products do. Machinery, except electrical do. Electrical machinery do. Transportation equipment do. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do. 122,519 117,868 4,651 122,761 121,217 116,306 4,911 121,697 122,480 116,961 5,519 122,271 122,125 116,788 5,337 121,885 rl21,256 115,918 r5,338 rl21,587 118,004 13,740 18,097 26,209 19,112 32,396 4,757 116,710 13,778 17,867 25,859 18,989 32,033 4,987 116,811 15,787 16,906 24,237 20,028 31,147 5,460 116,522 15,372 16,901 24,078 20,098 31,280 5,363 116,133 15,157 rl6,986 r24,013 rl9,733 31,365 r5,454 Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. 201.4 233.2 181.9 191.7 210.1 179.8 206.9 202.9 209.6 203.1 198.5 206.2 196.5 189.2 201.6 do .. do.. do.. do. . do.. do. . do. . do.. 178. 197. 186. 174. 182. 256. 141. 152. 178.2 191.7 182.6 175.4 182.9 257.0 141.5 154.4 183.7 189.3 176.8 183.6 187.7 269.1 146.1 171.3 184.7 191.8 177.1 184.7 188.5 270.9 146.5 173.6 185.2 186.6 174.9 186.3 188.4 277.0 147.0 170.8 do. . do. . do.. 179.1 164.1 187.2 178.3 165.3 187.0 207.5 171.4 199.0 212.7 172.9 200.0 213.6 174.2 199.9 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. 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 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLYADJUSTED) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders mil. do, do, :..do, do, do, do, do, 1975 COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products r/ Revised. 847086 1967=100 do.. .do.. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. - r55,398 rl2,729 r3,555 r4,941 4,993 11,949 r4,736 r3,017 1976 Oct. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 Oct. COMMODITY PRICES--Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX—Con. Industrial Commodities--Con. Nonmetallic mineral products .....................1967=100 Pulp, paper, and allied products .................... .do. . Rubber and plastics products.........................do.. Textile products and apparel do. . Transportation equipment....................Dec. 1968=100 Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Wholesale prices...................................1967=$!.00 Aug. Sept. Nov. 177.1 170.9 151.5 141.3 146.6 150.0 177.7 171.3 151.8 143.2 147.2 150.6 187.7 181.0 161.0 149.2 150.2 152.8 188.2 181.6 163.6 149.0 151.0 153.5 189.1 181.4 164.5 149.3 156.0 159.0 189.1 181.7 164.8 149.8 156.2 159.1 $0,559 $0,561 $0,544 $0,541 $0,540 $0,539 1976 1975 Aug. Sept. Oct. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. ..... .mil. $ Private, total do.. Residential (incl. farm)............................... do.. New housing units. .do. . 12,755 8,770 4,617 3,447 12 703 8,769 4,558 3,530 13,236 9,916 815 491 rl3,976 rl0,317 r5,947 r4,628 rl4,004 rl0,404 r5,982 r4,726 13,851 10,493 ,000 ,812 Nonresidential building, total 1/....... ..........do.. Industrial........................................... do.. Commercial........................................... do.. Public, total .do.. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ..Ml. $ Private, total do.. Residential (incl. farm).. ......do.. New housing units .do. . 2,329 689 1,132 3,985 2,333 678 1,154 3,934 143 533 ,078 320 2,340 590 1,164 r3,659 r2,305 r592 rl,134 r3,600 ,328 574 ,171 ,358 136.3 95.4 48.4 35.7 136.2 95.6 49.4 37.5 145.1 108.4 60.6 46.9 rl47.5 rll0.2 r60.0 r46.5 rl50.6 rll3.0 r62.4 r48.8 148.8 114.4 64.9 51.1 Nonresidential buildings, total _1/.. .............do.. Industrial....................7. ......................do.. Commercial do.. Public, total .do. . CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE. . 1967=100 26.1 7.9 12.3 40.9 25.6 7.6 12.4 40.6 24.8 6.1 12.6 36.8 26.6 6.9 13.0 r37.3 r26.3 6.9 rl2.7 r37.6 25.6 6.4 12.6 34.4 190.2 190.2 r200.9 r200.9 202.3 July Sept. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE r / Revised. 1/ Except farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . USC0MM--DC-- 84,086 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail OV.UT/0/v 5 m^* 7 * ^6-l9lfe WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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