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December 12, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ..<°?% SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Thousands Thousands 1,400 *iontWy MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 ~~ (Passenger cars) 1,000 - 800 600 400 — - 300 - ~-^\ A - / \ y \ / \ / \ V i i i i I 200 / >w / 150 V 100 i 250 1974 200 0 350 Weekly i i i i i i i i i 1972 i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1973 i i i i i i i i 1974 i i i i i i i i i p( W 50 i i i_i 0 1975 J i Fi Mi Ai Mi J1 Ji Ai S O N D 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 200 1967=100 200 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N Monthly (ingots and all other forms) 150 100 E/VTC 50 MVfcRSITY OF M(< ^ssbuKi V tMSAS I I I J 1 I I 1972 I I I I I I l_ J I CITY ]JB.RAk. IES 1 ' 1973 I ' ' I I I l_ J 1974 I I I I I I I I L_ 1975 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 220 Billion $ 110 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 100 _ & INVENTORIES 200 (seasonally adjusted) 90 _ — / ^ -* Shipments 80 (left scale) V/i 70 s ' . V v ** r y -z-*'~~ 50 T i " i i'TTi i i i i 180 y\ 1 I I 1 1 1 I 1 I I . I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.J-L- 100 1974 1 0 0 1975 Data: U.S. Dent, of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly / S\ . \ \ */ I / V ' y \ \ y ^^+ > ^^*^* -*-*£»-• ' Industrial Commodities 170 1973 i \ J\ 140 _ 1972 Processed Foods and Feeds 160 / V Inventories (right scale) 60 1967 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES i Farm Products and f\ 180 I i i i i i i i i i i 11 i i i i i i 11 1972 Data: M.S. Dent, of Labor 1973 i i i l-i i i i 1 1 1974 I I i i i i i 1975 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1974 1975 ITEM Dec. 7 Nov. 30 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do. . 13 Raw industrials do.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $ Nondurable goods stores do. . 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 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 depos its 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 Indus trial , 4 2 5 s tocks do . . PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous . sh. tons Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl Steel, raw thous. sh. tons Index of production 196 7=100 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. MONTHLY Nov. 29 223.3 277.8 191.9 11,016 7,8 28 524 ,327 994 134 220.7 272.3 190.7 11,646 8,672 694 3,506 3,152 261 192.9 212.7 180.2 11,793 8,238 372 4,202 3,095 182 189.7 205.9 179.1 12,012 8,441 419 3,846 2,849 210 190.8 205.3 181.4 12,074 8,414 403 77,328 92,159 37,769 310 77,921 93,258 37,051 355 83,514 94,750 33,790 12 84,031 97,274 34,751 185 84,175 99,338 34,712 200 100,900 57,764 381,148 22,015 129,478 59,862 9.54 69.94 78.12 103,624 57,920 387,665 23,002 130,126 59,986 9.55 67.41 75.14 104,064 66,567 379,583 36,409 118,886 59,508 9.43 91.19 102.20 103,468 67,000 377,807 37,059 118,591 59,572 9.45 89.98 100.73 103,651 67,195 378,571 37,436 118,886 59,531 9.46 90.94 101.85 4,173 34,564 85,560 8,662 2,563 105.1 5,270 36,855 113,612 8,686 2,433 99.7 13,305 35,903 171,628 8,236 2,067 84.7 13,705 36,231 175,202 8,287 2,088 85.6 11,740 36,222 97,987 8,297 1,985 81.4 14.2 15.6 15.5 12,8 bil 2/ Tuesday price. Nov. 22 3/ Daily average. Dec. 6 189.6 203.1 180.7 9.47 87.60 98.04 160,063 2,086 85.5 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 ITEM 1975 Sept. July Aug. 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 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment. Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1 / Food and kindred products T Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied p r o d u c t s . . . . Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products mil. $ . . do.... do. . . . do... . do... . 88,949 46,329 2,501 8,251 5,652 89,892 47,165 2,581 8,467 5,721 76,916 37,412 2,216 5,445 4,844 83,692 40,798 2,355 6,139 5,307 r89,968 45,185 r2,424 6,925 r5,677 90,378 45,390 2,534 6,432 5,727 do. .. . 7,612 do.. .. 6,005 do. . .. 10,199 .do. . . . 1,456 do . . . . 42,620 do... . 14,287 do ... . 583 do.... 2,941 7,675 5,802 10,871 1,483 42,727 14,430 637 2,891 6,650 4,902 7,927 1,319 39,504 13,346 621 2,482 5,339 8,748 1,443 42,894 14,059 647 2,986 r7,660 r5,807 10,251 rl,611 r44,783 rl4,872 r582 r3,209 7,628 5,874 10,807 1,553 44,988 14,649 631 3,335 3,577 7,556 5,056 2,124 3,582 7,201 5,042 2,195 3,185 6,630 5,427 1,910 .471 ,296 ,865 ,065 r3,609 r7,878 r5,742 r2,153 3,656 7,767 5,780 2,183 r86,288 87,621 do.... do. . . . do ... . do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1 / Stone, clay, and glass product'sPrimary metals Fabricated metal products 85,749 87,402 82,902 do.... 44 828 do . . . . 2 338 do ... . 8 ,415 do... . 5 277 428 022 528 1,227 2,249 5,921 5,184 42,492 2,203 6,472 5,226 43,280 r2,265 7,065 r5,304 43,890 2, 386 6,806 5,535 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... 7 356 do ... . 5 644 do... . 10 136 do. . . . 1 337 787 545 803 422 7,285 5,368 9,513 1,412 7,300 5,472 10,037 1,438 r7,398 r5,453 9,823 rl,481 7,749 5,618 9,733 1,489 r / Revised. 31,202 do \J Includes d a t a for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1974 Sept. Oct. July Sept. Aug. 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 mil. $ do. . do . . do.. do.. do . . do.. do. . 40,921 13,497 563 796 484 7,346 036 078 41,545 13,924 639 2,,656 3,,512 7,,286 5,,105 2,121 41,675 13,893 607 do.. do.. do.. do. . 141,638 92,512 49,126 142,975 do.. do.. do . . . .do. do. . do . . do. . do . . 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, N E T (NOT SEASONALLY A D J U S T E D ) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, N E T (SEASONALLY A D J U S T E D ) , 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 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 Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders 382 232 477 2,070 42,766 165 625 933 432 496 890 2,063 r43,008 rl4,073 r562 r3,053 r3,516 r7,618 r5,731 r2,106 144,120 93,968 50,152 145,062 146,494 97,869 48,625 147,189 145,976 97,017 48,959 146,583 rl45,037 r95,927 r49,110 rl46,413 93,184 3,552 10,940 10,705 20,237 14,299 20,189 4,177 94,680 3,649 11,141 10,934 20,627 14,526 20,425 4,192 98,189 3,651 14,282 11,285 21,984 13,444 21,481 3,922 97,199 3,661 14,090 11,091 21,984 13,325 21,116 3,947 r96,640 r3,613 rl3,789 rl1,028 r21,713 rl3,212 r21,357 r3,835 do.. do. . do. . do.. do. . do. . do.. do . . do.. do.. do.. do . . 49,791 11,812 2,726 5,131 4,350 9,444 3,924 3,141 89,802 47,429 42,373 86,959 50,382 11,745 ,772 ,037 ,521 49,000 10,679 3,121 4,243 4,489 10,683 4,144 3,022 78,492 38,807 39,685 83,550 49,384 10,992 3,149 314 582 ,821 158 956 83,594 40,585 43,009 85,649 r49,773 rl1,362 r3,113 r4,384 r4,573 rl0,783 r4,212 r2,941 r88,967 44,039 r44,928 r85,453 do.. do . . do . . do . . do . . do. . do.. do.. do.. 46,214 8,611 5,871 8,120 5,149 10,435 40,745 9,437 31,308 44,393 8,378 5,555 8,001 5,192 9,321 41,285 9,335 31,950 41,681 189 111 368 279 793 41,869 9,740 32,129 42,,688 6,,909 5,,179 6,,929 ,809 5, 9,758 42,961 9,806 33,155 do.. do. . do.. do.. 138,614 133,935 4,679 140,467 136,636 132,191 4,445 138,738 121,235 116,845 4,390 121,548 121,141 116,635 4,506 121,945 42,227 265 196 r7,120 r5,144 9,982 r43,226 rl0,166 r33,060 rl20,143 115,492 r4,651 rl21,113 do.. do. . do . . do . . do. . v-io . . do.. 135,695 19,636 20,264 29,933 21,993 34,721 4,772 134,224 18,993 20,292 30,142 21,640 34 234 4*514 117,206 12,455 18,253 26,855 19,084 32,514 4,342 117,408 12,892 18,206 26,485 19,422 32 237 4*537 116,356 12,092 rl8,097 r26,209 rl9,112 32,396 r4,757 ,869 ,187 87,914 45,418 42,496 85,678 1975 19 74 Sept. Oct. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foods tuffs 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 Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products r/ Revised. 31,202 1967=100. do . . . .....do... 231.5 276.9 204.4 227.8 282.0 196.4 205.6 249.8 179.6 206.3 242.8 184.2 201.4 233.2 181.9 do . . . do . . . do . . . do . . . do . . . do. . . do . . . do . . . do. . . do . . . do. . . do . . . do . . . do . . . 170.2 187.5 183.5 164.8 168.5 228.5 135.5 145.2 169.4 150.0 186.9 162.2 166.0 147.5 171 187 189 165 172 227 136.9 144.5 165.8 152 186 163 166 148 176.7 193.2 186.3 172.2 182.1 252.4 139.8 149.3 179.7 162.2 184.3 175.8 170.0 150.0 177.7 197.1 18 173. 182. 254. 140. 151.3 179.9 163.1 185.5 176.1 170.3 150.8 178.9 197.3 186.2 174.7 182.3 256.5 141.1 152.4 179.1 164.1 187.2 177.1 170.9 151.5 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSSNESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1974 Aug. Sept. Nov. COMMODITY PRICES--Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES--Con. Industrial commodities--Con. Textile products and apparel 1967=100. Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Motor vehicles and equipment................... 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices. .1967=$1.00. 139.8 135.1 138.9 137.6 140.5 143.5 138.4 141.1 143.9 141.3 146.6 150.0 143.2 147.2 150.6 $0,582 $0,566 $0,563 $0,559 $0,561 94,105 91,891 86,847 3,536 83,312 5,044 91,844 86,304 3,440 82,864 5,540 1,016 93,822 91,609 85,924 3,224 82,700 5,685 91,708 85,689 3,375 82,314 6,019 1,117 96,493 94,308 86,612 3,886 82,726 7,696 93,146 85,352 3,468 81,884 7,794 2,842 94,965 92,795 85,274 3,626 81,647 7,522 93 191 418 546 872 773 2,856 95 ,431 9 3 ,267 86 ,023 3 ,524 82 ,499 7 ,244 9 3 ,443 85 ,441 3 ,422 82 ,019 8 ,002 2 ,578 94 9 4 3 92 ,787 85 ,556 3 ,156 82 ,400 7 ,231 92 ,979 85 ,278 3 ,292 81 ,986 7 ,701 2 ,824 6.0 4.3 5.6 17.1 5.5 10.9 3.0 3.3 7.4 6.2 12.0 6.4 6.1 6.6 4.6 6.6 17.4 5.9 11.6 3.3 3.8 8.3 6.8 13.5 7.4 7.0 8.4 6.6 7.7 21.1 7.6 14.0 5.0 4.6 11.5 9.1 19.9 10.5 11.3 .3 7..0 7..5 19..3 7..6 14..3 5. .3 4..7 11..5 9.1 19.2 10.6 11.3 8.6 7.1 7.8 19.9 7.9 14.2 5.2 4.8 11.2 9.1 17.9 10.2 10.5 8.3 6.9 7.8 18.6 7.6 13.8 4.9 4.7 11.0 8.9 17.3 9.9 10.2 140.5 134.2 138.1 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted. thous Civilian labor force do. . Employed, total do. . Agriculture .do. . Nonagricultural industries do.. Unemployed do . . Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted .do.. Employed, total . do. . Agriculture do. . Nonagricultural industries. do. . Unempl oyed do. . Long-term, 15 weeks and over. . do. . Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years •• • ••• • Whi t e Negro and other races Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers....................... Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers Construction Manufacturing Durable goods . 1 USCOMM--DC--31,202 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^e-itf* WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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