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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS fl ^OFQ X December 14, 1379 J °**^<** 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 [550 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 550 __ TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 525 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) Monthly (average of Wednesday data) n 500 475 -j 450 - 425 J 400 - S* - 375 350 .T„j._a_™i L-J L i i • JI—L_ i i i i 1976 i I i i i i . . . . . i 1977 1 1 \ 1 1978 1 1,1 1, JL.JL 1 . i 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 — INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. of daily close) J 120 H 110 A 100 H 90 - H -\ 80 70 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ L — 1 — .1 1 1 1 1976 1 I • • 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1.J_l 1 1 1 ...J 1978 1977 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1979 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 270 150 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 140 - & INVENTORIES A I* 1 250 (seasonally adjusted) Shipments (left scale) 1?0 \A m 110 / ^S' s y\ 80 ^" •^170 Inventories (right scale) 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1_I..I..I_I_I 1 1 L Li L I I I Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1977 1978 iiiiiliiiii 1979 HlOO \ f* » ^ * ^ * ^ ^^— ' " \ 1976 H120 210 -\ 190 h*s ' 100 90 ^J J ^ BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 (seas, adj., at annual rates) 220 -J230 J 130 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 NEW CONSTRUCTION 150 60 l A n l n t n l n n il i i i i i l l i i i l l 11 i i i h n i i l l n n i l M Ml 40 1976 1977 1978 1979 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1979 1978 ITEM 1967=100 .do.., do.., Dec. 2 205.4 248.2 251.8 thous, 428 Insured Unemployment, all programs do.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.., FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number, 2,363 2,220 111 2,461 2,311 111,913 130,654 41,283 153 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMOTITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs ' 13 Raw industrials Dec. 9 251.5 249 ;i Nov. 17 279.7 251.0 301.2 Nov. 24 282.9 252.6 305.8 Dec.l 283.1 254.0 305.0 513 253.0 401 380 2,360 2,195 136 2,815 2,636 100 112,061 129,443 41,465 327 121,230 135,454 42,871 261 121,744 138,522 43,406 115 122,252 138,192 43,022 135 114,248 90,044 477,585 41,317 140,573 88,929 115,797 90,046 481,830 41,075 140,754 89,160 104,608 73,236 494,591 35,916 152,127 96,562 101,912 73,038 492,127 35,566 151,962 96,891 103,204 72,580 491,758 35,778 150,903 97,237 9.39 93.75 104.01 9.40 97.49 108.34 11.37 103.39 115.90 11.40 103.89 116.43 11.30 106.77 119.30 thous. sh. tons mil. kw.-hr number thous. bbl .....thous. sh. tons percent, 16,270 43,052 206,224 8,760 15,595 44,086 192,120 8,760 15,530 42,982 145,579 8,706 14,000 39,605 93,675 8,706 2,700 88.7 2,705 88.9 2,349 81.2 2,277 78.7 15,235 43,360 142,270 8,706 2,270 78.5 bil, 18.0 17.6 15.2 17.8 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. 5 Poor's) £/...1941-43*10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 286.8 257.2 309.1 428 FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5/ do.., Member bank reserve balances 5/ do.., Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.., Assets and liabilities of1 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.., PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ Dec. 8 140 135 el22,222 137,906 43,640 261 11.23 107.25 120.03 144,125 2,290 79.1 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 1978 1979 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 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 Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. Oct. July 132,627 71,345 4,039 10,643 8,637 rl31,605 67,066 4,016 10,955 8,477 12,039 8,178 13,583 2,765 rl40,375 r71,365 4,386 11,482 9,332 rl2,783 9,029 13,139 3,021 148,657 77,057 4,343 11,907 9,438 12,224 9,026 16,544 2,890 135,514 73,238 4,176 10,918 8,599 12,312 8,967 17,858 2,857 13,881 9,877 15,758 3,346 151,209 78,517 4,501 12,033 9,579 13,853 9,791 17,06.8 3,246 do. do. do. do. 61,282 18,373 939 3,901 62,276 18,981 1,043 3,990 r69,010 rl9,544 1,049 3,942 71,708 20,623 1,036 4,234 72,688 21,429 1,208 4,204 do. do. do. do. 4,966 10,914 9,110 3,522 5,157 10,704 8,899 3,642 r64,539 rl8,863 1,126 3,4.19 r5,507 rll,818 11,084 3,415 r5,795 rl2,228 11,968 3,804 5,664 13,172 12,351 3,826 5,792 12,927 12,209 3,928 do. 127,483 130,415 rl41,730 rl42,532 143,201 145,969 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 68,476 3,746 10,332 8,214 70,096 3,891 10,918 8,252 r73,585 4,111 11,887 9,053 r74,416 4,055 11,787 9,118 74,012 4,027 11,554 8,987 75,417 4,200 12,048 9,209 11,973 8,532 16,248 2,710 12,318 8,554 16,352 2,720 13,239 9,101 rl5,596 3,009 rl3,607 9,218 rl6,034 3,006 13,618 9,366 15,623 3,139 13,838 9,377 15,645 3,095 mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.,... Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products , 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Sept. r/ Sept. Aug. Oct. 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 1979 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS• SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $. Pood and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubber and plastics products do... 1 MANUFACTURERS INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do... Durable goods industries, total .do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total .'do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do.. • Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products do... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do... Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubber and plastics products do... MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... SEASONALLY ADJUSETD, TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery '. do... Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do... MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SESAONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total ......do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 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... COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials July Aug. 59,007 17,767 950 3,665 4,852 10,489 9,046 3,430 60,319 18,290 1,006 3,744 5,073 10,783 8,972 3,483 r68,145 r19,770 1,142 4,060 r5,838 r12,852 10,977 3,739 r68,116 rl9,518 1,021 3,903 r5,634 rl2,410 11,885 3,773 191,945 124,973 66,972 193,764 193,459 125,548 67,911 194,500 r214,979 142,752 r72,227 r216,560 r217,893 rl44,370 r73,523 r219,137 219,375 144,618 74,757 221,417 126,108 4,741 17,573 16,378 29,705 17,012 23,714 6,292 67,657 16,784 3,449 5,606 5,839 15,235 5,408 4,563 126,715 4,704 17,651 16,657 30,081 17,003 23,458 6,366 67,785 16,973 3,519 5,604 5,801 15,165 5,480 4,551 143,369 5,429 18,795 18,533 34,607 19,015 27,994 7,445 r73,191 rl9,159 3,607 5,665 r6,245 rl6,022 5,597 4,985 r144,966 5,445 rl9,144 18,636 r 35,132 19,180 28,219 7,486 r74,171 rl9,293 3,729 5,703 r6,363 rl6,267 5,997 4,947 145,927 5,445 19,065 18,682 35,525 19,486 28,534 7,456 75,490 19,856 3,746 5,686 6,422 16,582 6,354 4,962 135,326 73,973 61,352 131,608 142,776 80,552 62,224 136,714 rl32,360 67,926 r64,434 rl40,508 rl40,488 r71,203 r69,285 rl42,664 150,964 78,998 71,966 147,154 72,399 11,305 8,265 12,661 8,933 18,150 59,208 12,920 46,288 76,463 11,926 8,543 13,118 8,951 20,033 60,250 13,084 47,166 r72,545 rll,887 8,994 13,105 8,867 r 15,874 r67,963 rl4,587 r53,376 r74,029 rll,787 9,268 rl3,401 9,833 rl6,230 r68,635 r14,882 r53,753 77,560 11,554 8,745 13,983 9,796 18,323 69,594 14,787 54,807 221,770 211,688 10,082 222,368 229,031 219,003 10,028 228,667 r268,694 258,040 rl0,654 r267,863 r268,812 r257,882 rl0,930 r267,994 271,120 259,931 11,189 271,946 212,101 24,844 25,144 50,860 29,094 71,727 10,267 218,468 25,852 25,435 51,659 29,491 75,408 10,199 257,417 30,953 27,911 57,163 33,671 95,610 rl0,446 r257,029 29,870 28,060 r56,958 34,285 95,807 rl0,965 260,576 30,024 27,818 57,323 34,715 98,506 11,370 Aug. Sept. 1978 1967=100. do... do... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown, Oct. Sept. r / 69,18919,943 1,049 3,973 5,544 12,705 12,281 3,730 1979 Oct. ALL COMMODITIES do.., Farm products , • .do... Industrial commodities do.., Chemicals and allied products do... Fuels and related products, and power do... Furniture and household durables do.., Hides, skins and leather products do.., Lumber and wood products do.., Machinery and equipment do... Metals and metal products do... Nonmetallic mineral products do.., Pulp, paper, and allied products do.., Rubber and plastics products do... Textile products do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Motor Vehicles and equipment 1967=100, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Producer prices 1967=$1.00, r/ Revised. Sept. Oct. 251.0 253.1 249.4 214.9 219.4 214.7 201.6 328.5 162.9 213.0 284.2 200.5 234.1 229.1 202.4 178.1 162.3 179.2 181.8 252.2 248.3 254.8 279.5 254.3 298.1 281.1 259.1 297.3 283.8 252.3 307.7 215.7 218.2 216.0 202.3 329.7 163.5 215.8 290.0 202.7 235.5 230.0 203.9 179.4 163.2 180.1 182.5 238.1 238.5 240.3 227.3 432.5 170.7 258.0 304.4 215.7 261.6 249.6 221.9 197.9 170.4 187.2 189.2 241.7 241.0 243.8 230. 454. 171. 250. 309. 217. 263.6 252.2 222.8 200.3 171.3 186.2 188.1 245.2 239.5 248.5 233.5 468.3 174.1 253.6 308.8 219.6 269.4 255.6 227.2 202.4 171.9 193.6 196.3 $0,501 $0,499 $0,460 $0,454 $0,447 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS- Continued 4 1978 ITEM Sept. 1979 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL...... ....mil. $.. ......do.... Private, total 20,320 15,370 9,110 7,467 3,511 1,125 1,769 4,950 20,208 15,453 8,841 7,361 3,658 1,158 1,884 4,755 21,464 16,637 9,470 7,405 4,172 1,344 2,187 4,827 r22,189 rl7,117 r9,702 r7,589 4,272 1,236 2,358 5,072 r21,948 rl6,771 r9,480 r7,498 r4,256 r 1,232 r2,359 r5,177 21,951 16,878 9,153 7,346 4,502 1,277 2,521 5,073 do.... 215.3 166.5 96.0 77.7 217.8 168.5 95.9 77.6 232.6 181.7 98.8 77.7 232.4 182.9 rlOO.O 78.3 r234.6 183.7 101.2 r79.1 236.0 184.0 99.7 77.2 do.... ......do do.... do.... 38.6 12.5 19.2 48.8 39.7 13.0 19.9 49.3 47.8 15.5 24.8 50.9 47.1 13.8 25.9 49.5 r46.7 rl3.7 r25.7 r51.0 48.8 14.3 26.7 51.9 ..1972=100.. ....mil. $.. 14,121 182 11,239 rl5,513 193 rll,363 14,715 165. 11,517 14,472 163 11,584 13,279 185 10,719 14,188 171 11,733 do.... ......do..;. do.... 4,743 6,496 2,882 r4,282 r7,080 r4,150 4,510 7,008 3,198 4,515 7,069 2,889 4,471 6,248 2,560 4,869 6,864 2,455 ..1972=100.. 180.0 183.1 198.9 201.8 r203.0 205.4 do.... do do do do Public, total NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES) , TOTAL bi 1. S.. do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F. W. DODGE): By type of building: CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r / Revised. 1/ Includes additions and a l t e r a t i o n s . ^ f U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980—311-048/14 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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