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p **TES 0« * H JP BUSINESS STATISTICS .<°: c v y nu w fr /i December 17,197€ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 M 170 - ELECTRIC P O W E R (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) PRODUCTION Monthly i / / ~ 160 - 150 - 140 - 130 1 I i I I I 1 i I I i I I I I . . 1973 1 1 I 1 1 1 11 1 I 1 i 1974 1975 J FMAMJ 1976 J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 1,200 350 Monthly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 _J__J ) I I I 1973 I I l__L 1974 J_J I I I I I I 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1976 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. Billion $ 17.0 CONSUMER 16.0 - INSTALLMENT CREDIT E X T E N D E D A N D R E P A I D (seasonally adjusted) 15.0 14.0 /\A Extended - / - I 1910-14=100 800 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS ^J \/V' - /Vy\ 600 _ Prices Paid-^ / "^ V ^JrCfS \A K / v >"> \ V \ - _l/(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) / 11.0 \ - —-'V Prices Received 400 / 12.0 /""""""^ V-i Repaid A ' ^-^^\ \ ^ S 500 N/ 13.0 - 700 i I l I I I I I I 1 1..1- 1973 1974 1975 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I.U.J 300 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Data: Federal Reserve Board •& Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly > < 1 1 1 1 I I•JJL-LJ-lJ 1 1 I IIM M 1973 and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1974 1975 1976 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1975 Dec. 13 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, INDUS. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ 7 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 Industrial, 400 stocks do. . Nov. 20 Dec. 11 Dec. Nov. 27 189.6 203.1 180.7 189.9 204.6 180.2 198.2 192.7 202.0 198.2 192.7 202.0 197.3 191.5 201.3 12,950 9,455 488 4,367 3,285 200 13,644 9,858 456 4,396 3,314 214 13,323 9,152 431 3,302 2,568 169 13,065 9,083 369 3,692 2,903 171 14,462 10,010 500 84,742 98,850 34,817 313 85,222 96,170 34,419 143 92,014 106,244 35,263 434 92,255 106,495 34,417 145 92,719 107,633 35,153 418 104,760 68,064 381,646 37,057 119,402 59,738 107,616 67,750 382,406 39,010 119,543 59,492 107,265 85,762 394,392 47,356 114,702 63,117 104,075 86,176 392,620 47,046 115,048 63,059 110,739 86,764 398,796 47,657 115,658 63,022 9.47 87.60 98.04 9.49 88.08 8.60 100.61 112.30 8.54 102.41 114.20 8.50 102.49 114.13 200.2 197.2 202.2 187 Production: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/ thous. sh. tons mil. kw. -hr .number thous. bbl 13,135 37,130 160,063 8,218 13,645 38,240 170,005 8,201 14,115 39,955 189,899 8,101 11,795 38,248 113,327 8,101 12,945 42,622 202,773 8,070 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5_/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons percent bil 2,086 2,105 2,210 72.0 2,084 67.9 2,090 68.1 15.3 16.3 13.5 15.4 93,021 103,586 34,367 188 8.44 104.08 115.65 206,494 2,135 69.6 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 1976 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 1910-14=100. Crops do. . . Commercial vegetables do. . . Cotton do. . . Feed grains and hay do. . . Food grains do. . . Fruit do. . . Tobacco do. . . Livestock and products do. . . Dairy products do. . . Meat animals do.. . i oultry and eggs do. . . PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do. . . Family living items do. . . Production items do. .. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do... PARITY RATIO do . . . 487 456 440 420 392 453 318 917 519 593 628 246 461 425 467 r418 357 r408 297 r871 499 611 576 251 468 453 440 510 394 336 310 923 482 596 557 241 468 460 468 545 394 326 296 981 474 604 5 38 239 446 439 r495 528 360 297 r362 948 453 • 612 501 228 433 420 502 536 322 283 302 945 445 606 485 230 543 543 538 r625 r78 542 547 535 r624 74 574 567 573 663 71 574 569 571 662 71 571 572 566 r658 68 570 575 562 657 66 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, A L L RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL 1 / Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers mil. do. do. do. do. 52,046 16,919 9,734 2,308 2,317 50 15 8 2 2 526 248 422 389 090 54,165 18,230 10,648 2,404 2,573 r53,158 rl7,602 r9,983 r2,367 r2,540 r55,994 rl8,277 rl0,571 r2,429 2,504 56,207 17,722 10,181 2,550 Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 35,127 2,300 1,505 4,208 11,432 3,817 8,226 35 ,278 2 409 1 ,470 4 050 11 ,008 3 ,649 9 ,432 35,935 2,308 1,619 4,760 r35,556 r2,327 rl,551 r4,455 rll,636 r3,989 r8,315 r37,717 r2 5 488 rl,637 r4,576 rl2,133 r4,090 r9,050 38,485 2,599 1,630 4,275 11,569 4,025 10,591 r/ Revised. 84,096 1/ Data for Nov. 1976 are advance estimates. 11,603 4,219 8,381 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct.p/ DOMESTIC TRADE--Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES--Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores. ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total mil. $.. do. . . . do ... . do.... .do.... 49,995 15,772 8,998 2,246 2,088 50,552 15,904 8,945 2,335 2,162 54,643 18,208 10,795 2,414 2,324 r54.100 rl7,481 rl0,125 r2,361 r2,365 r54,669 r!7,579 rl0,108 r2,422 2,315 do... . do ... . do. . . . .do. . . . do... . do ... . do. . . . 34,223 2,256 1,525 4,072 11,149 3,727 7,956 34,648 2,289 1,556 4,163 11,250 3,716 8,314 36,435 2,422 1,649 4,367 11,805 3,958 8,716 r36,619 r2,395 rl,634 r4,407 rll,774 r3,985 r8,611 r37,090 r2,458 rl,679 r4,400 rll,890 r4,042 r8,922 do. . . . do 77,690 75,981 78,428 75,129 78,475 81,118 81,141 81,848 83,875 81,658 dp.... do.... 15,870 15,387 16,606 15,826 16,184 16,846 rl6,079 rl6,636 17,163 16,882 thous. . do.... .do. . . . do ... . do... . do ... . 95,431 93,267 86,023 3,524 82,499 7,244 93,213 85,151 94,943 92,787 85,556 3,156 82,400 7,231 93,117 85,178 3,301 81,877 7,939 3,004 98,837 96,690 89,367 3,842 85,525 7,323 95,487 87,981 3,424 84,557 7,506 2,387 97,120 94,975 87,949 3,396 84,553 7,026 95,203 87,819 3,286 84,533 7,384 2,314 97,677 95,530 88,697 3,447 85,250 6,833 95,342 87,773 3,329 84,444 7,569 2,330 8.5 7.1 7.9 19.0 7.8 7.9 5.9 7.7 19.7 7.1 7.8 6.1 7.5 18.6 7.1 7.9 6.3 7.6 19.0 7.3 13.9 5.1 4.8 11 3 9 2 17 5 10 5 10.8 r77,542 62,584 44,112 22,639 761 3,406 18,472 10,652 7,820 13.6 4.2 5.0 9.8 8.2 17 .1 .2 ,7 12.7 4.6 4.5 9.8 8.0 15.8 8.0 7.4 13. 5 4. 4 4. 5 9. 7 8. 1 14. 9 8.2 8.1 r79,278 64,156 45,177 23,080 752 3,349 18,979 11,083 7,896 r79,572 64,477 45,377 23,228 798 3,330 19,100 11,146 7,954 r79,451 64,360 45,408 23,101 803 3,346 18,952 11,028 7,924 r56,344 4,528 17,625 4,283 13,342 4,338 14,758 15,095 2,728 12,367 r56,350 4,504 17,608 4,288 13,320 4,361 14,786 15,091 2,730 12,361 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagri cultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 2 0 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years White do. . . . do... . do ... , do ... . do... . do ... . 8,062 2,719 8.6 7.2 7.9 19.8 8.0 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 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ 2/.thous. Private sector do. . . Nonmanuf acturing industri es do. .do... Goods-producing .do. . . Mining .do... Contract construction. .do... Manufacturing .do... Durable goods .do. . . Nondurable goods.... Service-producing • Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc., Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services • Government Federal State and local 3,408 81,743 .do. . . .do... .do... .do... .do... .do... .do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: ±1 Employees , total thous . Manufacturing do, . . Durab le goods do. . . Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours. Contract construction. -do. . . Manufacturing do. . . Overtime hours do. . . Durable goods do. . . Overtime hours do. . . ,3 .3 .8 .6 ,2 ,1 .6 .1 r77,470 62,524 44,072 22,610 759 3,399 18,452 10,644 7,808 r54,860 4,472 17,043 4,180 12,863 4,242 14,157 14,946 2,761 12,185 r54,903 4,482 17,027 4,178 12,849 4,248 14,188 14,958 2,756 12,202 r56,198 4,501 17,554 4, 272 13, 282 4, 312 14,709 15,122 2,732 12,390 r51,353 13,196 7,530 r51,400 13,214 7,535 r52,733 13,627 7,911 r53,051 13,749 7,975 r52,904 13,589 7,847 36.2 36.7 39.8 2.8 40.1 2.7 36.3 36.9 39.9 2.9 40.3 2.7 r36.1 36.8 40.0 3.0 40.8 3.1 36.0 35.9 39.7 3.0 40.2 3.0 r36.1 37.3 39.8 2.9 40.4 5.0 r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Nov. 1976 are advance estimates. have been revised generally back to 1971. 84,096 2/ Data reflect revised seasonal factors; previously published figures MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued ITEM Aug. Oct. Oct. Sept. Nov. FINANCE Commercial bank credit (last Wednesday of month, except for June 30 and Dec. 31 call dates), seas, adj.: Total loans and investments 1/ .bil. Loans 1/ . .' do. U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s . . .................do. Other s e c u r i t i e s .do. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t , e x t e n d e d and r e p a i d : Unadjusted: Extended, t o t a l .mil. Repaid, t o t a l .do. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, t o t a l .do. Repaid, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . Installment c r e d i t , t o t a l , o u t s t a n d i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones a v e r a g e (65 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s ) . . .......... T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) 716.3 495.0 76.0 145.3 722.2 498.0 76.8 146.9 748.7 507.6 95.0 146.1 752.5 511.4 94.0 147.1 760.3 519.3 93.5 147.5 14,518 13,782 13,609 12,579 16,664 14,178 15,569 13,811 15,239 14,227 14,609 13,429 158,185 14,579 13,255 159,216 15,685 14,282 171,160 15,775 14,294 172,918 16,055 14,491 173,930 253.38 831.26 80.99 164.17 259.28 845.51 82.94 170.59 307.85 981.63 92.91 220.06 311.79 994.38 96.63 219.55 300.04 951.95 97.33 208.18 303.03 944.58 99.59 217.53 744 655 7.6 1.2 762 616 146 10.5 8.9 1.6 792 645 147 9.9 8.2 1.7 731 138 9.4 7.6 1.9 p841 721 pl20 p9.4 7.9 pi.5 1,443 1,530 2.4 1,394 1,547 2.1 ,415 ,509 2.2 ,364 ,468 2.3 1,423 1,510 2.3 766.3 521.8 94.3 150.2 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT R e t a i l s a l e s , new p a s s e n g e r c a r s : Total, not seasonally adjusted.........................t Domestics Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T o t a l , seasonally adjusted a t annual r a t e . Domestics Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R e t a i l i n v e n t o r i e s , new c a r s ( d o m e s t i c s ) , e n d of m o n t h : Not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d . Seasonally adjusted. I n v e n t o r y = s a l e s r a t i o , new c a r s ( d o m e s t i c s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r/ Revised. USC0MM--DC--8 p/ Preliminary. 096 1/ Excludes i n t e r b a n k UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^ 6 - ^ WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS hous .do. . do.. .mil do. . do.. 774 115 9.1 7.6 1.5 thous .do. . ratio ,484 ,589 2.5 loans . POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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