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BUSINESS STATISTICS .^TOFco. u iJ fl p H n T DECEMBER 20, 1974 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT fty TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967=100 1967=100 170 _ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION H 170 — (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 — 150 — 140 __ _/ — 130 Monthly 1 1—1 L 1 , 1 , 1 I 1 1 1— i i i i 1971 i 1 i i i i i i i i 1972 i i 1 i i i i i i i i 1973 i i 1 i i i i i 1974 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967=100 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 140 - (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) 1967=100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES *' i 180 Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds 130 - - 120 - \ f\ 110 Industrial i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l.-LL. T T T i i 1 n i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i.i i i i 1971 1972 1973 I II 1974 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1972 Commodities I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Billion $ 50 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 1910-14 = 100 6UU (seasonally adjusted) 40 — / — Total •— 30 s> PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 500 Prices Nondurable S* V / 400 Prices Received s s*.s'~ 300 — Goods - S PaidJ/ / 20 Is 160 J / ( i n c l . interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 10 i 1.1-1-L 1971 i i I I i 1 i I I i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i ..1 I i i I 1 i i i l 1 1972 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 200 ' i i ' « I 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 I I I |.„1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 1973 1974 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1974 ITEM Dec. 15 Dec. 8 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 1967*100. ...do... do... 198.1 194.7 200.4 207.8 202.8 211.1 225.1 277.9 194.4 223.3 277.8 191.9 220.7 272.3 190.7 mil. $. do... 11,098 8,009 11,993 8,666 10,950 7,800 11,016 7 S 828 11,646 8,672 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ...thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs .do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) d o . . . FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number. 346 1,878 1,707 203 342 1,992 1,823 188 532 ,739 ,429 188 524 3,333 2,983 134 694 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 261 206 77,921 78,473 92,232 36,271 -189 FINANCE: Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n s / . . 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... 70,493 84,568 34,906 438 71,229 83,673 34,444 -28 77,209 91,701 36,847 66 77,328 92,201 37,118 640 37,051 355 100,843 56,602 346,980 26,106 118,365 54,632 102,784 56,304 349,779 26,201 108,273 54,723 102,195 57,766 383,165 22,721 129,376 60,127 100,675 57,809 3829367 21,951 129,845 60,026 104,029 57,941 386,665 22,629 130,139 59,946 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 8.02 92.16 103.37 8.04 93.57 104.75 9.56 67.90 75.77 9.54 69.94 78.12 9.55 67.41 75.14 4,200 4,790 34,564 35,040 85,560 139,573 8,662 8,668 2,642 2,563 108.4 105.1 15.3 12.8 Wednesday data. 5,325 36,855 113,612 8,686 2,433 99.7 14.1 PRODUCTION: 13,150 12,630 Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons. 34,700 36,113 E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s m i l . kw.-hr. 202,156 189,407 Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. 9,136 Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. b b l . 9,072 2,907 S t e e l , raw thous. sh. tons. 2,926 119.2 Index of production 1967=100. 119.9 17.1 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.J V Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily average. 4/ MONTHLY 216.9 267.3 187.4 93,258 9.54 67.67 75.47 129,313 2,491 102.1 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 ITEM Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. £/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100, BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Products, total do... Final products do... Consumer gooos do... Durable consumer goods do... Automotive products do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods do... Nondurable consumer goods do... C1 o th i ng do... Consumer stap! es do.., Equipment Business Defense and space equipment Intermedi ate products Materials Durabl e goods materi al s Nondurable goods materials Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Durabl e manufactures Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instruments Lumber and products Clay, glass, and stone products Furniture and f i x t u r e s rj Revised. 61,831 £ / Preliminary. 127.0 127.5 125.2 125.6 124.9 124.3 122.7 132.6 137.2 131.4 122.5 148.4 140.9 130.8 116.8 134.5 125.3 123.6 133.5 138.5 133.7 124.8 150.9 141.1 131.5 117,3 135.2 rl23.5 r!22.1 H29.8 rl31.8 H14.9 103. rl37, rl41. r!29, 106. H35.1 H23.7 r122.8 r 129.4 128.6 rill.6 99.6 H34.5 H38.3 r!29.6 106.4 H35.7 123.0 H22.6 rl28.6 r 126.8 H16.7 108.4 r 132.6 H32.6 H29.3 121. 120, 126. 120, 106. 91. 137. 128. 129. H35.9 136.1 do... do... do.., do... do... do... do... do... 108, 126, 80, 130, 131 132, 130.1 126.9 110.1 127.8 80, 131, 131, 133, 130, 124, rill.4 128.8 r82.7 H28.6 H28.5 rl28.1 rl30.4 r!23.5 rll3.8 H32.3 r83.1 r!26.9 r!28.8 rl28.9 H29.1 H27.4 H14.2 rl32.4 r84.1 H24.4 H28.0 H28.9 H26.8 H27.1 113.1 131.0 83.3 122.7 122.9 123.2 124.2 114.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 126.4 123.6 128.7 132.4 129.3 108.8 141.0 127.4 131.2 128.8 127.4 124.3 128.9 133.1 130.4 109.8 142.6 127.3 130.4 127.9 r!25. r!21, r!21. rl31, r!30. H25.4 rl22.1 r!22.2 H32.0 H32.5 rl00.4 H44.8 H16.6 r!23.2 rl29.0 H24.6 H21.6 r123.3 H28.8 H31.4 H02.9 H42.5 112.8 122.0 127.0 121. 1>7. 118. 125. 129. 94. 141, r99. r!46. 121, rl24. 130. 122.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 ITEH Oct. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)~Con BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Con MANUFACTURING, TOTAL—Con. Nondurabl e manufactures 1967=100. Textile mill products...... ..do... Apparel products do... Leather and products do... Paper and products do... Sept Aug. Nov. NOY. p_/ Oct. 127.5 130.4 130.2 114.9 83.1 135.3 131.3 129.4 115.3 82.9 136.2 r!30.4 r!24.3 rl02.5 r73.4 H32.2 rl30.2 r!21.1 102.1 r74.2 H35.3 r!28.9 H18.8 do... do... do... do... do... do... 112.1 152.7 130.4 161.9 122.4 113.7 r!12.3 153.0 129.5 164.5 125.4 115.8 rl!3.4 r!56.7 r!25.8 rl69.0 r!26.3 104.2 rll3. r!57. H21, rl68. r!25. 106 r!12.3 H57.3 H23.9 162.7 r!25.0 109.8 156.5 124.3 MINING. do... Metal mining........ do... Coal.......... .......... , do... Oil and aas extraction,,...........,, =...;s.,, ..do.** UTILITIES.1 .do... Electric. do... 111.9 138.3 103.0 110.8 156.2 165.3 111.3 135.2 104.1 109.6 154*6 163.4 rl07.3 rllO.O 99.4 rl07.9 r!52.6 r!62.8 H09.3 H30.5 H12.1 r!Q7.2 r!52*.2 162.4 r!09.6 140.7 r!13.9 r!06.3 rl5l'.8 103.9 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... 468 408 323 322 331 506 377 728 461 410 338 335 330 518 339 738 461 483 371 381 468 481 377 854 451 477 370 375 467 490 370 893 470 516 392 436 490 545 391 903 462 506 431 416 485 552 348 900 Livestock and products.. do... Dairy products do... Meat animals do... Poultry and eggs.... do... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do... Family living items do... Producti on i terns do... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates do... PARITY RATIO do... WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES 1967=100. Farm products do... Food and feeds, processed do... Industrial commodities do... Chemicals and allied products do... Fuels and related products, and power do... Furniture and household durables do... 521 493 671 252 506 511 637 242 443 450 567 193 427 466 513 218 430 484 508 221 423 496 486 227 447 459 440 515 91 452 470 439 519 89 518 527 512 590 78 528 535 522 599 75 530 537 525 603 78 537 552 526 610 76 138, 188, 153, 128, 112. 139, 116. 139.2 184.0 151.9 130.1 113.5 144.1 117.2 167.4 189.2 179.7 161.6 158.5 226.0 129.8 167.2 182.7 176.8 162.9 161.7 225.0 132.8 H70.2 H87.5 rl83.5 164.8 168.5 228.5 135.5 171.9 187.8 189.7 165.8 172.9 227.4 136.9 143.8 180.3 123.1 135.9 130.9 143.0 184.7 123.8 138.5 131.5 146.2 183.7 144.3 185.6 157.6 148.1 180.4 146.8 187.1 159.8 145.2 169.4 150.0 186.9 162.2 144.5 165.8 152.7 186.7 163.4 125.8 114.0 128.5 115.9 120.0 127.6 114.8 130.0 116.1 120.1 162.9 143.4 142.3 126.7 130.1 164.2 145.6 142.1 127.7 130.6 166. 147. 140, 134. 138. 166.9 148.5 139.8 135.1 138.9 $0,721 $0,718 $0,597 $0,598 $0,588 $0,582 43,721 15,171 48,444 15,614 8,969 2,244 47,121 13,386 7,075 2,318 2,209 r43,800 r!3,858 r7,591 r2,116 r2,057 r46,802 8,982 2,049 2,068 44,552 14,104 8,083 2,159 1,912 28,550 2,030 1,300 3,341 8,929 2,981 7,172 30,448 2,214 1,286 3,204 9,207 2,996 8,543 32,830 2,125 1,429 3,942 11,014 3,738 7,625 r29,942 r l ,997 r l ,330 r3,583 r9,841 r3,426 r7,034 r32,283 r2,102 r l ,403 r3,698 rl0,347 r3,514 r7,723 Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products... Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products.. 70.5 129.4 125.2 75.0 104.6 150.3 COMMODITY PRICES Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products do do.... do.... do.... do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products do.... Rubber and pi asti cs products do.... Textile products and apparel do.... Transportation equipment. Dec. 1968=100.. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$! .00.. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores r/Revised. £/ Preliminary. 61,831 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... V Data for Nov. 1974 are advance estimates. rl4,519 r7,949 r2,211 2,180 33,735 2,233 1,423 3,536 10,873 3S444 8,741 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 ITEM Oct. 1974 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/......... ..mil. $. Durable goods stores..................................do... Automoti ve group .do... Furniture and appliance group.......................do... Lumber, building, hardware group do... Nondurable goods stores ....do... Apparel group. do... Drug and proprietary stores.. .......do... Eating and drinking places......... .....do... Food group do... Gasoline service stations ..do... General merchandise group with nonstores............do... ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 2/ Unadjusted, total .do... Adjusted, total do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total... ...do... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total ...do... 42,970 42,976 14,331 8,482 2,005 1,867 14,090 8,183 2,046 1,890 47,056 15,381 9,043 2,212 1,924 28,639 2,019 1,332 3,308 9,194 2,951 6,995 28,886 2,006 1,322 3,331 9,135 2,966 7,213 31,675 2,129 1,408 3,498 10,261 3,480 7,527 r63,706 r62,856 r66,210 r63,923 13,181 13,332 r46,177 r45,850 r!4,419 r8,193 r2,198 rl,958 r!3 9 664 7,486 r31,758 r2,122 rl,415 r3,530 r!0,363 r3,503 7,578 r32,186 2,093 1,433 3,636 10,474 3,476 7,546 r67,874 r69,877 r70 9 608 r71,147 74,903 73,908 14,653 13,332 14,896 14,374 r!3 9 499 r!4,524 14,614 14,593 109.84 123.42 122.30 106.58 53.22 38.24 102.03 114.64 115.48 96.97 48.30 39.74 76.03 85.51 86.99 70.14 34.00 35.06 68.12 76.54 76.03 63.51 30.93 31.55 69.44 77.57 77.49 62.79 33.80 33.70 73.43 113.30 119.88 69.63 107.01 117.72 46.27 65.97 64.31 42.00 58.99 60.47 44.15 65.48 66.22 45,254 13,287 2,147 1,973 31,967 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Standard & Poor's Corporation: I n d u s t r i a l , public u t i l i t y , and r a i l r o a d : Combined index (500 stocks) 1941-43=10. I n d u s t r i a l , t o t a l (425 stocks) ...do... Capital goods (116 stocks) do... Consumers' goods (184 stocks) .do... Public u t i l i t y (55 stocks) .... do... Railroad (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . l 71.74 80.17 79.35 65.84 34.45 35.95 Banks: New York City (9 stocks) Outside New York City (16 stocks) Property l i a b i l i t y insurance (16 stocks) do. do. ...do. rj Revised. 1 / Data f o r Nov. 1974 are advance estimates. i n the December 1974 SURVEY. USCOMM-DC-61831 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 2/ Revised back to Jan. 1973; r e v i s i o n f o r periods not shown here w i l l appear POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^e-Atft* WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 47.51 70.52 77.71
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