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n BUSINESS STATISTICS •«*£** n Li 1u December 24,1976 H U A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE n SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10 Monthly 135 _ PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS , I - (avg. of d a i l y close) 125 - A . Weekly (Wednesday close)« # - 115 \ 105 - 95 ~ 85 ~ 75 L™J—L^J ~A.~J—!—I 1 1 1 J —J 1—1 L_J 1973 1 1 L_JLJ—1 l_J—1 1 1 1 1 L_L.. 1 1 L__ —L™L_JL™1 I 1974 1975 I I l 1 ! • L„ 1976 J i < I i i i i t F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 Billion 1,400 PERSONAL INCOME 140 h (seas, adj., at annual rates) TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 1,300 Total (left scale) 1,200 130 1,100 120 1,000 900 110 I i i i i i i I i I.I i i | 11 1973 i i i I i i i i 11 i i i i i I i i i i i l i i i i i 1974 1975 i it.) 1976 i I i i » I l ,i i j . 1973 i ' i i i 1 i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1975 1976 1975 1976 1974 Data: Federal Reserve Board Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce MILLION 3.0 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS Billion* 60 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seas, adj., at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) 2.5 Total 50 2.0 40 1.5 30 \ Nondurable 20 i i i i i i i i iUJLI 1973 1974 1.0 Goods M M 1975 U-JJ-J 1976 .5 f,M 1973 # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY I I ' ••' ' 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce provides selected weekly M WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 1975 Dec. 15 Dec. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 1967=100 do.. :....do.. mil. $ do.. 189.9 204.6 180.2 13,570 9,757 189.7 202.8 181.0 14,605 10,655 198.2 192.7 202.0 13,074 9,113 197.3 191.5 201.3 14,390 9,948 200.2 197.2 202.2 14,837 10,639 199.6 196.8 201.5 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 456 4,396 3,314 214 463 4,117 3,134 203 369 3,693 2,904 171 501 3,704 2,923 160 495 187 164 85,222 96,170 34,419 143 85,685 97,585 35,139 233 92,255 106,495 34,417 145 92,719 107,633 35,153 418 93,021 103,571 34,353 174 e93,650 104,746 35,468 48 7 108,062 68,248 383,779 39,209 119,657 59,750 106,963 67,840 385,686 40,306 120,116 59,453 104,075 86,176 392,620 47,046 115,048 63,059 111,302 86,851 398,929 47,615 115,507 63,227 108,526 87,702 397,955 48,166 115,481 63,301 9.49 88.08 9.46 89.15 99.88 8.54 102.41 114.20 8.50 102.49 114.13 8.44 104.08 115.65 thous. sh, tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 13,645 38,240 170,005 8,201 12,870 39,554 169,327 8,236 11,795 38,248 113,327 8,101 12,915 42,622 202,773 8,070 13,475 42,630 206,494 8,070 thous. sh. tons. percent. bil. 2,105 2,069 15.3 14.3 2,084 67.9 13.5 2,090 68.1 15.4 2,135 69.6 15.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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.. Bond yields,domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor'sj 4/..1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw, Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 8.47 105.14 116.75 212,285 2,144 69.9 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 1976 1975 ITEM II III IV I II III r/ 1,182.7 912.9 86.8 1,233.4 935.2 95.5 1,264.6 963.1 97.2 1,304.7 994.4 93.2 1,337.4 1,017.2 100.3 1,362.5 1,037.5 96.1 22.3 22.4 22,9 23.3 23.1 23.4 86.6 105.8 44.8 61.0 -7.8 -11.4 105.3 126.9 54.8 72.1 -9.0 -12.6 105.6 131.3 57.2 74.1 -12.3 -13.5 115.1 141.1 61.4 79.7 -11.5 -14.5 116.4 146.2 63.5 82.7 -14.4 -15.4 122.0 150.2 65.1 85.1 -12.6 -15.7 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. p/ 1,290.8 828.5 282.9 218.1 200.9 163.6 181.1 64.5 1,300.2 836.6 285.7 220.1 202.5 166.0 182.4 65.2 1,385.5 897.4 306.4 238.8 216.3 183.0 191.7 71.1 1,391.7 903.5 307.9 239.9 218.1 184.7 192.7 71.7 rl,402.9 r911.3 r309.8 r240.2 r219.9 rl85.9 195.7 72.4 1,417.8 921.5 315.0 244.7 221.8 187.5 197.2 73.2 29.2 68.3 28.4 68.7 21.0 74.4 18.1 74.9 17.2 r75.4 17.1 76.2 22.9 22.9 23.2 23.6 24.0 24.3 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $.. Rental income of persons with capital Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital 1S76 1975 Oct. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Commodity-producing industries, total do.... Government and government enterprises do Proprietors' income: 1/ Rental income of persons with capital consumption r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 84,112 1/ Includes inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 1976 ITEM Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE--Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES--Con. Dividends bii. $, Personal interest income do.. Transfer payments do.. Less personal contributions for social insurance.do.., Total nonfarm income do.., 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 goods do... Durable consumer goods do... Automotive products do... Autos and utility vehicles do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods do... Nondurable consumer goods do... Clothing do... Consumer staples do... 32.9 114.4 182.1 51.0 1,260.0 35.4 125.2 192.9 55.2 1,351.8 35.6 126.9 192.9 55.5 1,360.8 36.1 rl27.8 rl94.4 r55.9 rl,372.7 •122.2 123.5 131.3 rl30.9 pl30.4 122.4 120.9 128.7 131.9 140.8 133.6 119.1 159.0 127.0 127.4 120.4 129.3 123.8 122.3 131.1 132 143 134 120 164 126 130 123.2 132.5 rl30.3 128.3 137.5 rl43.7 158.4 158.2 137.7 158.4 rl35.6 rl34.9 rl23.2 rl38.1 rl30.0 rl27.5 rl36.2 rl38.5 rl46.5 rl37.8 120.9 rl68.6 rl34.0 rl35.3 123.3 rl38.7 pl29.6 pl27.3 pl36.5 pl38.1 pl46.4 pl36.8 pl21.5 pl70.2 pl33.4 pl35.8 110.0 128.8 122.1 136.4 78.5 128.0 122.7 133.3 122.0 114.6 140.3 117.0 110.0 129.6 123.0 137.2 77.3 129. 123. 135. 123. 115. 141. 119. rll5.7 rl37.7 rl28.1 ri48.7 r78.6 rl37.8 rl34.1 rl41.5 rl33.0 rl31.4 146.1 rl20.5 1-115.5 rl37.6 rl29.8 rl46.7 r78.5 139.0 rl34.3 rl43.7 rl32.4 rl30.0 rl48.0 rll9.1 pll4 pl36 pl30 pl42 78 pl38 pi33 pl42.6 pl31.7 pl29.0 pl47.5 pll9.0 127.9 113.8 112.5 122.2 113.1 143.8 157.3 130.5 114.2 118.1 125.6 112.3 148.8 165,5 131.8 rll4.4 rl27.5 112.6 rll2.3 rl51.3 rl68.5 1-131.6 rll4.7 rl23.6 1-121.3 rll2.0 rl50.4 pl32.4 pll5.8 pl27.2 pl30.3 pill.8 pl50.9 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 121.2 133.6 126.4 113.9 137.5 115.9 126.5 113.2 157.5 125.1 185.1 85.8 122.7 136.2 128.8 118.5 141.6 118.3 127.7 115.4 161.9 124.9 185.2 87.7 ri3i.6 rl40.9 rl33.4 114.8 rl35.1 123.7 134.6 120.6 rl70.4 rl33.8 186.1 77.3 rl30.7 rl42.4 rl34.8 115.4 rl35.8 122, rl32, rl20, rl70. rl32. r212. r77. pl29.9 pl41.9 pl34.6 'pl3l!8 pll9.9 pl69.9 pl28.7 p209.0 p77.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 112.7 72.0 116.8 127.9 127.8 95.4 114.4 125.4 120.1 104.4 136.0 113.4 70.0 114.1 128.7 127.5 98.1 116.3 126.6 120.1 104.7 136.4 rl25.1 r73.9 128.1 134.4 rl38.1 rll8.6 125.8 rl36.4 rl35.3 115.0 149.6 rl22.5 r73.2 rl28.7 rl33.0 rl38.8 rll4. rl26. rl36. rl33. rl04. rl48. pl21.6 p73.2 pl29.2 pl34.3 pl38.2 pl09.8 pl24.6 pl34.4 pl34.8 pl04.9 pl49.7 thous. do... do 125.0 123.6 93.8 97.2 96.9 71.6 146.8 145.9 112.8 rl53.1 1-151.8 rl08.0 rl50.1 rl48.8 rl09.5 do... do... 431 093 1,381 1,048 1,537 1,171 rl,840 rl,280 rl,813 rl,340 do... do... ,111 794 1,127 814 1,296 874 1,504 926 rl,492 r998 do... do... 20.8 235 16.5 230 23.8 252 22.7 255 22.2 269 Equipment do... Business do... Industrial equipment do... Commercial, transit, and farm equipment..do... Defense and space equipment ..do... Intermediate products do... Construction supplies do... Business supplies do... MATERIALS, TOTAL do... Durable goods materials do... Nondurable goods materials do... Energy materials do... BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES do... MINING do... Metal mining do... Coal do... Oil and gas extraction do... UTILITIES '. do... Electric do... MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather products Durable manufactures Ordnance, pvt. and govt Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures Clay, glass, and stone products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments 32. 113. 182. 50. ,249. pl39.1 pl36.1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-family structures NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One-family structures Manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes: Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted at annual rates r/ Revised, 84,112 p/ Preliminary, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 ITEM Sept. Oct. 132,397 107,664 322 96,427 11,598 132,397 40,933 81,520 rl30,076 rl05,069 44 r95,839 11,598 rl30,076 r38,014 r26,461 82,072 8.85 8.94 r8.85 r8.94 3.91 445.6 3.5 303. 78. 224. 470. 3. 304.4 79.0 225.4 473.7 4.9 r308.7 79.6 r229.1 r478.4 r3.8 p/311.7 80.8 230.9 480.7 4.0 295.6 73.4 222.1 448.3 306.4 78.6 227.8 468.7 306.3 79.1 227.2 472.5 r309.8 79.8 r230.0 r478.0 p/309.8 80.3 229.5 484.2 5,757 5,022 3,014 3,014 45,741 38,793 3,391 2,841 4,984 4,584 23,783 19,024 3,960 3,458 6,427 5,227 26,082 20,625 3,906 3,434 4,273 4,073 26,549 21,364 Nov. FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: 119,844 Assets, total .mil. 96,097 Reserve bank credit outstanding, total.................do 73 Time loans.......................................... do 87,184 U.S. Government securities.......................... do 11,599 Gold certificate account.............................. do 119,844 Liabilities, total...................................... do 35,550 Deposits, total....................................... do... .i 26,140 Member-bank reserve balances........................do.. 74,891 Federal Reserve notes in Circulation..................do.. MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages): New home purchase (U.S. average)...................percent B.75 Existing home purchase (U.S. average).................do.. 8.97 MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures): Unadjusted for seasonal variation: 292. Total money supply..................................bil. $ 72, Currency outside banks.............................. do.. 219. Demand deposits..................................... do... .1 444. Time deposits adjusted................................do... .| 3. U.S. Government demand deposits.......................do Adjusted for seasonal variation: 293.4 Total money supply.................................... do 72.6 Currency outside banks.............................. do... .| 220.8 Demand deposits..................................... do... .| 443.3 Time deposits adjusted................................do.. 118,432 95,051 45 85,137 11,599 118,432 32,125 25,971 76,683 129,202 103,805 8.74 9.09 8.79 8.91 297.4 73.9 223.5 64 94,030 11,598 129,202 36,793 24,782 81,275 26,220 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT: Freight cars (all railroads and private car lines): Shipments...........................................number Equipment manufacturers............................. do.. New orders............................................ do.. Equipment manufacturers............................. do.. unfilled orders, end of month......................... do.. Equipment manufacturers............................. do.. 6,657 5,853 7,405 7,005 48,540 40,857 r_/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. USCOMM--DC--84,112 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209 p/ ~ 126,905 101,441 39 91,660 11,598 p/126,905 31,393 23,300 84,281
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