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A WEEKLY

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

.^TOF^

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billion $
450

Monthly

TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS

425

(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

400

-

375

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350

-

325

-

300

(average of Wednesday data)

275
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INDEX, 1967=100

INDEX, 1967=100

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170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION

170

(E. E. I. seas. adj. index)

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160

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140
130

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Data: Edison Electric Inst.

Billion
1,300

1967 = 100
180
CONSUMER PRICES

PERSONAL INCOME
(Seas, a d j . , at annual rates)

170 —

•

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160
*

150

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Food

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All Services

140
130
800

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1973

1974

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

2

1975

1974

ITEM
Dec. 14

Dec. 21

Nov. 29

Dec. 13

Dec. 20

216.7
267.3
187.3
9,971
7,052
638
3,711
3,354
202

210.5
262.4
180.6
10,009
7,066
678
3,662
3,322
153

190.8
205.3
181.4
12,225
8,433
403
4,393
3,288
154

189.6
203.1
180.7
13,144
9,602
488
4,344
3,279
200

189.9
204.6
180.2
13,850
10,013
456

189.7
202.8
181.0

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
1967=100.
9 Foodstuffs...............
do.. .
13 Raw industrials
do. . .
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
.I
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.

Dec. 6

214

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 5/,
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. . .

78,496
92.168
36,293
-159

78,926
92,859
36,762
217

84,177
99,401
34,724
212

84,777
98,820
34,860
329

85,283
96,181
34,430
166

85,734
97,581
35,132
237

105,615
57,890
386,914
23,675
130,009
60,196

105,359
57,916
390,024
24,059
130,805
60,183

102,883
67,269
379,084
37,509
119,204
59,525

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. £ Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do. . .

9.54
67.67
75.47

9.54
67.90
75.77

"'9.46
90.94
101.85

104,615
67,535
379,486
37,320
119,049
59,449
9.47
87.60
98 ..04

9.49
88.08
98.68

9.46
89.15
99.88

10,370
37,057
129,313
8,629

10,4Q0
37,146
112,479
8,664

11,565
36,222
97,987
8,297

13,135
37,130
160,063
8,218

13,765
38,240
170,005
8,201

thous. sh. tons.
1967=100.

2,491
102.1

2,542
104.2

1,985
81.4

2,086
85.5

2,105
86.3

bil.

15.4

14.9

12.8

14.7

15.2

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
Steel, raw
Index of production

thous. sh. tons.
mil. kw. -hr.
number.
.thous. bbl.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

3/ Daily average.

169,327
2,069

4/ Wednesday data.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1974

1975

III

III

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil.
Compensation of employees, total
do.
Proprietors' income, total
do.
Rental income of persons
do.
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj .,total.do.
Corporate profits before tax, total
do.
Corporate profits tax liability
do.
Corporate profits after tax
do.
Inventory valuation adjustment
do.

,130.2
848.3
89.9
26.3
105.6
139.0
55.9
83.1
-33.4

,155.5
868.2
92.1
26.6
105.8
157.0
62.7
94.3
-51.2

,165.4
877.7
91.6
26.8
103.4
131.5
52.0
79.5
-28.1

,150.7
875.6
84.9
27.0
94.3
101.2
39.0
62.3
-7.0

Nov.

Aug.

Sept.

1974
Oct.
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
bil.
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do.
Commodity-producing industries, total
do.
Manufacturing
do.
Distributive industries
do.
Service industries
do.
Government
do.
Other labor income
do.
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do.
Farm
do.
Rental income of persons
do
Dividends
......
do
Personal interest income
! .do
Transfer payments
^Q'
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance. '.'.do.
Total nonagricultural income-••
do.

1,135 . 0
773
279
219
183
146
162
53

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8
9
8
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62 5
29 2
26. 7
33 . 5
108. 0
147. 6
48. 9
1,145. 7

175.4
885.4
86.1
27.1
104,9
113.3
43.0
70.3
-8.4

rl,227.5
906.6
94.6
27.4
r123.0
rl34.6
r52.0
r82..6
-11.7

1975
Oct.

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,184.5
767.8
272.3
214.2
183.9
147.4
164.2
54.0

1,255.9
792.3
271.4
212.9
190.4
156.7
173.8
58.2

270.9
799.6
275.1
216.0
191.3
158.2
175.0
58.7

rl,279.2
r807.1
r277.4
r218.2
rl92.7
159.4
177.6
59.2

62.5
29.1
26.8
33.6
109.5
149.8
48.5
145.2

64.8
29.9
27.4
34.5
121.4
178.0
50.7
1,214.0

65.2
32.1
27.7
34.8
123.8
180.0
51.1
226.6

r65.7

66.1

r30,6
28..0
r34.8
rl25.9
rl'79.4
r51.4
1,236.3

.29.. 0
28.3
34.8
128.
180.
51.
1,248.

,290.1
814.3
280.1
219.7
193.9
161.7
178.7
59.7

r/ Revised.
CORRECTION: Sept. 1975 F.W. Dodge, Private ownership shown in the Nov. issue of the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS P- S-10, should read 4,


instead of 4,697.
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
31,231
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1974

ITEM

Nov.

Aug.

Sept.

47,165
8,467
10,871

43,893
8,031
10,089

40,798
6,139
8,748

45,185
6,925
10,251

r45,404
r6,466
rl0,808

45,857
9,022
9,803

44,275
8,572
9,333

42,492
6,472
10,037

43,280
7,065
9,823

r43,908
r6,844
r9,736

3,345
12,950
11,287
1,663

3,185
12,749
11,213
1,536

3,431
12,544
10,812
1,732

3,526
12,409
10,744
1,665

r3,618
rl3,044
rll,178
rl,866

45,418

42,402

40,585

44,039

r43,575

44,393
8,378
9,321

42,705
7,863
9,298

42,688
6,909
9,758

42,227
6,265
9,982

r42,393
r6,877
r9,159

3,294
12,784
11,383
1,401

3,057
12,974
10,623
2,351

3,466
12,440
10,392
2,048

3,555
12,205
10,214
1,991

r3,629
rll,885
rl0,689
rl,196

132,191

130,701

116,635

115,492

rl33,659

134,224
18,993
34,234

132,656
18,286
34,201

117,408
12,892
32,237

116,356
12,092
32,396

rll4,845
rl2,126
r31,820

2,052
75,128
51,413
23,715

1,922
75,352
50,822
24,530

1,670
70,791
45,106
25,685

1,701
70,589
44,578
26,011

rl,710
r69,429
r44,090
r25,339

153.0

154.3

162.8

163.6

164.6

do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .

149.1
152.8
150.7
155.8
146.1
136.8
157.3
161.9
166.1
163.7
151.7
162.4
156.7
160.0
132.5
170.1

150.4
154.2
152.0
157.2
147.2
138.0
158.7
163.3
167.8
164.0
152,
164,
158,
161.
133.
171.

158.3
162.4
160.4
165.2
153.0
147.
167.
172.
178.
189.
154.
177.
167.
170.7
138.0
182.8

159.5
163.2
160.8
165.4
153.8
148.2
169.1
174.6
177.8
190.
156.
167.
168.
171.
138.
183.

160.4
164.1
161.7
166.4
154.6
148.9
170.1
175.7
179.0
192.9
159.4
165.5
169.8
172.5
139.3
184.8

do. .
do..
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .

155.2
225.5
151.5
149.0
141.1
142,
142.
123.
139.
148.
145.
156.
143.0
137.8

157.1
229.2
154.0
151.0
142.
143.
142.
124.
141.
149.
146.
157.5
144.2
138.8

168.9
235.7
171.2
158.8
142.3
153.6
153.4
126.8
156.1
155.0
154.6
170.9
151.4
144.7

170.9
238.7
174.0
160.1
143.5
155.4
153.9
126.5
156.6
169.5
155.4
172.2
152.1
146.0

172.0
243.3
174.2
160.9
144.6
156.1
154.8
129.9
156.5
168.8
156.3
173.5
152.9
146.6

1967=$1. 00

$0,654

$0,648

$0,614

$0,611

$0,608

thous
do. .
do. .

97.2
96.7
69.5

75.6
75.1
57.9

118.7
117.3
90.7

112.5
rill.9
r84.5

rl25.6
rl24.2
93.9

do. .
do. .

,106
792

1,017
802

1,269
987

rl,269
r931

rl,457
rl,102

Oct.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
mil. $
Primary metals
do. .
Transportation equipment
do. .
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
Primary metals
do. .
Transportation equipment
do. .
Supplementary series:
Household durables
do. .
Capital goods industries
do. .
Nondefense
do. .
Defense
do. .
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
Primary metal s
do. .
Transportation equipment
..,,,.,,..do = „
Supplementary series:
Household durables
do. .
Capital goods industries
do. .
Nondef ens e
do. .
Defense
do. .
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
Primary metals
do. .
Transportation equipment
do. .
Supplementary series:
Household durables
do. .
Capital goods industries
do. .
Nondef ense
do. .
Defense
do. .
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted indexes:
All items
Special group indexes:
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Durables
Services
Services less rent
Food
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Hous ing
Shelter
Rent
Homeowner ship
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Consumer prices

1967=100

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
r/ Revised.

1/ Data for Nov. 1975 are advance estimates.




MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1975

1974
Aug.

Oct.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov. p/

1,118
789

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con.
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total...............
............................thous.
One-family structures..............................do. . .
Manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes:
Unadj usted
do.. .
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
.do. . .

811
550

770
534

995
732

,095
779

rl,079
r769

20.7
227

15.3
204

21.2
235

20.4
215

21.2
229

163.3
106.8

164.2
106.4

174.6
107.4

175.1
107.2

rl76.5
rl07.4

178.1
107.5

158.41
103.64

157.47
102.07

165.43
101.73

166.06
101.65

167.24
101.70

169.88
102.60

137.42
89.91

136.70
88.61

149.31
91.82

149.81
91.70

150.73
91.66

152.76
92.26

757
628
129
7.8
6.3
1.5

604
506
98
6.8
5.5
1.3

684
534
150
9.2
7.5
1.7

726
591
136
8.9
7.2
1.7

889
774
115
9.5
8.1
1.4

744
655
89
8.8
7.5
1.2

1,595
1,610
3.1

1,733
1,740

1,436
1,495

1,513
1,540

1,484
1,480

3.8

2.4

2.6

2.2

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted:
Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers):
Current dollars.
.1967=100.
1967 dollars.
.do...
Gross avg. weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls):
Current dollars, seasonally adjusted......................
1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted.........................
Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker
with three dependents):
Current dollars, seasonally adjusted......................
1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted.........................
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Retail sales, new passenger cars:
Total, not seasonally adjusted........................thous
Domestics.
.do..
Imports
do. .
Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rates............. .mil
Domestics.
.do. .
Import s ................
do. .
Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month:
Not seasonally adjusted.
.thous
Seasonally adjusted....................................do..
Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics).............ratio
r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary.
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