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December 9, 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS **TES<* ^SaT \m\ Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (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 500 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 Monthly (average of Wednesday data)' (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) Weekly (Wednesday data) 475 450 H 450 425 425 JH 400 K ^ * ^ 400 375 375 1976 350 350 325 325 300 i i i i i i 1974 i i i 1975 i i I i i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i 1976 I I i II J F M A M J J A S O N D 1977 300 Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 - INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly - ( a v g . of daily close) 120 - 110 - 100 - 90 - 80 - 70 1 1 I I I 1 L.-J -I,-—I J—X I I I I I 1 1, 1 1 1 1 i 1975 1974 i j i i 1 I I i i i _ i I i i i 1 i i i i J J F MA M J J A S O N D 1977 1976 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 120 240 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 110 t^sS A 220 1967=100 2101 CONSUMER PRICES (seasonally adjusted) 100 Shipments (left scale) 90 80 h>' 70 h 60 ' • • • • i • • • • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1975 1976 1977 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1976 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 ITEM Nov, 27 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do... 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, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 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) 5/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 1977 Dec. 4 NOV. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 198.2 192". 7 202.0 197.3 191.5 201.3 204.1 206.1 202.7 205.4 208.8 202.9 207.3 212.6 203.5 12,886 8,951 14,223 9,664 13,869 9,320 14,370 9,679 14,256 9,717 369 3,689 2,901 171 501 3,718 2,936 160 311 2,857 2,260 149 368 2,662 2,126 156 342 120 116 92,318 106,472 34,392 120 92,773 107,590 35,113 384 99,886 109,523 35,567 158 100,852 110,481 36,328 512 100,993 111,133 35,909 51 el01,492 111,509 35,988 493 104,075 86,176 392,620 47,046 115,048 63,059 8.54 102.41 114.20 111,302 86,851 398,929 47,615 115,507 63,227 8.50 102.49 114.13 111,628 92,950 431,712 44,859 < 123,560 72,779 8.49 92.98 102.30 114,433 92,643 433,329 4.5,930 123,209 73,038 8.49 95.45 104.99 8.48 96.49 106.10 8,47 94:83 104.19 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. 11,795 38,248 113,327 8,101 12,915 42,622 202,773 8,070 15,295 38,498 195,375 8,525 15,670 39,712 196,918 8,525 13,165 38,561 114,888 8,525 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,084 67.9 2,090 68.1 2,282 75.2 2,247 74.1 2,264 74.6 bil. 13.3 15.1 16.3 17.0 13.5 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Dec. 3 209.1 211.5 207.3 2,287 75.4 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 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products. Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products 1977 Sept. Oct. July Aug. mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. 103,245 53,023 2,768 7,844 6,868 101,180 51,666 2,710 7,454 6,693 102,201 52,379 2,856 7,483 6,600 109,894 55,768 3,281 7,991 7,438 rll6,853 r61,415 r3,189 r8,544 r7,866 117,861 62,491 3,129 8,326 8,086 do.. do.. do.. 9,644 6,515 11,106 9,127 6,383 11,307 9,137 6,236 12,175 9,716 6,780 11,278 rl0,622 r7,401 rl4,181 10,434 7,424 15,532 do.. do.. do.. do.. 50,221 15,466 677 3,302 49,514 15,289 753 3,198 49,822 14,706 689 2,988 54,126 15,774 749 3,640 r55,438 rl6,110 r726 r3,833 55,370 16,256 701 3,908 do.. .do.., do.., do.., 4,443 8,835 7,107 2,730 4,255 8,315 7,103 2,832 4,220 8,552 8,122 2,812 4,675 9,319 8,122 3,109 r4,587 r9,851 r8,117 r3,256 4,605 9,244 8,274 3,245 98,387 97,043 109,208 111,376 rill,921 112,745 Sept. Oct. £ / SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL , By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products. do.., do.. do.., do.., 50,060 2,568 7,746 6,485 49,029 2,471 7,355 6,309 56,820 2,906 8,174 6,972 58,087 , 3,080 8,281 7,303 r58,608 r2,955 r8,440 r7,432 59,065 2,851 8,220 7,615 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery. Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.., do.., do.., do... 9,378 6,101 10,117 2,086 9,204 6,037 10,102 2,068 10,037 6,900 13,548 2,280 10,465 6,912 13,193 2,339 rl0,333 r6,946 rl3,603 r2,319 10,514 7,024 13,799 2,377 r/ Revised. 44017" p / Preliminary. do. ., 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1976 1977 ITEM Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS1., SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con, By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $.. 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.... 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.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries, total do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (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, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders do Industries without unfilled orders do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total do Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), 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.,., Oct. July Aug. Sept. 48,328 14,762 682 3,088 4,302 8,611 7,075 2,649 48,014 14,807 749 2,974 4,137 8,361 7,163 2,690 52,388 15,513 676 3,423 4,433 9,064 8,080 3,010 53,289 15,768 708 3,537 4,548 9,206 8,073 3,070 r53,313 rl5,383 r731 r3,589 r4,441 r9,578 r8,067 r3,155 162,900 103,249 59,652 164,966 165,320 104,483 60,837 166,674 172,902 110,110 62,792 174,571 173,730 110,656 63,074 175,104 rl74,161 r110,740 r63,421 rl76,164 104,117 3,998 16,660 12,827 23,678 13,811 19,621 4,465 105,589 4,092 17,113 13,131 23,885 13,961 19,823 4,524 110,978 4,321 17,819 13,682 25,018 15,250 ,20,377 4,839 111,452 4,314 17,759 13,763 25,148 15,379 20,555 4,878 rill,787 r4,348 rl7,640 rl3,897 r25,242 rl5,488 r20,537 r4,933 60,850 15,830 3,704 5,201 5,136 12,977 5,043 3,708 102,455 52,307 50,148 98,476 61,085 15,876 3,659 5,158 5,228 13,040 5,058 3,763 102,473 52,814 49,659 99,066 63,593 16,127 3,647 5,464 5,625 13,549 5,654 4,112 63,652 16,120 3,561 5,461 5,649 13,746 5,686 4,137 111,036 57,107 53,929 111,494 r64,377 rl6,590 r3,712 r5,413 r5,628 rl3,949 r5,846 r4,185 rll7,055 r61,713 r55,342 rll2,441 50,068 7,556 6,280 9,283 5,963 10,751 48,409 10,738 37,671 50,754 7,019 6,425 9,232 6,467 11,369 48,252 11,453 36,799 171,440 163,851 7,588 170,503 103,311 53,317 49,994 108,598 58,270 8,576 7,346 10,897 6,973 12,417 53,224 11,922 41,302 r58,048 r8,692 r7,204 rl0,823 r7,070 rl3,145 r53,393 rll,985 r41,408 172,731 164,998 7,733 172,468 56,031 8,311 6,798 10,130 6,901 12,667 52,567 11,756 40,811 182,632 173,984 8,648 182,541 183,774 175,322 8,452 182,646 rl83,974 rl75,617 r8,357 rl83,166 162,795 16,140 22,881 43,886 22,246 49,690 7,708 164,522 15,804 22,997 43,914 22,678 50,958 7,946 174,072 17,342 23,179 44,988 24,500 55,351 8,469 174,245 17,634 23,222 45,420 24,556 54,575 8,401 r174,682 rl7,887 r22,995 r45,909 r24,679 r54,114 r8,484 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... do 13,700 9,969 5,574 4,753 2,349 626 1,150 3,731 13,987 10,575 6,073 4,834 2,367 610 1,191 3,412 15,839 12,265 7,717 6,306 2,497 620 1,329 3,574 rl6,385 rl2,565 r7,844 r6,471 2,595 658 1,380 r3,820 rl6,533 rl2,710 r7,837 r6,491 r2,677 r656 rl,452 r3,823 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ..' . bil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (incl. farm) do.... New housing units do.... 145.2 107.4 57.7 48.7 150.1 114.8 65.5 50.9 172.3 133.0 79.6 65.1 rl70.9 rl32.7 79.1 1 r65.1 rl74.9 rl35.6 r80.9 r66.3 do.... do.... do.... do.... 26.5 7.1 12.8 37.9 26.0 6.9 12.7 35.3 29.2 7.2 rl5.5 39.2 29.2 7.6 15.3 38.2 r29.9 r7.5 rl6.0 r39.3 1972=100.. 144.5 145.3 157.3 159.3 162.0 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total ', Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, total Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE , r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Includes additions and alterations. 44TT17 — — MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1977 1976 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.)> INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonably adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exec, fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment, total.... Electrical Transport equipment, total .mil. $. ...do... ...do... 9,215.5 9,165.9 9,795.8 10,084.2 10,079.8 9,697.7 9,508.5 9,505.3 10,149.8 8,881.9 8,879.0 9,562.7 10,361.7 10,358.1 10,915.9 .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. 1,321.6 131.1 823.5 387.8 91.5 785.1 910.7 3,853.1 766.6 1,360.2 1,515.8 149.8 1,049.5 407.2 83.1 815.4 906.7 4,229.0 833.3 1,502.1 1,161.9 156.6 908.7 397.8 129.3 958.0 890.8 3,868.6 844.2 1,240.8 1,138 155 686 333 106 883 862 3,677.2 778.4 1,244.7 1,244.3 201.8 798.9 401.4 108.3 1,062.4 1,054.3 4,367.4 901.7 1,507.5 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and prinicpal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Animal and vegetable oils and fats Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment .do. .do. 10,384.7 10,651.0 10,023.1 10,555.1 11,859.8 12,476.1 12,661.5 12,232.2 12,475.7 12,631.1 .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. 851. 123. r678. 2,959. 43. 368. 1,558. 2,445.0 776.5 139.1 602.4 2,823.1 18.6 471.6 1,520.1 2,354.4 938. 112. 677. 3,531. 42. 414. 1,761. 2,881. 934.6 162.5 734.0 3,761.9 53.3 502.7 1,954.8 2,852.6 895.9 187.0 708.0 3,809.6 41.7 474.8 1,932.5 2,874.9 792 645 147 9.8 8.2 1.6 868 731 138 9.6 7.8 1.8 r931 727 204 11.5 9.4 2.1 827 657 rl72 10.5 8.6 1.9 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Passenger cars (new): Retail sales, total> not seasonally adj... Domestics Imports Total, seas, adjusted at annual rate.... Domestics Imports E/ .thous ..do.. ..do.. ..do.. ..do.. ..do.. r913 731 rl82 rl0.9 8.7 r2.2 P USCOMM—DC— 44KJl7 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS United States Government Printing Office OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, $300 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Government Printing Office U.S.MAIL
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